Yemen threatened by a devastating famine

The conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen is taking a dramatic turn for the worse, with Houthi rebels seizing financial assistance to fund their malicious terrorist activities.

For the first time in years since the Houthi coup, major commercial suppliers have sounded the alarm in Yemen, warning of an imminent famine in the country as a result of the rise in global wheat prices and diminishing stocks.

The United Nations had warned in April that over 25.5 million Yemenis out of the country’s 30 million people are living below the poverty line due to the war in their country.

Human rights organizations called for immediate international intervention to avert another humanitarian catastrophe in the coming months, proposing that international and regional organizations explore innovative solutions to ensure sufficient wheat supplies reach Yemeni communities.

Despite the series of warnings for urgent solutions and proposals to avoid a shortage of wheat supplies to Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthi militias and their unrecognized government continue to deliberately ignore the gravity of this potential disaster, while continuing to hinder the work of relief groups.

Informed sources in Sanaa said the militias have recently instructed their supporters in the occupied capital, Sanaa, to stop the operation of many local humanitarian and charitable institutions in several cities under their control.