The worsening food crisis and lack of funding to confront the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Worsening food crisis:
More than half of Yemen’s population suffers from food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia were major exporters of agricultural products to Yemen, and the war-related unrest increased already rising food prices and deepened poverty. Before the war, Yemen imported at least 27% of its wheat from Ukraine. And 8% from Russia
Funding shortfalls In April, international donors pledged $1.6 billion for the humanitarian response in Yemen. This is $2.7 billion less than the $4.3 billion requested for humanitarian programs More than 30 million people live in Yemen. Yemen was already considered one of the poorest countries in the Arab region and in 2015 an armed conflict broke out due to the failure of the political transition. The war caused the death of 377,000 people in Yemen, according to United Nations reports.
Yemen is witnessing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. The latest estimates indicate that about 50,000 people are currently living in famine-like conditions. Hunger is intensifying in areas affected by the conflict. Nearly 21.6 million people, or more than 70% of the total population, need humanitarian aid and protection.
It is expected that the number of hungry people in Yemen will reach 16 million people, and nearly 50,000 people are already on the verge of death.

About 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are expected to suffer from severe malnutrition. Among these children, 400,000 children may die if they do not receive urgent treatment. These numbers indicate the highest rates of severe acute malnutrition in Yemen since the conflict escalated in 2015.
The value of the Yemeni currency collapsed, leading to the unavailability of food and basic commodities, from which Yemen imports the vast majority of its needs. With the increase in the price of fuel and transportation costs, many are unable to go to hospitals and clinics to obtain the health care they need.