Yemen IDP Families in Seiyun Face Food Shortages as Aid Shrinks
Families in Maryamah camp say they skip meals and sell timber as funding cuts leave more than 4,800 displaced households short of food, officials said.
- Nearly 12 years of conflict has displaced at least 4.5 million people in Yemen, with 4,823 households in Seiyun alone now facing extreme food insecurity and dwindling humanitarian aid.
- Maryamah camp once received consistent humanitarian support, but aid from the World Food Programme stopped more than six months ago, forcing families to survive without basic resources.
- 65-Year-Old Saeedah Mohammed forages for tree leaves to feed her grandchildren, while Ali Sagher Shareem describes living in a windowless shelter in Seiyun with his family.
- Local residents like janitor Salah and retired teacher Khaled Hassan report deteriorating economic situations; Hassan's pension is now worth just $85, forcing locals to request aid shares.
- As aid remains scarce, families face deepening despair in Yemen; Saeedah stated, "No one comes to see us any more. It's as if we don't exist.
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Yemen has been engulfed in civil war for over a decade. Two socio-political movements are fighting each other – the Iranian-backed Houthis and the separatist Southern Movement, supported by Saudi Arabia. The conflict began in 2015 when the Houthis overthrew Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. After a month in detention, Hadi managed to escape and receive international support. A Saudi-led coalition of Arab states subsequently formed, takin…
Deprived of food aid for months, displaced families in southern Yemen are trying to survive with some boiled leaves, leftovers recovered in restaurants or begging. More than a decade after the beginning of the civil war, the humanitarian crisis continues to plunge millions of people into extreme distress.
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