World Food Programme Announces New Aid Cuts in Yemen Due to Funding Shortfalls

Arab Sea Newspaper - Follow-ups

Arabian Sea - Yemen - Follow-ups: The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced its intention to implement new reductions in food aid in Yemen in the coming months, due to a significant deficit in humanitarian funding. In its latest report on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, issued on Thursday, the program explained that "the sharp decline in funding threatens our ability to continue providing adequate food assistance, in light of the accelerating deterioration of food security and the spread of hunger in the country." It added that efforts are continuing to mobilize support and resources, but preparations are underway to further reduce the size of aid in the coming period. Despite financial constraints, the program was able to provide emergency assistance to 2.7 million people in July, in addition to nutritional support to approximately 415,669 children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers, including 236,323 beneficiaries in the Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) treatment program, and 179,346 in the Acute Malnutrition Prevention (PAM) program. The resilience and livelihoods enhancement program also included 43,000 people, and approximately $670,000 was transferred to them as cash transfers. The report confirmed that the program's activities face a huge funding gap, as it has received only $106 million, equivalent to only 24% of the total $441 million it needs to cover its operations from September 2025 to February 2026.