The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes the recent release of one of its staff members who had been arbitrarily detained in Yemen and is relieved that he has been reunited with his family.
ADEN/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today that food insecurity is steeply increasing in Government of Yemen areas, as escalating conflict forces families from their homes, disrupts markets and restricts humanitarian access. Here are the latest updates on food security and Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s response to the escalation.
ADEN, YEMEN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is scaling up its emergency response in Yemen. This is happening as thousands of families have been forced to flee their homes due to renewed fighting along the country¡¯s western coast. Â鶹ÊÓƵ has already provided food assistance to 45,000 people and is preparing to assist an additional 1.5 million people if the conflict intensifies. This latest crisis comes at a period of critically low funding for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Yemen operations which could limit how quickly and widely the agency can respond.
Latest IPC analysis warns of deepening acute food insecurity levels, rising malnutrition risks and urgent threats to livelihoods through 2026 in Government-Controlled Areas.
CAIRO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received a €3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will support delivering faster, more efficient, and better-coordinated humanitarian responses over the next two years across the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe (MENAEE), one of the world¡¯s most crisis-prone regions.
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
ROME ¨C A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, which threatens to drive millions more into famine or risk of famine.
ROME ¨C Recent escalations by the Houthi de facto authorities are intolerable. The arbitrary detention of Â鶹ÊÓƵ and United Nations staff members, forced entry into UN offices, destruction and seizure of property, and coerced actions against national staff are unacceptable and have severely compromised the ability of Â鶹ÊÓƵ and other UN and humanitarian organizations to reach vulnerable communities in northern Yemen.
CAIRO, Egypt ¨C Children benefiting from national school meal programmes across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased by 22 percent in the past two years alone, despite conflict, economic downturn and the region¡¯s complex humanitarian landscape.
ADEN, Yemen ¨C The Government of Japan has contributed US$2 million (approximately 300 million Japanese Yen) to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), enabling life-saving food assistance at a time when millions in Yemen face deepening hunger.
Aden, 22 June 2025 ¨C The food security situation in the Government-controlled areas of southern Yemen is dire, with nearly half of the population acutely food insecure and struggling to find their next meal. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), and UNICEF have warned that the food insecurity crisis is likely to worsen in the months ahead.
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger¡ªan increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023¡ª while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high
ROME ¨C As global leaders and experts convene in Paris for the fourth Nutrition for Growth Summit, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ is calling for greater focus and action to prevent wasting - the deadliest form of malnutrition - before its life-threatening impacts are felt in children. Action before malnutrition takes hold is crucial.
CAIRO ¨C Germany provided a critical lifeline for millions across the Middle East and North Africa in 2024 contributing EUR 278.4 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to support its emergency humanitarian assistance and long-term development programmes in the region.
JEDDAH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has received a US$25 million contribution from Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to support its life-saving operations in Yemen over the next year.
Diseases, high food insecurity, and limited access to safe drinking water are driving up acute malnutrition among vulnerable children
ADEN, Yemen, 18 August 2024 ¨C Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing in Government of Yemen (GoY)-controlled areas, with the West Coast experiencing ¡°extremely critical¡± levels for the first time, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Working Group in Yemen said today.
We, the Principals of the affected United Nations (UN) entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel held in Yemen by the Houthi de facto authorities.
SANAA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Yemen has received a new $4.85 million grant from Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to address moderate acute malnutrition among children under five and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
YOKOHAMA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a grant of US$50 million from the Government of Japan at a time of unprecedented funding shortage. This contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to assist vulnerable populations affected by conflict, extreme weather and economic crisis in 20 countries across mainly Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
BRUSSELS ¨C The United Nations World Food Program welcomes a grant of €7 million from the European Union to support the continuation of critical nutrition needs and services for the most vulnerable groups of children and pregnant and lactating women in Yemen.
SANA¡¯A ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) announces the pause of General Food Distributions (GFD) in areas of Yemen under the Sana'a Based Authorities' (SBA) control, driven by limited funding and the absence of an agreement with the authorities on a smaller programme that matches available resources to the neediest families.?
SANAA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has announced today that it is facing a deeper funding crisis for its Yemen operations from the end of September onward. This will force Â鶹ÊÓƵ to make difficult decisions about further cuts to our food assistance programs across the country in the coming months.?? All of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s major programs will be affected ¨C General Food Assistance (GFA), Nutrition, School Feeding and Resilience Activities ¨C totalling 17.7 million interventions in the first half of 2023.????
ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is deeply saddened to confirm that a staff member was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Friday afternoon in Turbah, Taiz in south west Yemen.
May 25 2023, ADEN ¨C The food security situation in Yemen¡¯s districts under the control of the Government of Yemen (GoY) slightly improved during the first five months of this year, while acute malnutrition increased, compared to the same period in 2022. However, the outlook for the period between now until the end of 2023 indicates the need for more programme investments, as the modest improvements may be eroded, UN agencies have warned.
HODEIDA, Yemen ¨C A UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ-chartered vessel berthed today in Al Salif port in Hodeidah, carrying 30,000 metric tons of wheat grain to support humanitarian assistance in Yemen.
