5Civil war

Yemen has been torn by civil war since July 2014. The context of the “Arab Spring” of 2011 favored the outbreak of the civil war on July 9, 2014. The forces of the National Transitional Government are led by President Hadi, recognized by the international community, and militarily supported by a foreign military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. They oppose the revolutionary coalition formed, until December 2017, by Zaydi Houthi militias and forces loyal to former President Saleh, supported by Hezbollah and Iran.

These clashes are taking place in one of the poorest countries in the world, devoid of infrastructure, and which must import 100% of its resources in rice, tea, and sugar, as well as 90% of its wheat. The population of Yemen, 70% made up of young people under the age of twenty-five, is in a dire humanitarian situation.

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