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WFP is concerned about displaced people in Yemen
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is concerned about the plight of thousands of people displaced by conflict between government forces and rebel forces in northern Yemen.
Displaced Yemenis
The agency says that as the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha approaches, these people will not be able to celebrate in their own homes.
Since the conflict erupted in northern Yemen, the agency and its partners have managed to get food assistance to more than 100,000 displaced people across Sa'ada, Hajjah, Amran and Al Jawf governorates.
WFP spokesperson Emilia Casella, says in addition, WFP, the Islamic Relief and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, have been able to open a corridor through Saudi Arabia.
"So far, one convoy has reached 10,000 people in that area and another convoy has just crossed over the border yesterday with food for 15,000 and is currently being processed through Yemeni customs. In addition, the World Food Programme is planning a blanket supplementary feeding programme for children under five beginning in December."
Ms. Casella says this will be given to about 30,000 children in the displaced population.
WFP is still worried about the situation in Sa'ada town, which has been virtually cut off from the rest of the world for more than three months now.
It is calling for localized humanitarian ceasefires and humanitarian corridors to allow for safe and uninterrupted access to families who remain trapped by the conflict so that further displacement and suffering can be avoided.
Diane Bailey, United Nations Radio
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