HIGHLIGHTS:
• The food security situation in Yemen remains critical, with WFP data showing that 61 percent of surveyed households are unable to access sufficient food.
• In areas under the Sana’a-based authorities, WFP is expanding its Targeted Emergency Food Assistance (TEFA) programme to 2.8 million people in 70 districts. • Under the school feeding programme, WFP in January expanded its Healthy Kitchen-project to Hadramawt and Ta’iz governorate.
• WFP’s nutrition programme is facing severe commodity shortfalls impacting the provision of life-saving moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) treatment services.
SITUATION UPDATE:
• The latest WFP food security data show that 61 percent of surveyed households nationwide were unable to access sufficient food in November.
• While this is a slight improvement from October, this represents a 31 percent increase year-on-year.
• The deterioration is primarily related to food price increases in areas under the internationally recognized Government of Yemen (IRG, south operational area) and limited humanitarian food assistance provided in areas under the Sana’a-based authorities (SBA, north operational area), compounded by scarce incomegenerating activities nationwide.