Hunger and malnutrition stalking Yemen's children as violence escalates

Country: Yemen Source: UN Children's Fund This is a summary of what was said by the UNICEF Country Representative in Yemen, Akhil Iyer – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva ADEN, 25 September 2026 – “Children across Yemen are yet again at the sharpest end of escalating conflict. Allow me to start today not with a number, but with a child. “Yesterday, I visited the Al Firdous displacement centre in Aden and saw firsthand the aggrav