The United Nations said 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, north of the country.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCA) said in the report of the Humanitarian Capitalization Plan (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 The year, and a decrease in 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 "Al -Usha" office explained that 12.4 million people, or 73% of the total of people who will suffer from severe food insecurity this year, are present in the Houthi -controlled areas (SBA), compared to 4.7 million people in areas within the influence of the recognized government. International (IRG).

The report indicated that among these are 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 UN office revealed that the humanitarian response plan for this year aims to reach 12 million people most exposed to severe 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), which consists 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, enhance livelihoods and build assets to enhance resilience. ”