A recent UN report confirmed that the food insecurity crisis in Yemen witnessed an additional excess of last year, with 64% of families unable to meet their needs of adequate food.

The World Food Program (WFP) said in a report issued, the two: “The lack of food insecurity in Yemen is still at constantly disturbing levels, as 64% of families included in the survey were unable to obtain the minimum food needs in December. December 2024.

The report added that the crisis was more severe in the areas within the influence of the internationally recognized government (IRG), where the data showed that 67% of families lacking sufficient food, compared to 63% in areas under the control of the Houthi group (SBA) .

The World Food Program pointed out that the deterioration of food security is mainly related to "the high prices of food in the regions of internationally recognized Yemeni government (southern operations area), and limited humanitarian food aid provided in the areas under the Houthi group (the northern operations area), In addition to the scarcity of income -generating activities, economic turmoil throughout the country.

The report pointed out that the continuation of the internal conflict during the last quarter of last year "contributed to further deterioration in the situation of food security, especially in the directorates located on the confrontation line in the governorates of Taiz, Al -Dhalea and Abyan."

The UN program confirmed that the levels of severe deprivation of food (poor food consumption) reached 38% by the end of the year, (40% in the internationally recognized government regions and 37% in the Houthi regions). All governorates exceeded a "very high" threshold or equal to 20% for poor food consumption in December, with the exception of Sanaa Governorate.