Informing humanitarians worldwide 24/7 — a service provided by UN OCHA

Yemen

CAP MYR Workshop Nutrition Cluster Update - May, 2013

Attachments

Key Facts and Figures

  • High Chronic Malnutrition rate (58% of Children Under five)

  • High Acute malnutrition rate (over 15% GAM)

  • Widespread Food insecurity – 44% of population is moderate to severely food insecure

  • An estimated over 1 million children under five are acute malnourished, 250,000 Severe Acute malnourished

  • 750,000 Pregnant and Lactat-ing women are undernourished