0:00:06 > 0:00:09Almost two years of civil war have devastated Yemen,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12already one of the poorest countries on Earth.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Amidst the conflict,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17it's hard to get pictures of what's going on there...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..and even harder to look at them.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Seven million people don't know
0:00:25 > 0:00:27where their next meal is coming from.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Three million have fled their homes.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Half a million young children are starving.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41This is an unbearable situation.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44The people of Yemen need help now.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49That's why the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee, or DEC,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52has launched the Yemen Crisis Appeal.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Operating in areas of conflict is difficult,
0:00:54 > 0:00:59but DEC member agencies ARE working with local teams
0:00:59 > 0:01:02to deliver aid to communities on both sides.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06They're giving food to babies and toddlers
0:01:06 > 0:01:08who won't survive without it...
0:01:09 > 0:01:13..providing medical supplies so parents don't have to choose
0:01:13 > 0:01:15between feeding their hungry children
0:01:15 > 0:01:18or buying medicine for their sick ones.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And with a cholera outbreak
0:01:20 > 0:01:22spreading through parts of the country,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25they're providing clean, safe drinking water.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31But the DEC needs YOUR help to do more
0:01:31 > 0:01:35so, please, spare just a couple of minutes to give what you can.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39It costs just over £1 a day
0:01:39 > 0:01:41to provide a family with clean drinking water.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48£25 pays for a month's life-saving nutrition for a starving child.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53£100 could provide essential clinical supplies
0:01:53 > 0:01:55to a health centre for a week.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01You can give online at:
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Or you can call:
0:02:10 > 0:02:11To donate £5:
0:02:18 > 0:02:22The whole £5 goes to the DEC Yemen Crisis Appeal.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36We need to act now.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Whatever you can give will make a difference. Thank you.