CAMPAIGNERS at a Cowley charity are calling on the city to help raise cash for war-stricken families.

The team at Oxfam, based in John Smith Drive, has warned fighters in the Yemen War are ‘pushing the country to the brink of famine’.

It is calling for urgent action, asking residents in the city to donate funds to reach the £1.7b the United Nations has said is needed for the humanitarian response.

Sajjad Mohamed Sajid, Oxfam’s Country Director in Yemen, said: “If the parties to the conflict - and those fuelling it with arm sales - continue to ignore Yemen’s food crisis, they will be responsible for a famine.

“The people of Yemen are being starved to death and may not survive the situation much longer. A fully funded humanitarian response is vital to prevent countless people dying needlessly but ultimately what Yemenis need is an end to the fighting.

“All sides to the conflict need to understand that famine is the real enemy of Yemen. “Preventing famine must take priority over any side’s military aims. The world cannot wait for famine to be declared in Yemen or it will be too late.”