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Food shortage due to instability
Donor countries should act on their promises and help Yemen.
- Gulf News
- Published: 23:04 July 10, 2009
The recent urgent appeal issued by the World Food Programme (WFP) regarding Yemen is alarming as much as disappointing. According to WFP, $23 million (Dh84.48 million) in financial support is needed from international donors so that adequate food supplies are distributed, especially among women and children. This sum is part of a total of $55 million which the organisation says is required to improve the nutrition of more than 1.6 million vulnerable Yemenis. "Volatile food and fuel prices combined with conflict and natural disasters over the past years have severely affected the country", said WFP Yemen representative Gian Carlo Cirri.
Although Yemen is one of the world's poorest countries, what has made the situation critical is the violent conflict that is unfolding in various parts of the country. Such an instability has certainly further endangered the lives of those in need. It is high time that donor countries act on their promises.
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