International Network Warns Yemen’s Food Insecurity Crisis Will Persist Until May
An international humanitarian monitoring network has warned that acute food insecurity will remain widespread across Yemen in the coming months, with several governorates nearing famine-like conditions.
According to the latest report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), Yemen is expected to continue facing a severe food insecurity crisis across most regions until at least May 2026.
The report highlighted that the ongoing economic conflict between Houthi authorities and the internationally recognized Yemeni government is undermining key livelihood activities, driving up living costs, worsening the business environment, weakening labor markets, and eroding households’ purchasing power.
As a result, at least one in five households is expected to face significant food consumption gaps, accompanied by high levels of acute malnutrition, placing large parts of the country in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse.
FEWS NET also noted that Emergency-level food insecurity (IPC Phase 4) is likely to persist in three Houthi-controlled governorates — Al Hudaydah, Hajjah, and Taiz — through May, meaning one in five households could suffer severe food consumption gaps leading to acute malnutrition and increased risk of mortality.
According to the latest report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), Yemen is expected to continue facing a severe food insecurity crisis across most regions until at least May 2026.
The report highlighted that the ongoing economic conflict between Houthi authorities and the internationally recognized Yemeni government is undermining key livelihood activities, driving up living costs, worsening the business environment, weakening labor markets, and eroding households’ purchasing power.
As a result, at least one in five households is expected to face significant food consumption gaps, accompanied by high levels of acute malnutrition, placing large parts of the country in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse.
FEWS NET also noted that Emergency-level food insecurity (IPC Phase 4) is likely to persist in three Houthi-controlled governorates — Al Hudaydah, Hajjah, and Taiz — through May, meaning one in five households could suffer severe food consumption gaps leading to acute malnutrition and increased risk of mortality.
