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- Acting Executive Director Carl Skau said the World Food Programme is increasing aid in Yemen.
- WFP says 18 million Yemenis face acute food insecurity and 2.2 million under-five children are acutely malnourished.
- Houthi fighters seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, displacing tens of thousands and killing about 700.
- Skau warned WFP cannot operate in Houthi-controlled areas because offices are occupied and assets confiscated.