The ceasefire in Yemen expired in October, yet major fighting has not resumed. But the economy is in tatters, and millions of Yemenis remain food insecure. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with David Gressly, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, about current living conditions for Yemenis, how some peacemaking measures from the truce have held, and what progress has been made to secure the rusting oil storage ship, the FSO Safer, which threatens the Red Sea coast with an environmental disaster.
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