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src="/sites/default/files/styles/crop_4_3_400x300/public/images/yemen-emergency_1.jpg?itok=DXy5YpKD" alt="Boy with food items distributed by WFP due to the high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition in Yemen " title="Photo: WFP/Ammar Bamatraf" /> <figcaption class="page-header-2__credit"> <div id="credit--2016082843" class="page-header-2__credit-panel" aria-hidden="true"> Photo: WFP/Ammar Bamatraf </div> <a class="page-header-2__credit-toggler js--page-header-2__credit-toggler" href="#credit--2016082843" aria-controls="credit--2016082843" aria-expanded="false">Photo credit</a> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="page-header-2__stats"> <dl> <dt>18.2 million</dt> <dd>need humanitarian assistance in 2024 </dd> <dt>17.6 million</dt> <dd>people are food insecure </dd> <dt>US$448 million</dt> <dd>funding needed for WFP from October 2024 to March 2025</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="page-header-2__actions"> <a href="https://donate.wfp.org/1244/donation/single/?campaign=1473" class="button-new button-new--danger--primary button-new--featured">Donate now</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="columns wfp-wrapper ph3 ph0-lg"> <div class="columns__main"> <div class="field field--field-paragraph-description"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type-rich-text paragraph--view-mode-full"> <div class="field field--field-rich-text wfp-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="field-rich-text--container mv4 mv5-lg"> <div> <p>A decade of conflict in Yemen has created <strong>one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises.  </strong></p> <p>The conflict, coupled with economic downturns and recurring disease, has left a <strong>staggering 17.6 million people food insecure. </strong>A total of 4.5 million people are internally displaced, many of whom live in camps. Despite a brief truce in 2022, which alleviated tensions and improved humanitarian access, the situation remains dire and requires urgent action.  </p> <p>WFP supplies much of the<strong> logistics capacity</strong> for the humanitarian response in Yemen, supporting other UN agencies and NGOs. </p> <p>WFP’s food assistance and the continued support of donors have been instrumental in keeping famine at bay. However, we urgently need to secure additional funding, with <strong>operations requiring US$448 million from October 2024 to March 2025.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns__side"> </div> </div> <div class="field field--field-paragraphs"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type-page-accordion paragraph--view-mode-full mv4 mv5-lg clearfix"> <h2 class="page-stripe__title wfp-wrapper">What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Yemen emergency</h2> <section class="accordion wfp-wrapper js--accordion"> <dl class="accordion__items js--accordion__items"> <dt class="accordion__item-title active"> <div> <span>Food assistance</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel active"> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP's primary focus is on targeted emergency food assistance, providing rations to food-insecure households across Yemen. WFP provides food through thousands of distribution points across the country.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/WF1839966_YEM-20240110-AHMED-BASHAH-.jpg?itok=AFcp9ayv" alt="Man carrying a box of WFP food"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Cash assistance</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP uses cash assistance in areas where markets are stable enough to provide for communities’ basic food needs. Using a biometrics system, people receive cash equal to the value of the food basket provided to families. Much higher food prices in the south versus the north of Yemen mean the cash amount is different. Cash assistance injects much-needed liquidity into the economy.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/yemen-emergency-cash-assistance_0.jpg?itok=M0Xeshk8" alt="Woman in Yemen receiving cash assistance from WFP"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Nutrition</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP supports children and pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, through a moderate acute malnutrition treatment programme and a prevention of acute and chronic malnutrition programme. WFP also provides technical assistance and training in nutrition treatment to Ministry of Public Health and Population staff and community health volunteers.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/WF1782404_20230608_WFP_YEM_Mehedi-Rahman_DSCF3509%20%281%29_1.jpg?itok=xta28lSm" alt="Schoolchildren with fortified food rations distributed by WFP. Photo: WFP/Malehloa Letsie"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>School meals</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP provides primary schoolchildren with fortified date bars or fortified biscuits each day they attend school. WFP also runs a Healthy Kitchens project, providing locally sourced and freshly prepared school meals.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/WF1813255_YEM-20231003-ALAA-NOMAN-%2887%29%20%281%29_1.jpg?itok=C3drFKK6" alt="Boy eating food roll in vl"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Logistics</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">The WFP-managed UN Humanitarian Air Service carries humanitarian workers between five key hubs in Yemen and the region. In addition, the Logistics Cluster enables regular sea and air transport for humanitarian cargo between Aden, Hodeidah, Sana’a and Djibouti.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/yemen-ship_0.jpg?itok=ldfMMPsO" alt="UN Humanitarian Air Service managed by WFP, transporting humanitarian relief supplies in Yemen"> </div> </aside> </dd> </dl> </section> </div> <section class="stripe-donate stripe-donate--red"> <div class="stripe-donate__body"> <div class="wfp-wrapper"> <h2 class="stripe-donate__title impact-title">How you can help</h2> <div class="stripe-donate__text"> WFP urgently needs US$448 million from October to March 2025 for our operations, amid a significant funding shortfall. </div> <a target="_blank" href="https://donate.wfp.org/1244/donation/single/?campaign=1473" class="button-new button-new--large button-new--primary button-new--featured">Donate now</a> </div> </div> </section> <div class="wfp-wrapper mv4 mv5-lg ph3 ph0-lg"> <div class="field field--field-content-multiple"> <h2 class="page-stripe__title">Publications</h2> <div class="grid-up-to-3cols"> <article class="publication-teaser-related"> <a class="publication-teaser-related__link" href="https://www.wfp.org/publications/yemen-0"> <div class="publication-teaser-related__text"> <h3 class="publication-teaser-related__title"> Situation Report Yemen: 2020 - Present </h3> <span class="publication-teaser-related__metadata"> <time datetime="2020-03-20T12:00:00Z">20 March 2020</time> </span> </div> <div class="publication-teaser-related__cover"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_110x110/public/images/publication/yemen_0.png?itok=JhSAPM4t 78w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_size_220x220/public/images/publication/yemen_0.png?itok=prLvWUWa 150w" sizes="110px" width="150" height="211" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_110x110/public/images/publication/yemen_0.png?itok=JhSAPM4t" alt="Situation Report - Yemen" /> </div> </a> </article> <article class="publication-teaser-related"> <a class="publication-teaser-related__link" href="https://www.wfp.org/publications/yemen"> <div class="publication-teaser-related__text"> <h3 class="publication-teaser-related__title"> Emergency Dashboard - Yemen </h3> <span class="publication-teaser-related__metadata"> <time datetime="2016-03-16T12:00:00Z">16 March 2016</time> </span> </div> <div class="publication-teaser-related__cover"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_110x110/public/publication_covers/7a7563044aacc2960b50a2d2699de7c9.png?itok=JqwJCXob 110w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_size_220x220/public/publication_covers/7a7563044aacc2960b50a2d2699de7c9.png?itok=u7oIVgfW 220w" sizes="110px" width="220" height="165" 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