Geneva-Sana
The United Nations World Food Program revealed today that the hunger crisis in Yemen has increased among large segments of the local community in conjunction with the rise in global prices and high prices resulting from the deterioration of currency exchange rates.
Reuters quoted the WFP office in Yemen as saying in a statement on Twitter that the prolonged crisis in Yemen is devastating for millions of families, as food prices continue to rise, and this leads to an increase in hunger.
David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Program had confirmed earlier that more than half of Yemen's population, or 16.2 million people, are facing the threat of acute hunger with the continuation of the war in that country for nearly seven years.
Beasley said in a statement that the World Food Program needs $802 million to maintain the level of aid it provides over the next six months, noting that the first half of 2022 will be harsh for Yemen, which is on the brink of famine due to the war.
The latest UN estimates indicate that 20 million people, equivalent to two-thirds of Yemen's 30 million population, need aid.
The deterioration of the currency caused sharp increases in prices, with many Yemenis unable to buy most basic commodities.
The World Bank warned of the widening of the famine in Yemen with the continuation of the fighting. In a recent report on food security in Yemen, the Bank stated that the rise in global prices in addition to the increase in inflation rates and the significant decline in the local currency and the increase in the cost of transporting goods were the main reason for the rise Food prices in Yemen.
It is noteworthy that the continuous Saudi aggression on Yemen since the twenty-sixth of March 2015 led to the sabotage of its infrastructure and health facilities, and the countries of aggression imposed a comprehensive siege on Yemen that led to the starvation of the Yemeni people and the spread of diseases, epidemics and disasters in Yemen.