Published on: 2026-06-17
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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UN, June 17 /Sana/ — The food crisis in Yemen is sharply worsening: the proportion of people unable to meet basic food needs has risen from about half to almost 60 percent within a month, warned on Tuesday the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, calling for urgent funding to prevent further deterioration of the situation.
The number of Yemenis facing the most severe forms of need has increased from one in four to almost one in three. More than 18 million people, that is more than half of the country’s population, are currently experiencing acute hunger, T. Fletcher said at a briefing in the UN Security Council.
In a government-controlled area, about 5 million people face severe hunger, while more than a quarter are experiencing an extreme food shortage. Although there are no updated data on the government-controlled areas, T. Fletcher said that this should not be interpreted as the absence of humanitarian needs.
He called for an increase in international funding, noting that the humanitarian appeal for Yemen received less than 15 percent of the necessary funding.
The Deputy Secretary-General also called for support for current peace efforts and urged the release of detained UN personnel and other staff. According to him, 73 UN personnel and many others remain arbitrarily detained by de facto authorities.
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has been largely caused by the long-standing conflict that began in 2014 and escalated into a broader civil war in 2015. Hostilities disrupted food imports, damaged infrastructure, weakened public services, and contributed to an economic collapse in the country, which heavily depends on imported food, leaving millions of people reliant on humanitarian aid.
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