Yemen humanitarian crisis set to worsen in 2026: UN

Julien Harneis, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, said he feared the calamitous situation would go under the radar until the death toll mounts. The picture in Yemen is "very, very concerning", he told reporters in Geneva. Last year, 19.5 million people in the country needed humanitarian aid -- and the UN's response plan for the country was only 28-percent financed, at $688 million. "We are expecting things to be much worse in 2026," said Harneis, pointing out that 21 million Yemenis were now in need...