Izingane Zifa Indlala futhi azinakwa

1. I-UN ixwayisa ngokuthi ukungondleki kahle kwezingane kusezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu lezingxabano kuze kube manje, njengoba izingane eziyizigidi ezingama-2.3 ezingaphansi kweminyaka emihlanu zisengozini yokungondleki kahle futhi ezingama-5 zisengozini yokungondleki okukhulu.

Umsebenzi wangonyaka odlule we-Islamic Relief e-Yemen wasekela abantu abayizigidi ezingama-2 ngokudla okubalulekile, amanzi, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo nendawo yokuhlala.

2. Ngemuva kweminyaka eyisithupha yezingxabano, ngaphezu kwengxenye yabantu baseYemen babhekene nokusweleka okukhulu kokudla.

Ngemuva kweminyaka eyisithupha yezingxabano, ngaphezu kwengxenye yabantu baseYemen babhekene nokushoda okukhulu kokudla. I-Islamic Relief isekela izikhungo zezempilo nezomsoco eziyi-151 ezweni lonke, futhi - ngokubambisana ne-UN World Food Program (WFP) - isabalalisa amaphasela okudla kubantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokuncishiswa kwemali i-WFP kudingeke ukuthi yehlise inani nobuningi balamaphasela ngesigamu sonyaka odlule kanti ukungondleki kuye kwanda kakhulu kusukela lapho.   

UDkt Asmahan Albadany, uMxhumanisi weProjekthi YamaSulumane Yokunakekelwa Kwezondawo eHodeidah, uthi: “Isimo asisalawuleki selokhu kwalekelelwa usizo lokudla. Manje izikhungo sezikhungathekile futhi amacala ezingane nomama abangondlekile aphindwe kane kunalokho ebesikubona ngalesi sikhathi ngonyaka odlule. Kubuhlungu inhliziyo ukubona izingane zizacile, ziyisikhumba namathambo nje. Ngenyanga edlule izingane ezingu-13 zashona lapha ngenxa yezinkinga ngenxa yokungondleki futhi isibalo sikhuphuka njalo ngenyanga. Izinsana eziningi zizalwa zinezinkinga ngoba omama bazo abondlekile. ”

Abasebenzi bama-Islamic Relief baxwayisa ukuthi isimo sibi kakhulu ezindaweni ezisemakhaya ezikude. Esinye sezifunda ezinhlanu e-Yemen asinabo odokotela nhlobo futhi ukukhubazeka kukaphethiloli okukhubazayo kusho ukuthi imindeni eminingi ayikwazi ukuhambela usizo lwezokwelapha. Ubumpofu obuswele ithemba kusho ukuthi abazali ngokuya ngokwengeziwe kufanele benze izinqumo ezibuhlungu mayelana nokuthi yiziphi izingane ezithola ukudla noma umuthi.

UDkt Asmahan uthi: “Sithumela amaqembu amavolontiya ukuba ayohlola ezindaweni ezikude futhi amacala akhona ayashaqisa. Izingane azinayo imisipha emzimbeni wazo. Sisanda kuba nomfana oneminyaka emithathu obengasabeli ekwelashweni. Simnikeze inkambo yezokwelapha izinyanga ezimbili kodwa isimo sakhe saqhubeka siba sibi, ngakho-ke ngathumela ithimba ekhaya lakhe ukuyophenya. Umama lo wasitshela ukuthi kumele athengise umuthi ukuze athenge impuphu aphinde ondle ezinye izingane zakhe. Bekufanele akhethe phakathi kokulondoloza eyodwa noma ukusindisa ezinye. ”

Ngaphandle kwezidingo ezinkulu, le ngqungquthela yamazwe omhlaba esezingeni eliphezulu yokuthembisa i-Yemen iqoqe imali engaphansi kwengxenye yemali ebidingeka futhi abanikeli abambalwa abakhulu basika imali yabo.

UMuhammad Zulqarnain Abbas, uMqondisi Wezwe LamaSulumane e-Yemen, uthe:

“Ngemuva kweminyaka eyisithupha yezingxabano iYemen ayikhohliwe - ayinakwa. Kuyihlazo ukuthi umhlaba usika usizo lapho izingane zidla amaqabunga ngoba zingenakho ukudla okwanele. Izikhungo zezempilo nezokudla esizixhasayo zikhungathekile futhi zigcwele ngokuphelele ngabantu. Omama nabo ababuthaka ngokulamba bathwala izingane zabo ezincane amabanga amade ukuze bafike lapha beyofuna usizo. Obaba balamba ngoba banika izingane zabo imvuthuluka yokugcina yokudla. Abantu benza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze baphile kepha umhlaba ubashiya ngesikhathi sabo sokudinga okukhulu.

“Abaholi bomhlaba akumele balinde ukuthi kumenyezelwe indlala ngaphambi kokusiza abantu ababhuqwa yindlala njengamanje. Ukungondleki kuthinta ukukhula kwengqondo yomntwana omncane nokukhula komzimba impilo yakhe yonke, ngakho-ke inkinga yendlala izothinta i-Yemen ezizukulwaneni ezizayo ngaphandle kokuthi kuthathwe izinyathelo manje. Abantu badinga usizo ngokushesha nokuthi wonke amaqembu avumelane ngokumiswa kwempi okungapheli. ”

Ukwanda kokungondleki kuholele ekukhuleni kwezinye izinkinga zempilo ezinzima, kepha izibhedlela zishoda kakhulu ngemithi, uphethiloli nodokotela. Abasebenzi abaningi bezokwelapha abasayitholi imiholo futhi basebenza ngokuzithandela amahora ayi-14-16 ngosuku.