epaselect epa10030160 A child with a rubber duck float stands at a pool as people cool off on a hot day in Sana'a, Yemen, 23 June 2022. Yemenis flock to pools across the country with no rivers to beat a heatwave as the Yemen meteorological service warned of a heatwave in most parts of the Arab country with daytime maximum temperatures ranging between 39 and 45 degrees Celsius. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa10014599 Yemeni laborers repair a street near UNESCO-listed buildings in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen, 12 June 2022 (issued 15 June 2022). Dozens of workers, architects and senior master builders are engaged in urban renovation works since early June 2022 in the old quarter of the Yemeni capital Sana'a, using traditional methods and materials for maintaining its architectural style. The much needed emergency restoration is taking place after unusual torrential rains and a Saudi-led airstrike brought extensive damage to several buildings across the old city over the past few years. The old city of Sana'a was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1986 as an outstanding expression of Yemen's Arab and Muslim traditional culture. In July 2015, it was inducted to the list of World Heritage in danger due to the damage caused to its cultural heritage. A Saudi-led airstrike targeted an old neighborhood of Sana'a in 2015, destroying completely four historic buildings and killing five people. Three other buildings collapsed, 50 others were severely hit. More than 1,000 buildings have leaky roofs due to heavy rains and associated floods of April and August 2020, according to assessments by the General Organization for the Preservation of Historic Cities in Yemen (GOPHCY). The restoration project, that is funded by the European Union (EU) through UNESCO, is within a 20-million euro agreement signed in March 2022 by the EU and UNESCO for safeguarding Yemen's unique cultural heritage in four provinces across the war-ridden country with its historical richness and cultural and folklore variety. That includes the old city of Sana'a which is a dense warren of centuries-old mud-brick houses. The project focuses on rehabilitation work, urgent interventions and regulatory protection of distinctive multi-story tower buildings. The old city, located in a mountainous valley over 7,200 feet above sea level, was an important center of Islam throughout the 7th and 8th centuries. It

epa09999377 A Yemeni prays during rain prayers as the country is affected by drought, in Sana'a, Yemen, 06 June 2022. Yemenis have performed rain prayers, known in Arabic as Salat Al Istisqa, imploring God to send rains in the hope to relieve the Arab country of drought. Yemen is experiencing the lack of much needed rainfall which has decreased significantly over the last few decades, hurting the agricultural sector in the country. Yemen has a per capita water availability roughly 1.3 percent of the world average as it is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world due to it's limited natural freshwater resources. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa09997314 People sit in the bed of a drought-affected reservoir on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen, 05 June 2022. World Environment Day, a United Nations (UN) campaign to raise awareness about the protection of the environment, is celebrated annually on 05 June and this year's theme is 'Only One Earth'. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa09466339 A Yemeni woman competes during a bowling championship in Sana'a, Yemen, 13 September 2021. A local bowling championship in Sana'a will have 32 Yemeni women taking part in the competition which will run until 16 September 2021. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa08760793 A Yemeni woman feeds her malnourished child through a tube at a UN-supported hospital in Sana’a, Yemen, 20 October 2020 (issued 21 October 2020). According to reports, the United Nations has reduced and suspended 16 UN life-saving humanitarian programs in Yemen and 26 others are threatened with closure until the end of 2020 due to lack of funding, calling on international donors to urgently provide much needed humanitarian aid to millions of vulnerable people in the war-torn country. Nearly 80 percent of war-ridden Yemen's 29 million-population rely on humanitarian aid. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa07194295 A conflict-affected Yemeni child waits to receive free bread by a local charity bakery amid a severe shortage of food in Sana'a, Yemen, 28 November 2018. According to reports, nearly 22 million people of Yemen's 26-million population are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of increased food insecurity. The impoverished Arab country is experiencing a humanitarian crisis due to an ongoing brutal conflict that has lasted more than three years that has driven millions to the brink of famine. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epaselect epa09229822 A Yemeni jumps into the water of a pool to cool off as a heatwave continues in Sana'a, Yemen, 26 May 2021. Yemen's Meteorological Department has warned of the heatwave with daytime maximum temperatures between 45-50 degrees Celsius. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa08618102 Armed supporters of the Houthi movement hold up their guns while shouting anti-Israel slogans during a protest against the peace agreement to establish diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, in Sana’a, Yemen, 22 August 2020. Israel and the UAE reached an agreement to fully normalize relations. Many are against the agreement between the UAE and Israel, as they consider it breaks a consensus between Arab countries not to formalize diplomatic relations with Israel before the establishment of the Palestinian state. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa08555382 Members of the Yemeni Jewish community wait to get food supplies provided by Mona Relief Yemen, in Sana'a, Yemen, 19 July 2020. Most of Yemeni Jews have emigrated to Israel after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, but there are still 17 Jewish families living in a Yemeni Army-protected compound in Sana'a, getting intermittently food supplies from local charities. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epaselect epa08432474 Yemenis (L) wearing protective face masks buy medicine through a plastic shield installed as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 at a pharmacy in Sanaa, Yemen, 19 May 2020. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epaselect epa09779172 A Yemeni pupil looks on as he attends class in a classroom at a public school in Sana’a, Yemen, 22 February 2022 (issued 23 February 2022). Over two million school-aged children in Yemen have been forced to drop out of school due to the escalating war in the country, compared to nearly 890,000 schoolchildren who could no longer go to school mainly because of poverty before the armed conflict broke out in March 2015, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has estimated. UNICEF warned that without urgent support for Yemen’s already fragile education system, four million more are at risk of dropping out of education. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa09776152 A displaced Yemeni child peers out of a makeshift shelter at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen, 21 February 2022. Save the Children has warned that about 4.3 million children in Yemen may lose all humanitarian aid next March due to donor funding shortages. The international agency estimated that a child dies every ten minutes in war-ridden Yemen from preventable diseases, such as diarrhea and malnutrition since its healthcare system has collapsed and lack of humanitarian needs, including nutrition, clean water and safe sanitation, due to seven years of escalating conflict. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03410408 Yemeni girls wave national flags as they march during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the National Day in Sana'a, Yemen, 25 September 2012. Yemen marked the 50th anniversary of the 26th September Revolution against the rule of Imams and that saw Yemen proclaimed a republic. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03398653 Yemeni mourners carry the coffin of a protester who was killed two days ago during clashes with security forces at the US embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, 15 September 2012. According to media reports, at least four people were killed when hundreds of Yemeni protesters angry at a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed stormed the US embassy on 13 September. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03397827 A Yemeni protester shouts slogans during a protest against a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed at a street leading to the US embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, 14 September 2012. Yemeni forcers used water cannons against angry protesters who were trying to march to the US embassy in Sana'a a day after hundreds of protesters stormed the embassy building, protesting against a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03396297 A Yemeni protester burns a mock US flag as Yemeni protesters storm the US embassy during a protest against a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, Sana'a, Yemen, 13 September 2012. Angry protesters storming the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sana'a were fired at by security forces, according to local media reports. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03373749 A malnourished child looks on as she waits for treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in Sana'a, Yemen, 29 August 2012. Nearly a million children in Yemen are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to aid groups. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03371547 Children from the Akhdam community sit inside their family's tiny cubicle at a slum in Sana'a, Yemen, 27 August 2012. The servants, known in Arabic as Akhdam, are from a kind of hereditary caste at the lowest rung of the Yemeni social ladder. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03042965 Yemeni female anti-government protesters walk past a damaged government office while marching to demand the prosecution of outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his regime officials in Sana'a, Yemen, 25 December 2011. According to media sources, thousands of Yemeni anti-government protesters marched in Sana’a to demand the prosecution of outgoing Yemeni President Saleh and his regime officials one day after his forces and gunmen cracked down on thousands of protesters, killing at least nine protesters and wounding dozens. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03317601 A Yemeni man walks through a drought-affected dam on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen, 25 July 2012. According to international estimates, Yemen is one of the most water scarce countries in the world, where per capita availability of water is only 02 per cent of the world average. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03036108 A Yemeni female protester chants prayers during a demonstration demanding the trial of outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his regime officials in Sana'a, Yemen, 16 December 2011. Thousands of Yemeni protesters took to the streets across the country to call on outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his regime officials to be prosecuted for ordering violence against pro-democracy protests. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03013908 A defected Yemeni soldier shouting slogans escorts protesters marching against a Gulf-brokered power transfer deal that promises Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution in Sana’a, Yemen, 24 November 2011. According to media sources, armed loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh attacked a massive anti-government march, killing at least four protesters and wounded more than 30 others, one day after Saleh handed over power to his Vice-President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03005500 A Yemeni anti-government protester on a street light pole waves Yemeni flags during a march demanding the trial of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a, Yemen, 16 November 2011. According to media sources, Yemeni anti-government protesters urged the Arab League to freeze Yemen’s membership for violence against people protesting the 33-year rule of President Saleh. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03002249 A Yemeni anti-government protester pulls an effigy of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a march to demand the prosecution of Saleh for alleged crimes against humanity in Sana’a, Yemen, 13 November 2011. According to media sources, massive protests were held across Yemen to protest attacks by army forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on residential areas and protest squares, where thousands of Yemeni protesters demand an end of Saleh's 33-year rule EPA/YAHYA ARHAB EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03268158 A Yemeni child with a traditional medicine covering his head to heal skin rush looks on at a school used as a temporary shelter for people displaced by months of battles between government troops and al-Qaeda militants, in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, 16 June 2012. According to media reports, the Yemeni army retook control of the final stronghold of al-Qaeda militants in Shaqra town few days after the US-backed army routed the militants from the towns of Jaar and Zinjibar in Abyan province. More than 50,000 Yemenis have been displaced by conflict between government troops and al-Qaeda militants in the southern province of Abyan. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03264723 A Yemeni tank driver gets out from a tank after the army forces retook control of southern towns from al-Qaeda militants at Zinjibar town in Abyan province, Yemen, 14 June 2012. According to media reports, Yemeni warplanes stroke al-Qaeda militants' hideouts in south Yemen, killing at least 27 militants including leading figures. The Yemeni army regained control of the two main strongholds of al-Qaeda militants in Zinjibar and Jaar towns, nearly a year after they were occupied by the militants. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02979356 A Yemeni female anti-government protester shouts slogans during a march demanding the ousting of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana’a, Yemen, 24 October 2011. According to media sources, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh welcomed a resolution by the U.N. Security Council urging him to sign a Gulf-brokered power transfer deal after nine months of mass protests demanding an end of Saleh's 33-year rule. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02968978 Yemeni medics give a wounded protester first aid at a makeshift hospital after he was shot by security forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a, Yemen, 16 October 2011. According to media reports, at least four Yemeni protesters were killed and dozens others injured when security forces loyal to Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh and snipers shot dead anti-government protesters as they were heading towards streets run by the government forces in Sana'a. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03246432 A dehydrated child sits on a bed waiting for treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in a hospital in Sana'a, Yemen, 02 June 2012. According to media reports, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, Yemen is facing a hunger crisis and the humanitarian situation in the country has deteriorated drastically in recent months, the United Nations warned. Nearly a million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, said the UN. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02954815 epa02954298 Yemeni human rights activist Tawakul Karman talks on her cell phone inside her tent at a protester camp after she wins Nobel Peace Prize, in Sana'a, Yemen, 07 October 2011. The Yemeni women's rights and democracy campaigner Tawakul Karman was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize along with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Liberian women's rights activist Leymah Gbowee 'for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work', the Norwegian Nobel Institute announced. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02941053 Two wounded Yemeni protesters are seen at a field hospital few days after they were injured in assaults by army forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, 29 September 2011. According to media sources, at least three people were killed in renewed violence in two Yemeni cities between forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his opponents loyal to anti-government protesters demanding an end of Saleh's 33 year rule. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02925407 A Yemeni doctor carries a wounded child at a field hospital following assaults against protesters by army and security forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, 19 September 2011. According to media sources, at least 24 people were killed on 19 September when Yemeni troops shot at protesters in the country's two largest cities - Sana'a and Taiz. In Sana'a, the capital, 22 people were killed, including a child, when troops opened fire at protesters. The attack came after the demonstrators expanded their protest area following a 18 September assault by the security forces of President Saleh, in which 26 protesters were killed and hundreds wounded. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02914991 Yemeni anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, 13 September 2011. According to media sources, the Yemeni opposition rejected any political dialogue with the ruling party before President Ali Abdullah Saleh steps down upon the Gulf Cooperation Council-brokered initiative, calling on protesters across the country to escalate their peaceful protests until removal of Saleh’s 33-year regime. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02910221 Yemenis prepare to perform the prayer as the sun sets at the western suburb of Sana'a, Yemen, 11 September 2011. According to local media source, the Yemeni troops recaptured the southern city of Zinjibar, four months after Islamist militants belong to the Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were taking over it. The Yemeni army has freed a brigade that had been besieged for months in its base in Zingibar city by al-Qaeda militants. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03210932 Yemeni female protesters show their hands painted with the colors of Palestinian, Yemeni, Syrian, Libyan, Tunisian and Egyptian flags during a march calling for the dismissal of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's relatives from powerful military positions in Sana'a, Yemen, 08 May 2012. According to media reports, thousands of Yemeni protesters took to the streets in Sana'a to demand the removal of Saleh's relatives and loyalists from powerful military positions. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03170113 A Yemeni man learns to walk with a prosthetic limb at a prosthetics center in Sana'a, Yemen, 03 April 2012, one day before International day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. According to official statistics, landmines and explosive remnants of war remain a significant problem in Yemen due to it does not have clear maps on the landmine-affected areas. In 2009 only, 37,111 landmines and explosives were discovered. There are no official statistics on the number of casualties of landmines and explosives in Yemen. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02449075 As the sun rises Muslim Hajj pilgrims congregate on Gebel Rahmah (Mount of Mercy) in Arafat, as part of the important ritual of the annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 15 November 2010. The Mount of Mercy is where the Prophet Mohammed gave a sermon summorizing the message of Islam which came near the end of his mission to deliver the words of God (Allah). Over three million pilgrims are expected to congregate in the Plains of Arafat. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa09692535 Yemenis inspect the wreckage of buildings after they were hit by Saudi-UAE-led airstrikes at a neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen, 18 January 2022. The Saudi-UAE-led coalition's airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in Sana'a, killing at least 12 Yemenis, injuring 11 others and destroying five buildings. The coalition intensified airstrikes on the Houthis-held provinces of Yemen, including the capital Sana'a, after the Houthis claimed responsibility for drone attacks that targeted the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. The Saudi-UAE-led military coalition have intervened in Yemen's ongoing war since 2015. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02782945 A veiled Yemeni female anti-government protester walks past soldiers guarding at a defected military unit loyal protesters demanding the immediate end of the 32-year regime of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, on 17 June 2011. According to media sources, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is being treated for shrapnel wounds in Saudi Arabia, will not return to Yemen. Yemeni officials, however, are insisting their leader will be in Yemen very soon. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02772753 An elderly Yemeni anti-government protester reads the Holy Koran at the square where protesters demand an end of the 32-year rule of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, 09 June 2011. According to media sources, stray bullets from celebratory gunfire in Sana'a over news that President Ali Abdullah Saleh was moved out of intensive care in Saudi Arabia left dozens of people injured, witnesses said on 09 June. The celebrations came hours after a protest demanding the formation of a transitional council was dispersed by soldiers from a military brigade led by defected General Ali Mohsen, calling his loyalties into question. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02765836 A Yemeni boy (L) wounded in a clash between security forces and armed tribesmen loyal to influential Yemeni tribe leader Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar is seen in a hospital one day after an attack on the presidential palace of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana’a, Yemen, 04 June 2011. According to media sources, the Yemeni government denied that President Ali Abdullah Saleh is in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Yemen's state news agency SABA reported that senior government officials, including the parliamentary speaker and the prime minister, were in Saudi Arabia for treatment. The news came a day after the president released an audio statement saying he was well. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02761865 A wounded Yemeni anti-government tribesman loyal to influential Yemeni tribe leader Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar is seen at a hospital following clashes with security forces in Sana'a, Yemen, 01 June 2011. According to media sources, dozens of people are feared dead in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, where fighting between tribesmen and security forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh raged overnight and into 01 June morning. Security forces fired rockets into the neighbourhood of al-Hasba, where the home of tribal leader Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar is located and where fighting first broke out last month after Saleh refused to sign a power transfer deal for the third time. Gunfire and explosions could be heard throughout the night and continued into 01 June. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03080226 A view of the domes of the historic building of the al-Amiriya Islamic school in the historical town of Rada, about 170 Km from the southeast of Sana'a, Yemen, 26 January 2012. The al-Amiriya Islamic school was built in Islamic-style in 1504 A.D. by the last king of the Tahirid dynasty, Sultan Amir ibn-Abd al-Wahab. The al-Amiriya is two-stories high with the prayer hall and the study sections on the first floor while the ground floor consists of small shops on the exterior and large vaulted rooms in the interior. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa03063848 An armed Yemeni boy (C) and tribesmen loyal to a tribal rival of outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh gather ahead of their withdrawal from a government office in Sana'a, Yemen, 17 January 2012. According to media sources, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said that the political unrest might lead to the delay of the early presidential elections which are scheduled to be held on 21 February under a Gulf-brokered power transfer deal, raising fears amid many Yemenis of renewed violence between rival forces. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02355743 A picture made available on 24 September 2010 shows Yemenis ride motorcycles at a square in the city of Dhamar, Yemen, on 23 September, on the eve of a meeting of donors in New York, USA. The meeting on 24 September 2010 in New York of the so-called Friends of Yemen is suppose help stabilize Yemen so al-Qaida and othe terrorist groups will not develop a lasting stronghold the. The group voiced their support for the security and stability of the Arabian Peninsula nation. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02712389 Yemeni anti-government protesters perform the noon prayer during a demonstration demanding the ousting of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana'a, Yemen, 01 May 2011. According to local media, a signing ceremony for a Gulf-brokered deal to end Yemen's political crisis has been postponed after Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to sign the deal in Sana'a. The Gulf deal proposes the formation of a government of national unity, Saleh transferring power to his vice-president and an end to the deadly protests that have rocked Yemen since late January. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02695869 An injured Yemeni anti-government protester flashes the V for victory sign at a makeshift hospital one day after he was injured in clashes with security forces, in Sana’a, Yemen, 20 April 2011. According to media sources, a protester was killed early 20 April, when civilian-clad pro-government gunmen opened fire on him in the Red Sea province of Hudeidah. The shooting comes a day after at least five people were killed and hundreds injured during protests in the capital, Sana'a, and south-western city of Taiz when central security forces attack using live ammunition, tear gas and batons. Across Yemen, protesters are demanding an immediate end of Saleh’s 32-year rule. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02652784 A Yemeni anti-government protester (R) kisses a police officer as he joins the protests during the Day of Departure demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Sana'a, Yemen, 25 March 2011. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told a crowd of his supporters gathered in Sana'a that he is ready to hand over power to prevent more bloodshed in Yemen but to 'safe hands' as his opponents are pressing ahead with their weekly demonstration demanding an immediate end of his 32-year old regime. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02649056 Yemeni army soldiers hold flowers they received from anti-government protesters demanding the ouster of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during protest in the capital Sana’a, Yemen, 23 March 2011. According to media sources, Yemen's parliament on 23 March voted in support of imposing the emergency law for 30 days, a motion requested by President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the midst of ongoing anti-government protests. The emergency law suspends the country's constitution, bans protests, and allows for arbitrary arrests and censorship. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa02087579 Veiled Yemeni women hold the copies of the Koran as they take part in a rally outside the Parliament in the capital Sana’a, Yemen, 21 March 2010, protesting a draft law to set the minimum age for marriage at 18. The rally was supported by some hard-line religious leaders who languished a draft law to set the minimum age for marriage at 18. In many parts of Yemen, it is customary to marry girls as young as 10-years old and as many as 40 percent of them are married before they are 13-years old. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

epa09498488 A displaced Yemeni boy sitting on a wheelbarrow waits to get his family’s share of emergency food aid provided by a local relief agency amid a heightened food insecurity, at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen, 30 September 2021. International donors on 22 September pledged another 600 million US dollar for Yemen after the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that at least five million people in war-ridden Yemen are on the brink of starvation and another 16 million facing a critical lack of food over the coming weeks and months due to severe shortages of funding. The United Nations ranks Yemen as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world with an estimated 80 percent of its 29 million-population are reliant on humanitarian aid for survival now. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB