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UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Yemen - Jamie McGoldrick

Is the UN losing the struggle to save millions of lives? The war in Yemen has killed more than ten thousand civilians.

The war in Yemen has killed more than 10,000 civilians but this number may soon be dwarfed by the numbers starving to death. Yemen is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe, which the warring parties are making worse and which the outside world seems unwilling or unable to tackle. Stephen Sackur talks to the UN humanitarian co-ordinator in the country Jamie McGoldrick. Is he losing the struggle to save millions of lives?

(Photo: Jamie McGoldrick on Hardtalk)

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