Yemen facing ‘outright catastrophe’ over rising hunger, warn UN ...
Mar 14, 2022 · Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially...
Hunger in Yemen, explained - Concern Worldwide
1 day ago · The immediate action that we need for Yemen is, as Msuya puts it, funding. The IPC reports that, in the first seven months of 2024, the World Food Program was only able to provide two cycles of general food assistance in the country, making this “the worst funding crisis for the food security and agriculture cluster since 2015.”
Yemen | World Food Programme
Feb 16, 2017 · A decade of conflict in Yemen has created one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises. The conflict, coupled with economic downturns and recurring disease, has left a staggering 17.6 million people food insecure.
Famine in Yemen (2016–present) - Wikipedia
Since 2016, a food insecurity crisis has been ongoing in Yemen which began during the Yemeni civil war. [10] The UN estimates that the war has caused an estimated 130,000 deaths from indirect causes which include lack of food, health services, and …
Yemen Food Security Outlook: Livelihoods suffer from …
11 hours ago · Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes are expected to persist nationwide, with assistance needs peaking in the range of 18.0-18.99 million during the February-March semi-lean season period in the ...
Breaking the Cycle of Food Crises in Yemen - World Bank Group
An estimated 17 million people or around 60% of the population are facing crisis level or acute food insecurity conditions as of March 2023. Currently, Yemen’s agriculture sector supplies only 15-20% of its staple food needs despite the sector being the backbone of Yemeni livelihoods.
YEMEN: Food Security and Nutrition Snapshot - UNICEF
Mar 14, 2022 · The acute food insecurity and malnutrition situation in Yemen has deteriorated further in 2022, with 17.4 million people (IPC Phase 3 and above) in need of assistance as of now, increasing to 19 million starting in June to the end of the year.
Despite 'slightly' improved food security in Yemen, hunger ...
May 26, 2023 · The food security situation in Yemen’s government-controlled districts “slightly improved” during the first five months of this year, but acute malnutrition is on the rise, UN agencies warned in...
Yemen: Acute hunger at unprecedented levels as funding dries up - UNICEF
Mar 14, 2022 · SANA’A, ADEN, ROME, NEW YORK, 14 March 2022 - Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance and a growing portion of the population coping with emergency levels of hunger, UN agencies have warned.
WFP Yemen Food Security Update, February 2024 - ReliefWeb
Highlights. In January 2024, more than half of the surveyed households in Yemen (52 percent) were unable to access adequate food, up by 11 percent from November 2023 and by six percent...