The warning came as the UN increased the amount of money being sought for its Yemen appeal in response to mounting needs. The appeal increased from $447 million to $591 million. It is just 42 percent ...

A new Oxfam report says fighting and economic blockades in Yemen are making food prices soar and causing an additional 25,000 people to go hungry each day.

Yemen's war and the ensuing economic collapse has left 15.9 million people, 53 percent of the population, facing "severe acute food insecurity" and famine was a danger if immediate action was not ...

The World Food Program update said “severe food deprivation” has reached the highest it's ever seen in parts of northern Yemen including Al Jawf, Al Badya, Hajjah, Amran, and Al Hodeidah.

Separately, a UN World Food Programme vessel carrying 25,000 tons of flour is expected to arrive at the al-Saleef port in Yemen on Monday, according to Abeer Etefa, senior regional communications ...

Like other Gulf Arab nations, Yemen relays heavily on food imports as only 2.5 percent of land is arable, said Lubna Alaman, country director for the U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) in Yemen.

According to a June report, 14.1 million people in Yemen are what’s known as “food insecure,” including 7 million who are severely food insecure.

Aden, Yemen, July 21, 2021 — The International Rescue Committee is concerned about the rapidly growing level of humanitarian needs in Yemen, as the exchange rate falls to 1,000 YER per 1 USD in the ...

An embargo by the Saudi-led coalition on cargo ships entering Yemeni ports has seen food imports fall to less than 10% of their usual volume, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross ...

In recent days over 130,000 tonnes of wheat has reached Yemen in commercial ships as well as other supplies including sugar and fuel, partly helped by a five-day truce which expired last Sunday ...

Over 20 million Yemeni’s are food insecure. A 70 percent increase in gender-based violence (36% increased between 2016-2017).