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UN Suspends Yemen Aid as Food Crisis Deepens
1/30/2026
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- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) shuts down northern Yemen operations due to Houthi restrictions, affecting 365 staff.
- More than 18 million people face acute food insecurity in Yemen.
- The WFP suspended operations in August after Houthis detained employees.
- The U.N. warns that only 25% of 2025 aid funding is secured, prompting essential-service cutbacks.
