Feeding millions of people in Yemen: Taking on the Identity Crisis
Yemen has been an important part of the great kingdoms and dynasties that have shaped the Arabian Peninsula and Africa for thousands of years. Even though Yemen was officially reunified in 1990 and peace talks have been going on since 2016, the country's government, economy, and people are all in a mess because of the constant fighting that started when the British left the north in 1967. Even though there is less violence, many people are still going hungry. A 2019 United Nations report says that more than 75% of Yemen's population, or more than 24 million people, need food and other forms of humanitarian aid. When you think about the fact that 40% of the population is under 15 years old, you can see how bad this problem really is. Getting past identity problems to help others Even though the biggest humanitarian food aid group in the world was sent to Yemen to help with the crisis, they quickly realized they couldn't help unless the country fixed its identity problems. In...