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Yemen

WFP Yemen Situation Report #5, 27 June 2025 [EN/AR]

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Yemen remains one of the world’s largest humanitarian emergencies, and WFP food security monitoring data show record levels of food deprivation across the country.
  • A new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows nearly half of the population facing acute food insecurity, and pockets of the population projected to face catastrophic levels of hunger by September.
  • At the same time, funding cuts are forcing WFP and other humanitarian partners to reduce life-saving humanitarian assistance.
  • The Yemen Emergency Telecommunications Cluster has been forced to significantly reduce services due to funding sh.

SITUATION UPDATE

Food Security Situation:

  • WFP data show that 65 percent of households nationwide were unable to obtain their minimum food needs in April. This is the highest level of inadequate food consumption ever measured by WFP in Yemen.
  • Key drivers of food insecurity in Yemen include ongoing economic challenges, critical humanitarian assistance gaps caused by funding shortages, limited livelihood activities, and localized conflict. Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC):
  • A new IPC Special Brief shows that nearly half of the population of Yemen, 17.1 million people, are currently facing acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above). This includes 5.2 million people experiencing Emergency-levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 4).
  • The food security situation is projected to worsen between September 2025 and February 2026, with a projected 18.1 million people acutely food insecure. This includes 5.5 million people in IPC Phase 4, and 41,000 people projected to experience catastrophic levels of hunger (IPC Phase 5).