UN: Famine Can Still Be Averted in Yemen

As the humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen continued its downward spiral, the United Nations' humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said there is still time to avert a potential famine if the fighting stops. “We have time to avert this, if we can get the supplies in," O'Brien told reporters by telephone from Berlin. "That is why we are calling for a pause so that we can get that safety in place for access.” Yemeni Health facilities report more than 2,800 people...

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