Silent Protest:
A silent street protest at the intersection of 14th Street and Union Square East, in Midtown Manhattan, New York. Abdul Allam Hussain, a Yemeni born American citizen, is protesting the United States backed Saudi Arabia, using starvation as a weapon! Since 2016, a famine has been ongoing in Yemen, which started during the Yemeni Civil War. Over 17 million of Yemen's population are at risk; over 3.3 million children and pregnant or lactating women suffer from acute malnutrition. Over 100,000 of the affected children are in Al Hudaydah Governorate, with the city of Al Hudaydah worst affected area of the province. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, the famine in Yemen will soon reach 'biblical proportions.' The famine is further compounded by an outbreak of cholera, which is resulting in 5,000 new cases daily. The devastation of Yemeni infrastructure, health, water, and sanitation systems and facilities by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes led to the spread of cholera. UNICEF says that Saudi-led coalition airstrikes are deliberately targeting water systems.
