"Aid cuts, conflict and economic collapse push millions of Yemenis towards severe hunger in 2026. Yemen, one of the world's most impoverished nations, is entering a perilous new phase of food shortages with more than half the population about 18 million people expected to face worsening hunger in early 2026, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The warning follows new projections under the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification hunger-monitoring system that were released on Monday and show an additional one million people at risk of life-threatening hunger."
"By the end of 2025, Yemen's required humanitarian response was less than 25 percent funded the lowest level in a decade while life-saving nutrition programmes received under 10 percent of the funding required, the IRC said. This rapid deterioration driven by catastrophic humanitarian funding cuts, climate shocks, economic collapse, and compounded by recent insecurity calls for urgent action to reverse the unfolding catastrophe, the organisation said in a statement."
More than 18 million Yemenis are expected to face worsening hunger in early 2026, with an additional one million at risk of life-threatening hunger. Pockets of famine could affect over 40,000 people across four districts within two months. Years of war and mass displacement have shattered livelihoods and limited access to health and nutrition services. A nationwide economic collapse has slashed households' purchasing power and driven up food prices. Humanitarian assistance fell sharply, with the required response funded under 25 percent by end‑2025 and nutrition programs under 10 percent. Recent fighting in the south involves external regional actors. Climate shocks and funding cuts compound the crisis and urgent increased aid and protection are needed.
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