Yemen: What to do next about the world's worst humanitarian crisis?
Yemen has been termed by the UN as ‘the world’s worst humanitarian crisis’. 80% of the population – 24.1 million people – need some form of humanitarian assistance, and the UN continues to warn of impending widespread famine. The UN has described this as a ‘man-made crisis’, caused by the conflict in Yemen that has been ongoing for six years now.
In conversation with Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government Ngaire Woods, Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, shares his thoughts on what can be done to address this crisis going forward. His remarks will be followed by a Q&A session.
This event will be held online via Zoom. See the event webpage for more information and to register.
Date:
26 February 2021, 18:00 (Friday, 6th week, Hilary 2021)
Venue:
Online event
Speakers:
Mark Lowcock (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs),
Professor Ngaire Woods (Dean, Blavatnik School of Government)
Organising department:
Blavatnik School of Government
Organiser contact email address:
events@bsg.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/yemen-what-do-next-about-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Natalie Ham