Attachments
In Numbers
2 million people assisted by WFP in Yemen in July
17 million people food insecure (IPC Phases 3-4)
6.1 million people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4)
3.5 million people acutely malnourished
Highlights
• The food security situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate, with WFP data released in July showing record levels of severe food deprivation across the country.
• Close to 800,000 litres of WFP-owned fuel for its on-demand services was destroyed by airstrikes on Al Hodeidah port on 20 July.
• WFP resumed school feeding for the 2024-2025 school year in northern Yemen on 27 July, assisting 173,600 students across 477 schools.
• In July WFP was able to partially resume its malnutrition prevention programme thanks to a US$ 5 million allocation from the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF)
SITUATION UPDATE
Security Situation:
• The 13 UN staff members detained by security forces in northern Yemen in early June (including one WFP national staff member) remain in custody with no information on their whereabouts or conditions.
• Multiple airstrikes were conducted on 20 July against facilities at Al Hodeidah port. 784,200 litres of fuel stored at the port for WFP’s on-demand services was destroyed in the attack.
Food Security Situation:
• According to the latest WFP Food Security Update, the nationwide rate of inadequate food consumption reached a new record high of 60 percent in June.
• In northern Yemen (areas under the Sana’a-based authorities, SBA), 59 percent of households reported inadequate food consumption, related to economic challenges, limited income-generating opportunities, as well as the ongoing GFA pause.
• In southern Yemen (areas under the internationally recognized government, IRG), 61 percent of households had inadequate food consumption, caused by economic deterioration, funding shortages delaying food assistance, as well as the onset of the lean season.