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28/01/2019 GMT

Yemen War: UN Warns Fragile Ceasefire Under Threat

BBC World Service - World Update, Yemen War: UN Warns Fragile Ceasefire Under Threat

The UN has warned ceasefire in Yemen's main port is fragile

The United Nations says the humanitarian situation in Yemen is now deeply precarious and any further destabilisation could provoke a famine.  

The warning comes as pressure mounts on ceasefire in the key port city of Hodeidah.  

Also on the programme: A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer is jailed for four and a half years; and we look at the main winners at this year's Screen Actors' Guild Awards.

(Photo: Yemen landmines, Credit: Getty Images)

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