Yemen: the grim pictures of war are worth more than words

The story of the orphaned baby girl Bouthania al-Rimi, who lost her entire family in a Saudi-air strike, is another reminder of the failure of my Yemeni generation - particularly those who are based aboard, and in exile - to bring an end to this miserable war. As the din of war grows louder and one child dies every five minutes, we young Yemeni abroad are in a mood of insular, divided and we offer nothing but words and analysis that rings hollow. Again, we fail to act and mobilise for peace.

Yemeni intransigence elite are busy in bare-knuckle fights and political gains, and they are in discard to the unfolding humanitarian misery, meanwhile, young elite aboard are confined in social media campaigns, and riding media streams but do not bother to make the weather for peace.

Yemen is in a sorrowful condition and the country looks as fragile bloody and pitiful as ever. The ongoing war is grinding and vicious. The rhetoric and efforts for war are in an ample supply but we suffer paucity for the peace movement.

This is not a desperate post to vent frustration but rather a hope to prick consciences, break our dismal state of affairs and drum up support in the struggle for peace. Sadly, the grim pictures of war in Yemen are worth more than words. It is worth an action for peace!