The United Nations revealed an increase in the volume of fuel quantities arriving at the ports of Hodeidah, which is under the control of the Houthi militia, in exchange for a decline in imports of oil derivatives through the ports of Aden and Mukalla, located in government areas.

According to a report by the Food Programme, the volume of imports through the Red Sea ports increased by 12% during last January and February compared to the period from November to last December, while fuel imports through the ports of Aden and Mukalla decreased by twenty-three percent.

It indicated that the volume of food imports through the ports of Hodeidah increased by seven percent during the same period, while the quantity imported through Aden and Mukalla was about four times higher than the level recorded in the period from November to last December.

This comes as a UN report confirmed the high rates of families unable to access adequate food in Yemen, due to the continued deterioration of economic conditions and the cessation of aid from organizations.

The World Food Program stated that fifty-three percent of the families surveyed last February confirmed their inability to access adequate food, indicating that this percentage represents the highest level recorded during the past seventeen months.

She indicated that the governorates under government influence witnessed an increase of fifty-seven percent, an increase of ten percent over last year, while the areas under the control of the Houthis reached about fifty-one percent, an increase of eleven percent compared to last November.