UNICEF / YEMEN FOOD INSECURITY
26-May-2023
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The food security situation in Yemen’s districts under the control of the Government of Yemen (GoY) slightly improved during the first five months of this year, while acute malnutrition increased, compared to the same period in 2022. However, the outlook for the period between now until the end of 2023 indicates the need for more programme investments, as the modest improvements may be eroded, UN agencies warned on Friday. UNICEF
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STORY: UNICEF / YEMEN FOOD INSECURITY
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SOURCE: UNICEF
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: SEE SHOTLIST
SHOTLIST
16 MARCH 2023, TAIZZ, YEMEN
1. Wide shot, community in Taizz, Yemen
2. Med shot, children in Taizz community
11 JANUARY 2023, SEERAH DISTRICT, ADEN GOVERNORATE, YEMEN
3. Wide shot, store in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
4. Med shot, Waida Abdu prepares lunch for her family at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
5. Med shot, Waida Abdu prepares lunch for her family at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
6. Close up, stirring food
7. Med shot, Waida Abdu prepares lunch for her family at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
8. Wide shot, Fuad Abduhameed eats lunch with his wife Waida and their 10-year-old daughter Aisha at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
9. Close up, Aisha eats lunch
10. Close up, Fuad eats lunch
11. Close up, top shot of food on the plate
12. Wide shot, Fuad and Aisha buy some vegetables at the indoor market
13. Close up, Fuad puts tomatoes in a bag
14. Close up, Aisha at the vegetable stand
22 FEBRUARY 2023, ADEN GOVERNORATE, YEMEN
15. Med shot, medical staff member checking on a premature baby inside the incubator
16. Med shot, staff member reading through the baby's file before proceeding
17. Med shot, premature baby inside the incubator
18. Close up, premature baby inside the incubator
19. Close up, premature baby inside the incubator
20. Med shot, mother checking on her baby sleeping inside the incubator. The nurse is standing next to the incubator and looking
21. Med shot, mother touching her baby as it sleeps inside the incubator
9 JANUARY 2023, ADEN GOVERNORATE, YEMEN
22. Med shot, Dr. Aida Hussein Seddiq, the consultant pediatrician at Al-Sadaqah Hospital in Aden Governorate, provides medical attention and does the MUAC measurements for Habiba Saad, a 16- month-old who suffers from severe malnutrition
23. Med shot, MUAC measurements for Habiba Saad, a 16- month-old who suffers from severe malnutrition
24. Close up, MUAC measurements for Habiba Saad, a 16- month-old who suffers from severe malnutrition
25. Med shot, Dr. Aida Hussein Seddiq provides medical attention to Habiba Saad
26. Med shot, Dr. Aida Hussein holds Habiba Saad in her arms
27. Close up, Dr. Aida Hussein holds Habiba Saad in her arms
28. Med shot, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger holding her in her arms. A health worker supports Salamah Abdu
29. Close up, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger
30. Med shot, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger holding her in her arms. A health worker supports Salamah Abdu
31. Close up, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger
32. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salamah Abdu, displaced mother of 16-month-old Habiba Saad:
“Everything is expensive so my daughter eats the cheap food we can afford. We can't buy expensive food because of job insecurity, and the weather is unpredictable to catch fish. Sometimes he gets some and nothing at other times. The reason for the malnutrition is that my husband works in the sea and his job is seasonal, sometimes he gets fish and some other times he does not. He also works on a bike and the prices are high so that we cannot manage to buy healthy food items to feed the baby girl. Even we, the adults, do not eat healthy food. We cannot afford to buy food because it is costly.”
33. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salamah Abdu, displaced mother of 16-month-old Habiba Saad:
“Our life in Hayes was better. Everything was bought by my husband, such as meat, sometimes eggs. My husband was working in a grocery store, where he would receive money so that he could afford to buy things for us before the war. After displacement, we suffer from a lack of jobs. He works one day and does not work the next day.”
1. Wide shot, community in Taizz, Yemen
2. Med shot, children in Taizz community
11 JANUARY 2023, SEERAH DISTRICT, ADEN GOVERNORATE, YEMEN
3. Wide shot, store in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
4. Med shot, Waida Abdu prepares lunch for her family at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
5. Med shot, Waida Abdu prepares lunch for her family at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
6. Close up, stirring food
7. Med shot, Waida Abdu prepares lunch for her family at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
8. Wide shot, Fuad Abduhameed eats lunch with his wife Waida and their 10-year-old daughter Aisha at their house in Seerah District, Aden Governorate, Yemen
9. Close up, Aisha eats lunch
10. Close up, Fuad eats lunch
11. Close up, top shot of food on the plate
12. Wide shot, Fuad and Aisha buy some vegetables at the indoor market
13. Close up, Fuad puts tomatoes in a bag
14. Close up, Aisha at the vegetable stand
22 FEBRUARY 2023, ADEN GOVERNORATE, YEMEN
15. Med shot, medical staff member checking on a premature baby inside the incubator
16. Med shot, staff member reading through the baby's file before proceeding
17. Med shot, premature baby inside the incubator
18. Close up, premature baby inside the incubator
19. Close up, premature baby inside the incubator
20. Med shot, mother checking on her baby sleeping inside the incubator. The nurse is standing next to the incubator and looking
21. Med shot, mother touching her baby as it sleeps inside the incubator
9 JANUARY 2023, ADEN GOVERNORATE, YEMEN
22. Med shot, Dr. Aida Hussein Seddiq, the consultant pediatrician at Al-Sadaqah Hospital in Aden Governorate, provides medical attention and does the MUAC measurements for Habiba Saad, a 16- month-old who suffers from severe malnutrition
23. Med shot, MUAC measurements for Habiba Saad, a 16- month-old who suffers from severe malnutrition
24. Close up, MUAC measurements for Habiba Saad, a 16- month-old who suffers from severe malnutrition
25. Med shot, Dr. Aida Hussein Seddiq provides medical attention to Habiba Saad
26. Med shot, Dr. Aida Hussein holds Habiba Saad in her arms
27. Close up, Dr. Aida Hussein holds Habiba Saad in her arms
28. Med shot, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger holding her in her arms. A health worker supports Salamah Abdu
29. Close up, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger
30. Med shot, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger holding her in her arms. A health worker supports Salamah Abdu
31. Close up, Salamah Abdu feeds her daughter Habiba Saad through a syringe plunger
32. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salamah Abdu, displaced mother of 16-month-old Habiba Saad:
“Everything is expensive so my daughter eats the cheap food we can afford. We can't buy expensive food because of job insecurity, and the weather is unpredictable to catch fish. Sometimes he gets some and nothing at other times. The reason for the malnutrition is that my husband works in the sea and his job is seasonal, sometimes he gets fish and some other times he does not. He also works on a bike and the prices are high so that we cannot manage to buy healthy food items to feed the baby girl. Even we, the adults, do not eat healthy food. We cannot afford to buy food because it is costly.”
33. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salamah Abdu, displaced mother of 16-month-old Habiba Saad:
“Our life in Hayes was better. Everything was bought by my husband, such as meat, sometimes eggs. My husband was working in a grocery store, where he would receive money so that he could afford to buy things for us before the war. After displacement, we suffer from a lack of jobs. He works one day and does not work the next day.”
STORYLINE
The food security situation in Yemen’s districts under the control of the Government of Yemen (GoY) slightly improved during the first five months of this year, while acute malnutrition increased, compared to the same period in 2022. However, the outlook for the period between now until the end of 2023 indicates the need for more programme investments, as the modest improvements may be eroded, UN agencies warned on Friday (26 May).
In a new Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) analysis on Yemen released today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that, despite the slight improvements, nearly all districts under the control of the GoY were assessed to be facing high levels of food insecurity.
Yemen remains one of the most food insecure countries globally, mainly driven by the impact of conflict and economic decline, the three UN agencies added.
The report shows that Yemen continues to require attention, with hunger stalking millions of people and the situation could worsen if nothing is done to address the key drivers of food insecurity in the Middle Eastern country.
Today’s report showed that between January and May 2023, about 3.2 million people experienced high levels of acute food insecurity in the GoY areas, and these are classified in severe food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 and above), representing a 23 percent reduction from the October – December 2022 estimates.
Additionally, the number of people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) almost halved to 781,000 compared to the estimates for the last quarter of 2022.
The three UN agencies warned that these modest improvements were only a ‘temporary reprieve’ as the key drivers of food insecurity remain and are projected to worsen during the period June to December 2023.
The IPC report projected a 20 per cent increase in the number of people facing IPC Phase 3 and above (638,500 additional people) during the June to December period. The number of people likely to experience high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or worse) is estimated to increase to 3.9 million (41 percent), out of which 2.8 million people are estimated to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 1.1 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).
The situation is likely to be compounded by a 20 percent decrease in humanitarian food assistance levels and the anticipated increase in food prices. While there has been a relative calm, sporadic fighting may continue in the frontline districts which further impacts food security.
As acute malnutrition continues to worsen in southern governorates, it is estimated that in 2023, half a million children will be acutely malnourished, including nearly 100,000 children who are likely to be severely malnourished. It is also estimated that up to a quarter million pregnant and lactating women (PLW) will be acutely malnourished, while child stunting levels are also very high, ranging from 35.9 percent in Abyan Lowland to 64.3 percent in Hodeida Southern Lowland.
Critical situations of acute malnutrition (IPC AMN Phase 4) persist in some parts of the southern areas. The area-level classification is expected to deteriorate further during the projection period for acute malnutrition with all 16 zones of southern governorates being classified in IPC AMN phases 3 (Serious) and above, including seven zones in IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical).
In a new Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) analysis on Yemen released today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that, despite the slight improvements, nearly all districts under the control of the GoY were assessed to be facing high levels of food insecurity.
Yemen remains one of the most food insecure countries globally, mainly driven by the impact of conflict and economic decline, the three UN agencies added.
The report shows that Yemen continues to require attention, with hunger stalking millions of people and the situation could worsen if nothing is done to address the key drivers of food insecurity in the Middle Eastern country.
Today’s report showed that between January and May 2023, about 3.2 million people experienced high levels of acute food insecurity in the GoY areas, and these are classified in severe food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 and above), representing a 23 percent reduction from the October – December 2022 estimates.
Additionally, the number of people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) almost halved to 781,000 compared to the estimates for the last quarter of 2022.
The three UN agencies warned that these modest improvements were only a ‘temporary reprieve’ as the key drivers of food insecurity remain and are projected to worsen during the period June to December 2023.
The IPC report projected a 20 per cent increase in the number of people facing IPC Phase 3 and above (638,500 additional people) during the June to December period. The number of people likely to experience high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or worse) is estimated to increase to 3.9 million (41 percent), out of which 2.8 million people are estimated to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 1.1 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).
The situation is likely to be compounded by a 20 percent decrease in humanitarian food assistance levels and the anticipated increase in food prices. While there has been a relative calm, sporadic fighting may continue in the frontline districts which further impacts food security.
As acute malnutrition continues to worsen in southern governorates, it is estimated that in 2023, half a million children will be acutely malnourished, including nearly 100,000 children who are likely to be severely malnourished. It is also estimated that up to a quarter million pregnant and lactating women (PLW) will be acutely malnourished, while child stunting levels are also very high, ranging from 35.9 percent in Abyan Lowland to 64.3 percent in Hodeida Southern Lowland.
Critical situations of acute malnutrition (IPC AMN Phase 4) persist in some parts of the southern areas. The area-level classification is expected to deteriorate further during the projection period for acute malnutrition with all 16 zones of southern governorates being classified in IPC AMN phases 3 (Serious) and above, including seven zones in IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical).
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