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Yemen edges closer to collapse after a decade of war and neglect, UN warns

A displaced Yemeni woman boils leaves to feed her grandchildren at the Al-Manij displacement camp near Taez, south-west Yemen, 21 May.
A displaced Yemeni woman boils leaves to feed her grandchildren at the Al-Manij displacement camp near Taez, south-west Yemen, 21 May. AFP - AHMED AL-BASHA

After more than a decade of war, millions in Yemen are struggling to survive as aid funding dries up, public services fail and rival powers compete for influence, in a country the United Nations says is "hanging by a thread".

Photos taken at a displacement camp near Taez in south-west Yemen show a woman boiling leaves to feed her grandchildren. The images, released by French news agency AFP last week, capture the reality faced by millions of Yemenis, but received little international attention.

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