I AM surprised that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi is getting so much media attention while millions of Yemenis are suffering.

The war in Yemen has entered its fourth year. The campaign by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition backed by the US and UK against the innocent Yemenis has seen more than 18,000 air strikes since 2015.

The attacks have devastated Yemen, which is already one of the poorest countries in the Middle East.

According to sources, one-third of air raids have targeted non-military sites.

More than 10,000 Yemenis have been killed while 50,000 reportedly died as a result of the famine. At least 1,600 schools have been damaged or destroyed. More than four million children in Yemen have been unable to attend schools.

The United Nations estimates that more than 80 per cent of the Yemeni population needs humanitarian aid. Two-thirds of the Yemeni population does not have access to safe drinking water. One person is dying every hour from cholera, a treatable disease.

Yemen`s humanitarian crisis absolutely deserves more attention from the world.

The UN has been shamefully silent. It is unlikely that the UN will do anything to remedy the situation, but I would very much like to be proved wrong about that.

Dr Jamshed Hussain Peshawar