Yemen Monitor / Marib / Exclusive:
A recent update from the World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed the continued alarming deterioration of food security in Yemen, where a large proportion of households are still struggling to meet their basic food needs.
According to the report — reviewed by Yemen Monitor and dated October 30 — about 61% of households surveyed in September 2025 faced difficulty in meeting the minimum level of food requirements. This figure is similar to that of the same period last year, reflecting stagnation in response to the escalating humanitarian needs.
The report confirms that the 2025 Global Hunger Index still classifies Yemen’s hunger situation as “alarming”, with projections indicating that the country is likely to slide into the “extremely severe alert” category — warning of an even deeper humanitarian catastrophe. All Yemeni governorates exceed the “high-risk” threshold for poor food consumption (≥20%), with Al-Bayda, Lahj, Raymah, Al-Dhalea, and Al-Jawf recording the highest rates, ranging between 43% and 48%.
Since August, the WFP has suspended its projects in areas controlled by the Houthi group, followed by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) in October, after the Houthis launched a campaign of arrests targeting UN agency staff, accusing them of “espionage” and of playing a role in the assassination of the group’s government in Sana’a through Israeli airstrikes.
In an attempt to cope with the severe shortages, the report noted that nearly half of all households nationwide (49%) have been forced to restrict adult food consumption to prioritize feeding their children.
The most vulnerable groups remain internally displaced persons (IDPs), particularly those living in camps, where 42% reported moderate to severe hunger, compared to 26% among residents. The reliance of camp-based IDPs on begging as a survival strategy has also doubled, now reaching 13%.
