Yemen

Multiple Crises Leave Yemenis in a Hunger Trap and Absolute Poverty

Yemen is characterized by widespread poverty, food insecurity, malnutrition, unemployment, low levels of education, high gender disparities, rapid population growth and insufficient access to safe water and to land. Multiple and simultaneous shocks have exaccerbated the vulnerability of families and left millions trapped in absolute hunger and poverty.

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Yemen is facing an increasingly complex and worrying humanitarian crisis. Families displaced by the Sa’ada conflict and refugees from the torn Horn of Africa continue to rely on humanitarian assistance for survival. At the same time the combined effects of the global food, fuel and financial crises have increased poverty in Yemen and have further exacerbated the vulnerability of a population that is already suffering from alarming rates of hunger and malnutrition.

To support WFP operations in Yemen visit the Hunger Relief Fund 

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