Renewed Fighting Risks ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ in Yemen, Aid Groups Warn
WFP said 37 staff remain detained and nearly 75% of households in accessible areas cannot meet basic food needs.
- On Monday, October 12, 2026, the World Food Programme reported that escalating conflict between Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-aligned Houthis has cut life-saving aid access for 800,000 people across Yemen.
- Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, faces the worst impact as Houthi forces hem in the area, leaving more than 600,000 residents without food assistance, including more than 200,000 women and children.
- With more than 18 million people facing acute hunger, recent monitoring shows food security is significantly deteriorating, with nearly 75 per cent of households in accessible areas unable to meet basic needs.
- According to the International Committee of the Red Cross , health facilities in Marib, Taiz, and along the Red Sea coast are bearing the brunt of fighting, with some receiving more than 700 cases weekly.
- Country director El-Khidir Daloum warned that without safe access, the situation "can rapidly spiral into a humanitarian catastrophe," as the WFP requires $268 million to sustain operations through 2027.
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WFP warns of worsening hunger, seeks $268 million to sustain humanitarian operations in Yemen through 2027
In Yemen, the escalation of the armed conflict between the Husites and the forces of the internationally recognized Government had deprived 800,000 people of access to humanitarian assistance, and more than 18 million people faced food shortages every day, the representatives of the United Nations World Food Programme said.
Yemen ' s health system is under increasing pressure with the intensification of fighting. The number of wounded from the line of contact has increased at a time when the humanitarian crisis is worsening, with 800,000 people missing to help, most of them in Ta ' izz.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that food aid could not reach 800,000 people in Yemen due to escalating conflict and blocked roads. More than 18 million people in the country are experiencing acute food insecurity, and 2.2 million children under the age of five are affected by malnutrition. Of these, 500,000 are reported to be suffering from life-threatening severe malnutrition.
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