{"id":86227,"date":"2022-10-01T13:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T13:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=86227"},"modified":"2022-10-01T13:53:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T13:53:51","slug":"un-food-insecurity-in-yemen-is-at-its-worst-level-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/yemen\/86227-un-food-insecurity-in-yemen-is-at-its-worst-level-in-four-years\/","title":{"rendered":"UN: Food insecurity in Yemen is at its worst level in four years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The World Food Program said that last August witnessed the worst level of deterioration in food insecurity in Yemen in four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its latest update on food security in Yemen, the United Nations Program confirmed the continued deterioration of food insecurity over the past month, as &#8220;food consumption recorded its worst level during the past four years.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A survey conducted by the program, which included a number of families from different parts of Yemen, showed that they were not able to obtain enough food to meet their minimum needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey also indicated that food insufficiency exceeded extremely high levels of 40% in 19 provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Food Program provides food for 13 million people a month in Yemen, whose economy has collapsed due to the ongoing war for the eighth year in a row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Food Program said that last August witnessed the worst level of deterioration in food insecurity in Yemen in four years. 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