Yemen High-Level Pledging Event

Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, As we have heard from many speakers today, three years of war in Yemen have led to the world ’s largest humanitarian crisis and one of its most severe food crises. It has also resulted in the world’s largest cholera epidemic, a major diphtheria outbreak, and the virtual collapse of the nation’s health system.
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