Yemen is facing alarmingly high levels of food insecurity, with pockets of the population projected to face IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe) by September 2025.  Nearly half the population for both the Government of Yemen (GoY) and Sana'a Based Authorities (SBA) controlled areas are facing high levels of [...]

The Government-controlled areas in Yemen continue to face a rapidly worsening situation compared to the same period last year. Approximately 4.95 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between May and August 2025, classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). Al [...]

Nearly half of the population (4.7 million people) in the Government of Yemen (GoY) controlled areas experienced high levels of acute food between July and September 2024, classified as IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). This included 1.2 million people who experienced critical levels of f [...]

By the end of 2024, an estimated 609,808 children will be acutely malnourished, with 118,570 projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition—a 34 percent increase from 2023 levels. Additionally, around 222,918 pregnant and breastfeeding women are expected to be malnourished. These projections a [...]

The updated analysis indicates that for the period October 2023 to February 2024, approximately 4.56 million people or 45 percent of the population analyzed in Government of Yemen controlled areas will experience high levels of acute food insecurity (AFI), classified as Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and Emer [...]

Between January and May 2023, 3.2 million people (one third of the population) are in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis and Emergency). A total of 781,000 people are in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), and 2. 5 million people in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). This represents a 23 percent reduction in the number of people [...]

Nearly 456,00 children under the age of five in Yemen will likely suffer from acute malnutrition over the course of 2023 and will need treatment. Of these, over 97,000 children are likely severely malnourished and up to a quarter million pregnant and lactating women and girls.  Critical levels of [...]

Nearly 17 million people or over 53% of the population in Yemen, will likely experience high levels of Acute Food Insecurity, classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse between October and December 2022. Of primary concern, is the 6.1 million people classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and the 4.3 [...]

The IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) projection update was conducted only for 125 districts in the governorates under the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG). The reason for the partial update was primarily due to restrictions to conducting virtual analysis in governorates under the Sana’a [...]

The acute food insecurity and malnutrition situation in Yemen has deteriorated further in 2022, with 17.4 million people (IPC Phase 3 and above) in need of assistance as of now, increasing to 19 million starting June to the end of the year. Of greatest concern is the 31,000 people facing extreme hun [...]