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The Inquiry: Why don't we care about Yemen?

Why don't we care about Yemen?

14/02/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Why don't we care about Yemen?

Why is the world not focused on the death, destruction and famine in Yemen?

Why is the world not focused on the death, destruction and famine in Yemen?  The Inquiry shines a light on the media, the message and the missiles.

Three million people in Yemen have been forced from their homes, and the dead are estimated to number many tens of thousands. But, compared to similar conflicts, global attention has been slight. The Inquiry asks why. It explores how the media has told the Yemeni story, and the impact valuable arms sales have had on international pressure – or the lack of it – to bring the conflict to an end. There are other factors too. The conflict in Yemen has created countless refugees, but they have not fled beyond the country’s borders. And Yemen’s divisive history has created a diaspora community that struggles to speak with one voice. What will it take to shine a brighter light on Yemen?  

Presenter: Kavita Puri
Producer: Rosamund Jones

(A woman holds her baby who is suffering from severe malnutrition, in Marib, Yemen, December 2018. Photo Credit: Said Ibicioglu/Getty Images)

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