Yemen: Food crisis likely to worsen in Middle East and North Africa as COVID-19 continues
27 Mei 2020
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, World, Yemen
Sources: World Health Organization, World Food Programme, UN Children’s Fund, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are among the top 10 countries in the world with the worst food crises by number of people in crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) with nearly 40 million suffering.