More than 17 million people in Yemen are going hungry, including over 1 million children, UN says
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Wednesday
Tom Fletcher told the U
N
Security Council that the food security crisis in the Arab world’s poorest country, which is beset by civil war, has been accelerating since late 2023
The number of people going hungry could climb to over 18 million by September, he warned, and the number of children with acute malnutrition could surge to 1
2 million early next year, “leaving many at risk of permanent physical and cognitive damage
”According to experts who produce the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a leading international authority that ranks the severity of hunger, more than 17,000 Yemenis are in the three worst categories of food insecurity — crisis stage or worse
Fletcher said the U
N
hasn’t seen the current level of deprivation since before a U
N
-brokered truce in early 2022
He noted that it is unfolding as global funding for humanitarian aid is plummeting, which means reductions or cuts in food
According to the U
N
, as of mid-May, the U
N
’s $2
5 billion humanitarian appeal for Yemen this year had received just $222 million, just 9%
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Wednesday
Tom Fletcher told the U
N
Security Council that the food security crisis in the Arab world’s poorest country, which is beset by civil war, has been accelerating since late 2023
The number of people going hungry could climb to over 18 million by September, he warned, and the number of children with acute malnutrition could surge to 1
2 million early next year, “leaving many at risk of permanent physical and cognitive damage
”According to experts who produce the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a leading international authority that ranks the severity of hunger, more than 17,000 Yemenis are in the three worst categories of food insecurity — crisis stage or worse
Fletcher said the U
N
hasn’t seen the current level of deprivation since before a U
N
-brokered truce in early 2022
He noted that it is unfolding as global funding for humanitarian aid is plummeting, which means reductions or cuts in food
According to the U
N
, as of mid-May, the U
N
’s $2
5 billion humanitarian appeal for Yemen this year had received just $222 million, just 9%