On the Frontlines: A Yemeni Aid Worker on What It’s Like to Live Through the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis

In this episode of Hacking Hunger, we asked WFP staffer and Yemeni citizen Mohammed Ghanim what it's like living through the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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WFP Assistance Rescues Yemen From the Brink but Struggle Continues for Millions

WFP has achieved an unprecedented expansion of food assistance in Yemen, scaling it up by 50 percent. But still, over 11 million people continue to face a daily struggle of finding enough food.

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A Former Marine Saw Firsthand the Need for American Humanitarian Aid. Now, He’s a U.S. Senator Fighting for Food, and Freedom, for All.

U.S. Senator Todd Young tells us why he is fighting to end hunger and conflict in Yemen and across the globe.

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Children Are the Hidden Victims of Hunger and War. Here Are Some of Their Stories.

The world may be moving on to a new year, but in Yemen, millions are being left behind. Conflict has created a hunger crisis in the country.

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Clutched Under Arms & Carried Over Mountains, These Are the Everyday Stories of Yemen’s Children

With his camera in hand, WFP's head of television Jonathan Dumont recounts the stories he's heard after more than four years of filming in Yemen - the world's worst hunger crisis.

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Seeing Yemen Through the Eyes of an Award Winning Journalist: “They Might Starve”

When I came home after a recent mission to Yemen, I slammed my car door so hard that the window came out of alignment. The faces and stories of the people I'd met had stayed with me.

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Conflict

Conflict is the #1 cause of hunger in the world. It uproots families, destroys economies, ruins infrastructure and brings agricultural production to a halt.

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WFP Brings Vital Humanitarian Supplies to Civilians Trapped on Yemeni Frontline

This is only the second time in over a year that WFP has been able to reach Durayhimi City, which lies about 12 miles south of the port city of Hodeidah.

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WFP Welcomes Progress on Key Accountability Measures With Sana’a Authorities

WFP will resume food distributions for the 850,000 people in Sana’a City who have not received food rations from WFP for the last two months.

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World Food Programme Begins Partial Suspension of Aid in Yemen

The decision was taken as a last resort after lengthy negotiations stalled on an agreement to prevent the diversion of food away from some of the most vulnerable people in Yemen.

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Yemen

Nearly 16 million people are struggling to find their next meal, making Yemen the world's worst hunger crisis.

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The Ripple Effect of Global Instability and the Humanitarian Response

A haunting photo of an emaciated 7-year-old girl, Amal Hussain, pushed Yemen into the spotlight in 2018.

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