What conflict-torn Yemen needs to keep more children from dying
4,543 views · Published 24 November 2018 · 6:29 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2018 · News & Politics
In Yemen, the U.N. has called for a cease-fire in the conflict between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition backed by the U.S. No official death toll exists, but Save the Children says 85,000 children have died since the war began from a combination of violence, hunger and disease. Nick Schifrin talks to Greg Ramm, the charity’s vice president for humanitarian response, about what can be done. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe
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