{"id":2081,"date":"2021-12-23T14:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T19:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lematin.ca\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:34:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:34:23","slug":"funding-shortfall-forces-un-to-cut-food-aid-to-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lematin.ca\/?p=2081","title":{"rendered":"Funding shortfall forces UN to cut food aid to Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Funding shortfall forces UN to cut food aid to Yemen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce food aid to Yemen due to a shortfall of funds. From January, 8 million people in Yemen will receive a reduced ration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Annegret Mathari, Geneva<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Geneva (22 December 2021) The WFP is running out of funds to continue to provide food assistance to 13 million people in Yemen, said the UN agency in a statement on Wednesday. It will reduce food rations for 8 million people from January &#8211; families will receive barely half of WFP\u2019s daily minimum ration. Five million people at immediate risk of slipping into famine conditions will remain on a full ration<strong>. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe reductions come at the worst possible time for families in Yemen who are dependent of WFP\u2019s food assistance to survive\u201d, said the WFP. Food prices have more than doubled this year. Meanwhile, fighting across multiple frontlines continues to force families to flee. The rebel Houthi movement took control of the capital Sanaa in 2014 as the government fled, prompting a Saudi Arabia-led coalition to intervene 2015 in support of the government. Yemen has been devastated by the ongoing war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Warning of further cuts<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Without new funding more severe reductions will soon be unavoidable, warned the WFP. This could see people cut from food assistance programmes completely. Malnutrition treatment and school feeding for children may also be reduced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cEvery time we reduce the amount of food, we know, that more people who are already hungry and food insecure will join the ranks of millions who are starving,\u201d said Corinne Fleischer, WFP Regional Director for middle East and North Africa. \u201cWe have to stretch our limited resources and prioritize, focusing on people who are in the most critical state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over half of the population of Yemen or 16.2 million people face acute hunger, according to WFP. Half the children under five (2.3 million) are at risk of malnutrition. WFP needs $813 million to continue to assist the most vulnerable in Yemen through May. In 2022, WFP needs $1.97 billion to continue to deliver food assistance to families on the brink of famine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ISSN 2564-176X Le matin canadien (en ligne)\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 ISSN 2564-1778 Le matin canadien (imprim\u00e9)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding shortfall forces UN to cut food aid to Yemen The World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce food aid to Yemen due to a shortfall of funds. From January, 8 million people in Yemen will receive a reduced ration. Annegret Mathari, Geneva Geneva (22 December 2021) The WFP is running out of funds to continue to provide food assistance to 13 million people in Yemen, said the UN agency in a statement on Wednesday. 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