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Diane Ismat Ghanem
Beirut, Lebanon
A project for PSYC240c Children and War
Fall 2017 - American University of Beirut
Situation Overview
Infrastructure Breakdown
Massive hardships resulted in the demolition of bridges, schools and health facilities.
Crisis Illness
Lacking access to basic services, children are dying from preventable illnesses.
Cholera Outbreak
The highly contagious bacterial infection poses an increased health risk to the vulnerable children.
The conflict in Yemen is currently the “world’s single largest humanitarian crisis” as it affects nearly 91% of Yemen’s cities and constitutes a triple threat of war, famine and cholera.
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