Middle East
Isolated and unseen, Yemenis eat leaves to stave off famine
In a remote pocket of northern Yemen, many families with starving children have nothing to eat but the leaves of a local vine, boiled into a sour, acidic green paste. International aid agencies have been caught off guard by the extent of the suffering there as parents and children waste away....
Yemen Food Security Outlook: Weakening of the national currency further impacts food and fuel prices
Large populations in Yemen continue to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels of acute food insecurity, according to the latest report from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net)....
Stronger regional ties could ensure food security, says minister
Stronger regional ties in agriculture and production are being urged to ensure food security in the United Arab Emirates. Mariam bint Mohammed Al Mehairi, Minister of State for Food Security, said its future in the Middle East and North Africa depended on strengthening economic and trade co-operatio...
Mothers Fight for Children’s Lives, Hunger in Yemen
The United Nations says 2.9 million women and children in Yemen are acutely malnourished. Nearly one third of Yemen’s population, or 8.4 million people, are fed with food aid or else they would go hungry. That number has grown by 25 percent over the past year. Aid agencies say that parts of Yemen ...
Yemen facing largest famine the world has seen for decades, warns UN aid chief
Top United Nations humanitarian official warns Yemen will be gripped by famine – one the likes of which the world has not seen in years – if the blockade on basic supplies into the country imposed by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition is not lifted immediately....
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