Reasons For Funding Crisis And Supply Disruption, World Food Agency Postpones Malnutrition Prevention Program In Yemen

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JAKARTA - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) decided to postpone the program to prevent malnutrition in Yemen in August. In a recent report on the situation in Yemen, the WFP stated that the critical funding crisis plus ongoing supply disruption forced them to "postpone all malnourished activities" in August. "This will allow WFP to take advantage of available scarce resources to cover the need for a moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) program that saves lives," according to the WFP in a recent report released at the end of July quoted from Anadolu via Antara, Wednesday, August 2. According to the report, to address the precarious situation in Yemen, the available and limited funds will be allocated to a life-saving treatment program for cases of severe acute malnutrition. The WFP decision is expected to have a negative impact on 2.4 million people in Yemen who suffer from malnutrition. Yemen has been hit by violence and has been in an unstable situation since 2014 when Houthi rebels allied with Iran seized large parts of Yemen, including the capital Sana'a. Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces have supported the Yemeni government against the group since March 2015.