Yemen..International network expects the number of people in need of aid to rise to about 19 million people by next March

An international network expects the number of people in need of humanitarian aid in Yemen to rise to about 19 million people by next February and March.

This came in a report by the Famine Early Warning System Network ( FEWS NET ), on food security expectations in Yemen during the period from October 2023 to May 2025.

“In Yemen, families continue to suffer from the long-term impacts of the protracted conflict, including extremely poor macroeconomic conditions. The business environment continues to erode due to currency shortages in Houthi-controlled areas, and currency depreciation and inflation in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government,” the organization said.

“Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes are expected to persist across the country, with assistance needs peaking in the range of 18.0-18.99 million during the semi-lean season in February and March in the highlands, before the start of the next agricultural season in the highlands,” she added.

The network's report pointed out that due to the poor economic conditions (devaluation of the currency and rising prices) and the limited income-earning opportunities, millions of families are expected to face persistent gaps in food consumption and widespread acute food insecurity at the crisis level ( IPC Phase 3 ) or emergency level (IPC Phase 4) in areas under the control of the legitimate government.

She pointed out that many governorates under Houthi control, in the north of the country, will continue to suffer from the effects of severe food insecurity at the crisis, emergency and worst levels, as a result of the continued suspension of food aid distribution there.