Geneva, Oct. 2 (SANA) The World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that hunger in Yemen has reached record levels, with 75 percent of families forced to reduce daily meals amid mounting security escalations and maritime trade disruptions.
In statements to reporters in Geneva cited by Reuters, WFP Assistant Executive Director for Operations Matthew Hollingworth stated that a record number of residents in accessible, government-controlled areas can no longer meet basic food requirements within just a few weeks.
Hollingworth cautioned that recent security escalations along active frontlines—such as Taiz—and shipping bottlenecks at the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab are compounding the humanitarian crisis.
While scaling up emergency operations, WFP faces severe food and funding shortages impacting 152,000 newly displaced persons and 1.4 million existing beneficiaries unless $125,000 in immediate funding is secured within weeks.
The warning follows remarks from UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric expressing deep concern over ongoing military escalations in Yemen and their severe impact on regional civilian populations.
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