The United Nations warns from upcoming famine in Yemen in 2017
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs warned that Yemen was sliding deeper into humanitarian crisis and could face famine this year
"The conflict in Yemen is now the primary driver of the largest food security emergency in the world," Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council,on Thursday
"If there is no immediate action, famine is now a possible scenario for 2017
About 14 million people , nearly 80 percent of the entire Yemeni population , are in need of food aid, half of whom are severely food insecure, O'Brien said
At least 2 million people need emergency food assistance to survive, he added
"Overall, the plight of children remains grim: a child under the age of 10 dying every 10 minutes of preventable causes," O'Brien said