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Yemen · Security · Moderate · impact 4 of 5
First reported 2 October 2026 · latest 2 October 2026 · 1 reports from 1 outlet
Part of Yemen
One development in Houthi offensive on Yemen coast
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Fighting on Yemen’s southwest coast has displaced nearly 150,000 people and cut aid access for 350,000 more, worsening hunger, shelter strain and instability.
Facebook Twitter Print Email Renewed conflict in Yemen has triggered a surge in hunger that could have consequences in the wider region and beyond, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday. Fighting between Government forces and Houthi rebels along the southwestern coast has forced nearly 150,000 people from their homes, disrupted markets and restricted humanitarian access. What is beginning as a hunger crisis in Yemen could certainly compound a greater food security crisis far beyond its borders, Matthew Hollingworth, WFP Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations, told journalists in Geneva.
Many have arrived at these locations after walking for days without water or food. WFP is stepping up operations in Yemen and has assisted more than 70,000 people across two of the biggest displacement hotspots in Lahaj and Taiz, providing hot meals and other assistance. The UN agency was already supporting more than 1.5 million people in Government-held areas prior to the escalation.
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Facebook Twitter Print Email Renewed conflict in Yemen has triggered a surge in hunger that could have consequences in the wider region and beyond, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday. Fighting between Government forces and Houthi rebels along the southwestern coast has forced nearly 150,000 people from their homes, disrupted markets and restricted humanitarian access. What is beginning as a hunger crisis in Yemen could certainly compound a greater food security crisis far beyond its borders, Matthew Hollingworth, WFP Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations, told journalists in Geneva.
Yemen was already among the world s top humanitarian crises and hunger hotspots prior to the escalation. More than 18 million people nationwide face acute food security, and some 2.2 million children under five are acutely malnourished. Speaking from Rome.
Yemen was already among the world s top humanitarian crises and hunger hotspots prior to the escalation. More than 18 million people nationwide face acute food security, and some 2.2 million children under five are acutely malnourished. Speaking from Rome.
Many have arrived at these locations after walking for days without water or food. WFP is stepping up operations in Yemen and has assisted more than 70,000 people across two of the biggest displacement hotspots in Lahaj and Taiz, providing hot meals and other assistance. The UN agency was already supporting more than 1.5 million people in Government-held areas prior to the escalation.
WFP is stepping up operations in Yemen and has assisted more than 70,000 people across two of the biggest displacement hotspots in Lahaj and Taiz, providing hot meals and other assistance. The UN agency was already supporting more than 1.5 million people in Government-held areas prior to the escalation. We know we can reach that height of support with the pre-positioned stocks we have, but we are finding it increasingly hard to move food into frontline areas, Mr.
Hollingworth said. The fighting has cut off access to parts of Taiz and Hudaydah, preventing WFP and partners from accessing some 350,000 people in areas where they used to assist. Humanitarian teams cannot work in these areas, which are under the control of the Houthi de facto authorities, in line with an operational pause mandated by the UN Secretary-General.
We're robbing Peter to feed Paul, Mr. Hollingworth said, stressing the critical need for funding to support both newly displaced people and the millions who have depended on the agency s support for years. If the world doesn't step up soon to help Yemen, the outlook is going to get bleaker, he warned, because the consequences of this conflict are stretching beyond Yemen.
If the world doesn't step up soon to help Yemen, the outlook is going to get bleaker, he warned, because the consequences of this conflict are stretching beyond Yemen. At least 3,700 Yemenis have crossed the Bab al-Mandab Strait to seek shelter in Djibouti, where WFP is working with the authorities to support the arrivals. Mr.
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