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Yemenis face more cuts in humanitarian aid

Friday, 18 February 2022 1:38 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 18 February 2022 1:38 AM ]

Abdullatif al-Washali
Press TV, Sana'a

The UN warns that millions of Yemenis face more cuts in humanitarian aid in the coming months because of funding shortages that could reduce food rations in the war-torn country.

The United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said the humanitarian operations in Yemen are about to decrease significantly.

In his latest briefing to the UN Security Council, he warned that aid agencies are quickly running out of money, forcing them to slash life-saving programs. His remarks have sparked harsh reactions in Yemen.

Since January, the World Food Programme has reduced rations for eight million of the 13 million Yemenis it feeds each month. Griffiths said rations may be cut further from March or even stopped, meaning that millions of Yemenis may die of hunger.

The reduction in food rations comes as millions of people in Yemen face starvation as a result of the ongoing years-long Saudi war and blockade imposed on their country.

As observers say, millions of Yemenis face a “death sentence” if gaps in UN funding are not filled. They warn that if the world body wants to save more lives in Yemen, it must reduce the operational expenses of its agencies that deplete the humanitarian funding.

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