The United Nations has reported that more than 17 million people in Yemen will face severe food insecurity this year, most of them in the areas of the Houthi group, in the north of the country.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said in the report of the Humanitarian needs (HNRP) in Yemen for the year 2025, that 17.1 million people, or nearly 49% of the country's population, will suffer from severe food insecurity during This year, a decrease of half a million people from the previous year, which was estimated at 17.6 million people.

The report added that the spanning food crisis in Yemen comes as a result of a complex interaction between weaknesses and worsening factors, and includes "intermittent conflicts, displacement, economic turmoil, currency instability, high food prices, income/long lives opportunities, and change effects and change effects Climate.

The report stated that 12.4 million people, or 73% of the total of people who will suffer from severe food insecurity this year, are located in areas under the Houthi control (SBA), compared to 4.7 million people in areas within the influence of the internationally recognized government ( Irg.

The report indicated that among them will suffer 5.1 million people from critical levels of severe food insecurity, by 4 million people in the Houthi regions and 1.1 million others in government regions.

The report revealed that the humanitarian response plan for this year aims to reach 12 million people most exposed to acute food insecurity; Among them are 6.6 million children of both sexes, 2.6 million women, and 2.8 million men by providing emergency food aid and supporting livelihoods.

The United Nations announced that the Food and Agriculture Security Group (FSAC), consisting of 90 partners, requires funding of $ 1.1 billion for the current year, in order to implement multiple interventions aimed at increasing the availability of safe and savior of lives for the most vulnerable families through emergency assistance, In addition to projects that protect, restore and enhance livelihoods and build assets to enhance resilience. ”