Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The World Food Programme (WFP) has unveiled a sharp escalation in food insecurity rates across 12 Yemeni districts during the third quarter of 2025, with a clear concentration in areas controlled by the Houthi group.
The findings were detailed in a recent report by the UN agency, which highlighted the varying levels of food deprivation among the different districts.
Districts including Abs and Kushar (Hajjah), Al-Ushay and Sawir (Amran), Al-Zuhrah and Hays (Hudaidah), Al-Dhahir (Sa’adah), Khabb wa ash Sha’af (Al Jawf), Al-Mokha (Taiz), and Marib City recorded differing increases in food insecurity levels. Abs district registered the most significant jump, an 18-percentage point increase compared to the preceding quarter, indicating a marked deterioration of the situation there.
The WFP report attributed the worsening crisis in several districts to natural disasters such as floods, compounded by a shortage and decline in humanitarian aid. Conversely, other areas experienced a relative improvement due to a good harvest season and increased agricultural employment opportunities, which helped to ease the severity of food shortages.
Despite the modest improvements elsewhere, the WFP issued a warning about the persistence of an alarming food situation in areas like Abs and Al-Zuhrah. Both districts have recorded an annual increase in acute malnutrition rates, classifying them as Yemen’s most prominent “hotspots of hunger.”
This report forms part of the United Nations’ ongoing efforts to monitor the deepening humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where millions continue to suffer from food insecurity amid difficult living conditions and escalating armed conflict.
