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The UN has said it will need around $2 billion (1.8 billion euros) this year to confront what it calls the world's "largest food security emergency". (AFP/File)

January 28th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Yemen only three months away from major food shortages

It has been estimated that nearly two-thirds of the population are in need of aid: the effect of the war between a Saudi-led Arab coalition and the Houthi movement which is aligned to Riyadh's rival Iran.