The Unparalleled Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen | Digital Debates

Yemen is suffering from an unparalleled humanitarian crisis. Interventions from Gulf powers have ravaged the country, and the consequent polarisation has led to the flourishing of Iran-backed groups in conditions of near-anarchy. The biggest victims, as always, have been Yemenis, with international human rights groups regularly referring to the crisis in Yemen and blockade on humanitarian access. Yemen’s previous ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was deposed after the 2012 revolution, and killed in 2017. Brutal in his own right, Yemen has severely fragmented following his downfall, and tens of thousands have been killed. This Digital Debates session will discuss Yemen’s civil war and the current humanitarian crisis with a focus the major challenges facing humanitarian organisations on the ground. The session will also explore how ongoing instability and the disastrous humanitarian situation in Yemen has contributed to the rise and expansion of groups such as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Daesh. It will examine the current prospects for a political solution to the conflict and if reached, what would this entail for the humanitarian situation in Yemen. Moderator: Talip Küçükcan - Professor of Sociology at Marmara University and Senior Fellow at TRT World Research Centre Guests: Elisabeth Kendall - Senior Research Fellow in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Pembroke College, Oxford University Summer Nasser - Chief Executive Officer, Yemen Aid Subscribe to our Channel:    / trtworldforum​   Follow us on Twitter:   / trtworldforum​   Find us on Facebook:   / trtworldforum​   Check our website: https://www.trtworldforum.com/