Yemen Faces Escalating Starvation Crisis Amid Aid Reduction

In the wake of the World Food Program’s decision to reduce its aid to the Yemeni people due to a “severe financial crisis”, an escalating starvation scenario is emerging in Yemen. The countries of the aggression alliance, with the American administration playing a leading role, are at the forefront of this crisis.

The Yemeni people have been grappling with nine years of drought. The continued prevention of salary disbursement and an intensifying siege have pushed the economic situation in the free governorates towards a precipice. The reduction in relief aid has exacerbated this situation, doubling the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people.

Professor Jamal Al-Ashoul, the media official for the Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation, stated that “the reduction of relief aid came within the framework of exacerbating and doubling the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people, who are living the worst humanitarian crisis in the world due to aggression and siege for nine years.”

After experiencing military setbacks, America, the de facto leader of the coalition of aggression against Yemen, has resorted to a policy of economic strangulation and starvation tactics. The reduction in aid, a result of American pressure on organizations, has exacerbated humanitarian suffering in a catastrophic manner, placing millions of affected individuals at risk. Those most impacted are children and women, who are suffering from malnutrition.

The World Food Program confirms that if it does not receive new funding, approximately 3 million people in areas north of the country will be affected, along with about 1.4 million people in areas south of the country. This reduction represents a significant decrease in its activities in Yemen.

The program was forced to reduce malnutrition prevention activities in Yemen, which previously targeted about 1.4 million people. Due to limited funding and resources, the program can now only help 128,000 people out of a total of 2.4 million people who were planned to be targeted from children and girls and pregnant and lactating women.

Statistics indicate that over 4.5 million children and women suffer from malnutrition. These numbers are expected to multiply after the UN decision to reduce aid.

Richard Reagan, representative of the World Food Program in Yemen, reveals: “We are facing a very difficult situation where we have to make decisions about taking food from hungry people to feed those who are hungrier.”

Al-Ashoul warns that “America and its aggressive alliance and United Nations implications for reducing catastrophic aid expose millions affected by danger.” He confirms that “Leadership will have measures to confront the starvation weapon used by America in its aggression against Yemen.”

Al-Ashoul concludes by saying: “We warn against taking such step which will expose millions to danger. United Nations will bear catastrophic repercussions.”