The unsung heroes during crisis and pandemic
October 12, 2020
Natural and man-made crises can cause great environmental damage to land and natural resources, in addition to polluting air and water, which affects people's health and lifestyle. After more than five years of the tragic conflict in Yemen, thousands of residents of Taizz, to the southwest of the country, suffer from tons of garbage scattered in the streets, which pose many health risks for them. Like other public sector workers in Yemen, street cleaners have stopped receiving a regular monthly salary, but even during the COVID-19 pandemic, they kept working hard to make their cities safe and clean.