Yemen’s Health System Collapses as Houthi Advance Triggers Mass Displacement and Malnutrition
Iran-backed Houthis have launched a rapid offensive along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, seizing key ports and triggering a return to civil war. The conflict has displaced over 130,000 people, including 71,000 children, and overwhelmed hospitals with trauma cases. UNICEF reports a sharp rise in acute malnutrition, with over 2.2 million children under five projected to be acutely malnourished this year. Aid access is severely restricted as supply routes are cut and medical staff flee.