02.06.2017 - 13:24 [ United Nations News Centre ]

Cholera cases in Yemen may reach 130,000 in two weeks, UNICEF warns

With about 70,000 cholera cases reported with nearly 600 fatalities in Yemen, the United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF) today warned that an already fire situation for children is turning into a disaster.
“Cholera doesn‘t need a permit to cross a checkpoint or a border, nor does it differentiate between areas of political control,” said UNICEF Regional Director, Geert Cappelaere, following his visit to the war-torn country.