A/HRC/27/44 94 people killed in Abyan, Al-Jawf, Hadramout, Mareb, Sana’a and Shabwah Governorates. On 15 December 2013, the Parliament adopted a declaration calling for an end to the use of drones. Lack of transparency surrounding the use of armed drones for targeted killings in Yemen continued, creating an accountability vacuum, in which victims were unable to seek redress. 17. Attacks against oil and infrastructure escalated in the wake of the Government’s military operation against AQAP. The main oil export pipeline was frequently attacked resulting in long electricity cuts in the capital. The attacks led to increases in diesel prices by as much as 200 per cent in unregulated markets. Extreme price volatility resulted in increased food prices by as much as 30 per cent, decreased access to already scarce water resources (pumped by generators), and a doubling of transportation costs. As a result, health care and other basic services were even more difficult to access.2 On 11 June 2014, President Hadi replaced several ministers as a step to solve the power cuts and fuel crisis.3 18. During the reporting period, killings and kidnappings of government and highranking military officials, foreigners and other individuals were recorded. On 22 November 2013, Abdulkareem Jadban, Al Houthi Member of Parliament, was assassinated in Sana’a, while on 21 January 2014, one of the most prominent Houthi leaders, Ahmed Sharaf el-Din, was assassinated on his way to the National Dialogue Conference on the day of the final plenary session. On 19 January 2014, unknown assailants reportedly killed a diplomat from the Islamic Republic of Iran in Sana’a and on 6 October 2013, an international staff member of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) was kidnapped on the way to Sana’a airport and remains in captivity. Although unconfirmed, several sources reported that on 9 May 2014, the Minister of Defence and two senior security officers survived an ambush while travelling from Abyan to Shabwa Governorate. D. Humanitarian situation 19. One of the poorest countries in the Arab world, Yemen has witnessed a decline in humanitarian conditions following the sociopolitical unrest that erupted in 2011. According to OCHA, during 2014 14.7 million people — about 60 per cent of the population — will require some form of humanitarian assistance. About 10.5 million people are food insecure, 4.5 million of them severely and an estimated 1,080,000 children under 5 years suffer from acute malnutrition. Over half the total population, 13.1 million people, have no access to improved water sources or to adequate sanitation facilities. About 8.6 million people have insufficient access to health services. This scale of humanitarian needs makes the country one of the largest global humanitarian emergencies. 2 3 6 OCHA, Humanitarian Bulletin, issue 27, 13 May–5 June, available from http://yemen.humanitarianresponse.info/. According to Decree No. 95/2014, the following ministers were changed: Minister for Communications and Information Technology; Minister of Electricity; Minister for Media; Minister for Oil and Minerals; Minister of Finance; and the Minister for Foreign Affairs.