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Yemen conflict escalation risks cholera, measles surge at displacement sites
UN News·YE·about 8 hours ago
WHO warns that renewed fighting in Yemen, following the collapse of a four-year ceasefire in August, is displacing thousands and increasing vulnerability to cholera, measles, malaria, and dengue ahead of the El Niño season. The warning highlights a compounding humanitarian and health crisis, with disease outbreaks likely to worsen as displacement and environmental conditions converge.