Amid Protests and Fighting, Yemen's Poor Face 'Hunger and Famine'

December 13, 2011 from Al Jazeera English

Yemen is facing serious economic problems after 10 months of anti-government protests and fighting. The country was deeply impoverished even before the latest unrest and with rising prices of food, gas, and water, the poor are getting desperate. Jane Ferguson reports from the capital, Sanaa.

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Yemen

La República de Yemen es un país bicontinental situado en Oriente Próximo y en África. Su parte asiática está situada en el Mashreq, al sur de la península de Arabia, rodeado por el mar Arábigo, el golfo de Adén y el mar Rojo, en Asia. La isla de Socotra está en África. Compar... Explore this topic

Famine

A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, population unbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Nearly every c... Explore this topic

Yemen Uprising

The Yemeni Revolution followed the initial stages of the Tunisian Revolution and occurred simultaneously with the Egyptian Revolution and other mass protests in the Middle East in early 2011. In its early phase, protests in Yemen were initially against unemployment, economic c... Explore this topic

Economic shortage

Economic shortage is a term describing a disparity between the amount demanded for a product or service and the amount supplied in a market. Specifically, a shortage occurs when there is excess demand; therefore, it is the opposite of a surplus. Economic shortages are related ... Explore this topic

Drinking water

Drinking water or potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry meets drinking water standards, even though only a very smal... Explore this topic

Poverty

Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education. Relative pove... Explore this topic

Food prices

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Sanaa

Sana'a is the capital of Yemen and the centre of Sana'a Governorate. The city is not part of the Governorate, but forms the separate administrative district of "Amanat Al-Asemah". Sana'a is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an altitude of 2,300 m... Explore this topic

Al Jazeera English

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