Location: Yemen
Fleeing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Yemeni refugees are rebuilding their lives in Djibouti through food and a new sense of independence.
In a historic unanimous vote, members of the U.N. Security Council recognized for the first time that armed conflict and violence are closely linked to food insecurity and the risk of famine currently threatening the lives of millions of people.
Just 11-months-old, Shahd was being admitted for a second time to the World Food Programme (WFP)’s nutrition treatment center in Hodeidah, Yemen.
As families stand on the brink of famine, new data shows a 15 percent increase in the number of hungry people who suffer from severe hunger worldwide.
Conflict feeds hunger. Three years of devastating conflict in Yemen has left the country crippled by hunger, poverty and disease.
Learn how the World Food Programme (WFP) is responding when the conditions of war are changing almost every day.
There isn't enough food — for refugees, for vulnerable families in conflict zones and for people struggling on the brink of famine.
The arrival of four mobile cranes in Hodeidah Port will allow the World Food Programme (WFP) to better deliver more food and humanitarian supplies to hungry families in need.
Conflict and Famine
CBS Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the crisis in Yemen, where more than 20 million people don't know where their next meal is coming from.
In a country where 90 percent of food was imported even before the conflict began, the devastation is especially evident in the youngest children.
Meet Fadl and Aisha: two Yemeni parents struggling to provide the bare necessities for their brood of five children.