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Yemeni refugees in Sana'a

Sana'a (Yemen), 19 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Yahya Arhab).- According to the UN, the conflict in Yemen is the worst humanitarian disaster on the planet, and around 80% of the country's 30 million inhabitants still require basic necessities. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, celebrated on 20 June, the UN wants to remind the world that all people, including refugees, can make a contribution to society and every action counts to create a more just, inclusive and equal world. FOOTAGE OF AND STATEMENTS BY REFUGEES IN YEMEN. AYISH AL-WASSABI (DISPLACED FROM HODEIDAH PROVINCE 3 MONTHS AGO)Translation: "I now live in a makeshift shelter next to a bridge in Sana'a.FATHIATranslation: "My husband, my 5 children and I were displaced to Sana'a after the livelihoods in our village disappeared due to the war. We were working in agriculture but the bad economic situation forced us to flee to Sana'a. My husband collects plastic every day to earn a living. We lived in a room that we rented for 10,000 Yemeni rials (about $16). One of my children is sick. We don't know what he is suffering from, even the hospitals don't know."MOHAMMED NAJI, 15Translation: "I was displaced from Hodeidah to Sa'a two years ago because the Saudi-led war has forced me to live under a bridge with my family. We hope that NGOs can help us. I have nothing and can't find work. We have nothing and are living outdoors for a while until we can find a house." AHMED ALI FARHANTranslation: "All seven members of my family are unemployed. We were displaced from Hodeida two years ago. I collect and sell used plastic every day to earn 700-800 Rials a day ($1.12-1.29). It provides us with food and drink. The war has destroyed our lives."HUSSEIN DIMAN, 23Translation: "I was displaced from Hajjah to Sana'a. I collect and sell used plastic to help my family with the purchase of food. I earn between 1,000 and 1,500 rials a day ($1.61 to $2.41). My brother and I live in the back of our van after it was converted into a room."MOHAMMED AHMEDTranslation: "I was displaced from Haradh because the war destroyed the houses and roads. We went to Sana'a leaving our belongings there, we had no other choice. We have no income except what we earn from selling plastic. We have received food rations from the World Food Programme every two months but it is not enough for a family of eight."ALI ABDULLAH, 25.Translation: "I sell khat leaves and earn about 1,500 rials a day (about $2.41). My family consists of nine people, my parents, four brothers, my wife and my two-year-old son. The air raids and the war forced us to flee to Sana'a. Sana is safer than my hometown."ABDO SHOUEI, 41. Translation: "I was displaced from Hajjah because of the Saudi attacks that destroyed my house and forced us to flee to Sana'a in 2016. My family consists of six children, my wife and my mother. I cannot work because of an illness. I receive food aid from local NGOs from time to time."