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The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World .

With the ongoing pandemic , it could result in Yemen , a country in the Middle East , to be wiped out from all the maps in the world . The nation has been war-struck for 5 years , starting from March 2015 , the Yemeni Civil War is a conflict between two coteries the Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi led  Yemeni Governmen t and the Houthi armed movement with a number of allies and supporters . From not having medical aid to a child dying every 10 minutes , the condition of the Arab country worsens everyday .  What is going on in Yemen?  As mentioned above , the war that is currently going on has contributed to the collapsing of the healthcare system. The country is now struggling with poverty and diseases. More than 24 million people need humanitarian aid to survive , out of which 50% are children. Humanitarian aid is help provided to save lives , lessen agony and to strengthen and have preparedness for such crisis. The future of the country , the children are being kil...

Amidst Corona Virus Panic , Here's what you're missing out on (2)

Haven't we all been busy in keeping to ourselves this lock-down? Sure , we are up to date with Corona related information , but do we really know what else is going on in this world? Here are 6 things you missed while quarantining yourself : 1. Swarm of locusts attack crops in India : Though locust surges are not ' once in a blue moon ' type of incident , yet this one is the worst India has seen in decades. Locusts are short-horned grasshoppers who have a big appetite and destroy almost every bit of leaves and crop in their way. They usually reproduce fast and travel in large groups. A swarm of 500,000 locusts eat as much as 2,500 people. As of May 29th , about 42,000 hectares of land was affected all over India. ( image courtesy : Forbes India ) 2. Second person announced cured of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Adam Casitelljo who is 40 years old was diagnosed with HIV in 2003 and started undergoing treatment in 2012. He was treated with a bone marrow...