A mother of five, Fatima is among nearly 5 million people in Yemen struggling to keep her family fed amid conflict and grinding poverty in Yemen. Copyright: WFP/Barry Came

Hungry Families In Yemen Land In Food-Assistance Safety Net

As Yemen slides into a humanitarian crisis, mothers like Fatima face a daily struggle to keep their families fed. WFP is helping through an emergency “safety net” programme that will provide 5 million people like her with food assistance over the coming months.

Overview

Yemen is in the midst of a deteriorating humanitarian crisis with high food and fuel prices, rising poverty, a breakdown of social services, diminishing resources, internal conflict and political instability.  In 2012, WFP conducted a Comprehensive Food Security Survey, which found that more than 10 million Yemenis—nearly half the population—are food insecure. Five million of those, 22 percent of the population, were found to be severely food insecure, unable to produce or buy the food they need.

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Country at a glance 2013
Planned Beneficiaries5,443,955
Beneficiary needs (mt)236,516
Beneficiary needs ($US)251,741,342