Ottawa must not remain silent on Yemen, says Grant Kippen, who probably tracks the situation there more closely than any other Canadian. The former aide to prime minister Pierre Trudeau went to Yemen four years ago to help create conditions for democratic elections. He cited figures from UN organizations that show more than half the population of 27 million people is “food insecure,” with the food situation varying from a “crisis” to an “emergency” in most of the country. Yemenis are suffering from disease, lack of food, lack of water, lack of medicine. Like the wars in Syria and Iraq, the fight in Yemen is complex and brutal.

Source: National Post October 21, 2016 01:41 UTC