61.4 percent of the population in Yemen suffers from acute food insecurity and is now classified in the fifth stage, the famine stage, the Ministry of Human Rights said during a press conference on Wednesday on the human rights situation during 2022 .
The Ministry pointed out that the countries involved in aggression against Yemen seized more than 95 percent of the ships loaded with commercial materials, food and fuel last year. It confirmed that the blockade prevented the entry of more than 750 items of medicines and medical supplies.
Regarding the military aggression against Yemen, the Ministry of Human Rights stated that the prohibited weapons used in the aggression against Yemen rose to 256,000 bombs and missiles during the years of aggression. It indicated that the number of drone strikes during 2022 amounted to 2,702.
Saudi Arabia, backed by the US and its other regional allies, launched a devastating war on Yemen in March 2015. The kingdom also imposed a blockade on the war-hit country in the same year.
