According to the United Nations, violence in Yemen continues to escalate with no end in sight.

Recent air strikes and missile attacks have hit hospitals, infrastructure, airports and a school. The human toll continues to mount. And UN officials are warning that eight million Yemenis will likely lose all humanitarian aid next month without an influx of new funding. 

To discuss the ongoing crisis:

• Gerald Feierstein served as the U.S. ambassador to Yemen during the Obama administration. He’s currently senior vice president with the Middle East Institute.
• Trita Parsi is executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 
• Baraa Shiban is a fellow with the human rights group – Reprieve, where he previously served as Yemen project coordinator.
• Mohammad Marandi is a professor and chair of the American Studies department at the University of Tehran.

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The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that 16 million people in Yemen “are marching towards starvation.” David Beasley said at a meeting on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis that food rations in the nation will be cut in October unless new funding arrives. https://t.co/7FC9LXv1x8

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 23, 2021

U.N. experts say in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021, and the Iranian-backed rebels continue to hold camps and courses encouraging youngsters to fight. https://t.co/MQIoSNkPaR

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 30, 2022

The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, even as the kingdom faced continued air attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels. Via @AP https://t.co/kGy0e0Osts

— Bloomberg (@business) September 11, 2021