YEMEN: Food Security & Nutrition Snapshot | March 2022

Overview of the Situation

The acute food insecurity and malnutrition situation in Yemen has deteriorated further in Current Acute Food Insecurity | January - May 2022 Acute Malnutrition | January - December 2022
13%
2022, with 17.4 million people (IPC Phase 3 and above) in need of assistance as of now, 24%
54% of the analysed population of 31.9
increasing to 19 million starting in June to the end of the year. Of greatest concern is 4.9M

17.4M 2.2M 1.3M

million will experience high acute
13% food
Population
the 31,000 people facing extreme hunger levels (IPC Phase 5 Catastrophe) now, rising to insecurity (IPC Phase 3+). 30% 24%analysed
161,000 by June. In addition, approximately 2.2 million children under the age of five, 4.9M 33%
Population
including 538,000 severely malnourished, and about 1.3 million pregnant and lactating Nearly 17.4 million people in Yemen will 18% 18%30%
analysed
experience high levels of acute food insecurity children aged 6-59 months acutely pregnant and lactating women
women are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition over the course of 2022. The 31.9M None
(IPC Phase 3 or above) through May 2022. This 33% Emergency
malnourished. This includes over 500,000 acutely malnourished.*
severity increases dramatically in the projection period for both food insecurity and acute people Stressed Catastrophe
children severely malnourished.*
includes 31,000 people in Catastrophe (IPC analysed
malnutrition, with 86 districts moving to higher IPC Phases, 82 of which move from Phase 3
27% Crisis IN NEED OF TREATMENT
Phase 5) and 5.6 million people in Emergency 37% None Emergency IN NEED OF TREATMENT
to Phase 4. (IPC Phase 4).* Stressed Catastrophe
Crisis

Conflict and economic crisis remain the main drivers of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in None Emergency

Yemen, further exacerbated by the instability of humanitarian assistance. The outlook for Current Acute Food Insecurity Situation | January - May Stressed
2022 Catastrophe Current Acute Malnutrition Situation | January - May 2022
Crisis
2022 indicates that both features will continue, with a likelihood of further escalation of
fighting in critical hotspots, thereby leading to further displacement. In addition, as a result
of the protracted conflict, access to public services has been brought to a near-halt resulting
in delays/cuts of salaries, poor access to health services, inadequate access to water, and
other services such as education, energy, etc. remain severely compromised.

At the household level, primary underlying causes of acute food insecurity and malnutrition
include increased food prices amidst reduced incomes and labour opportunities,
contributing to poor diet in terms of quantity and quality, as well as low coverage of
sanitation facilities and poor hygiene practices, which have led to a high disease burden. As
the economic crisis rages, more households are coping through erosion of their livelihoods
(such as the sale of productive assets) and the adoption of crisis strategies (mainly a high
reliance on assistance). Furthermore, households are increasingly experiencing a vicious
debt cycle. They are taking on higher debt levels every month and maxing out their credit
levels to cover basic needs. With such levels of negative coping strategies, many households
are precariously exposed, and any sudden shocks at unprecedented levels would further 1 - Acceptable
1 - Minimal
worsen food insecurity and acute malnutrition to extreme levels. 2 - Alert
2 - Stressed

Due to insufficient evidence and unclear population figures, two districts in Hajjah, Midi and 3 - Crisis 3 - Serious

Haradh, are not classified. The IPC Technical Working Group (TWG), the Global Support Unit Key for the Map 1 - Minimal 4 - Emergency Key for the Map 1 - Acceptable 4 - Critical

IPC Acute Food Insecurity 2 - Stressed 5 - Famine IPC Acute Malnutrition 2 - Alert
(GSU) and the Famine Review Committee (FRC) advocate for immediate unimpeded access 5 - Extremely critical
Phase Classification 3 - Crisis Areas with inadequate evidence Phase Classification 3 - Serious Phase classification
to these areas to conduct an assessment to determine the levels of food and nutrition based on MUAC
4 - Emergency Areas not analysed Areas with inadequate
insecurity. 4 - Critical
evidence
5 - Famine Map Symbols 5 - Extremely critical
Key Drivers Areas with inadequate evidenceUrban settlement Phase classification
Areas not analysed
Increased Burden and Severity classification based on MUAC Map Symbols Risk of Famine
Conflict Areas not analysed Areas with inadequate
IDPs/other settlements Urban settlement
Acute Food Insecurity: 151 of the 333 districts (45 percent) are currently classified in IPC Conflict remains the primary key driver of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Yemen. Restrictions in the clearance of goods at the port haveevidence
classification led to severe classification
Map Symbols
Phase 4 (Emergency), representing a staggering 5.6 million people in the same phase. This fuel shortages and a further increase in the price of food and essential non-food items. Furthermore, the conflict has led to increased displacement Areas(IDPs now
not analysed
Urban settlementArea receives significant Given thesettlements
IDPs/other current food insecurity and acute malnutrition levels, in
stand at approximately 4.3 million) and
classification disruption of public services. Civil unrest linked to the economic deterioration and the lack of public services is also rising.
humanitarian food assistance classification
increases to 233 districts (70 percent) in the projection period, representing 7.1 million (an Map Symbols four districts of Hajjah, namely Abs, Haradh, Hayran, and Midi, the
Without a permanent solution, it is unlikely (accountedthat all other
for in Phase mitigation measures will have long-lasting effects.
classification)
IDPs/other settlements Urban settlement Evidence
increase of 1.6 million) starting June. In addition, three districts are currently identified to classification Risk Level
of Famine (RoF) is forecasted under the worst-case scenario.
> 25% of households meet 25-50%
Economic shocks of caloric needs through assistance
classification
* Acceptable
have pockets of population in IPC phase 5 (Catastrophe), totalling 31,000 people, increasing Area receives
Several economic factors are significant
at play, including the depletion of foreign reserves and the highly volatile exchange rate that has led the YER toIDPs/other depreciate, ** The majority of the populations in these districts are displaced to
settlements Medium

to 161,000 people in 23 districts during the second half of 2022. humanitarian food assistance > 25% of households meet > 50%
hollowing out household purchasing power and needs
driving price
classification
increases of food and essential non-food items. The foreign currency crisis is compounded by
*** High
(accounted for in Phase classification)of caloric through assistance Scarce evidence due
the southern sub-districts of Abs, where IDPs reside in campsites or
increasing global food prices, shortages meet
> 25% of households
of fuel,
25-50%
and reduced household incomes. The Ukraine-Russia conflict will lead to further import and price shocks,
Evidence Levelgiven to limited or no
Evidence Level with host
humanitarian families.
access Should the conflict escalate and access to food
Acute Malnutrition Situation: Out of the 43 zones (333 districts) analysed, 40 districts (12 that more than 40 percent of Yemen’s total imports
of caloric needs through assistance of cereal is from these countries. * Acceptable
* Acceptable ** Medium assistance be further impacted by funding shortfalls, an already
percent) are classified as Critical (IPC Phase 4) and 199 (60 percent) in Serious (IPC Phase 3), Reduced funding for>humanitarian25% of households ** meet assistance
Medium
> 50% *** High
*** High
of caloric needs through assistance Scarce evidence due vulnerable large population would be displaced and impact the
with the remaining 94 (28 percent) in Alert (IPC Phase 2). In the projection period, similar to There is a high reliance on humanitarian no Scarce evidence due to limited or
food assistance in Yemen. Thus, acute food insecurity and malnutrition are highly sensitive to humanitarian funding.
to limited or no already stretched livelihoods of host families. The crude death rate
Evidence Level humanitarian access
humanitarian access
food insecurity, there is a dramatic increase in severity, with 72 districts moving from Serious During the current analysis period (Jan-May), assistance levels are expected to cover 6.4 million people (50 percent of estimated beneficiaries). Starting
Acceptable
June, would likely reach famine thresholds, exacerbated by a lack of
* Medium
planned assistance levels are expected to only cover 2.6 million people. These assumptions are based on funding estimates available at the time of analysis.
to Critical making up 108 districts (32 percent) and 66 districts moving from Alert to Serious ** High
humanitarian access and a collapse in health, nutrition and WASH
***
making up 193 districts (58 percent). Of greatest concern are the two districts in Hajjah (Abs Reduced access to basic services
Scarce evidence due to limited or systems.
no humanitarian access
and Hayran) classified as Extremely Critical (IPC Phase 5) by June. Limited access to health, nutrition, and WASH services due to conflict and low immunisation coverage (polio, measles, etc.), leading to high morbidity (diarrhoea,
acute respiratory infections, fever). This, along with poor child-feeding practices, leads to high acute malnutrition levels. Additionally, although Al Hali and Al Hawak districts in Al Hudaydah
are not forecasted to be at Risk of Famine within the projection
Natural hazards period (Jun-Dec 2022), the analysis determined that should a
Publication date: March 14, 2022. A combination of droughts, floods and cyclones expected this year, together with increased incidence of crop, pests, and livestock diseases, will impact the worst-case scenario apply for a protracted period beyond the
* IPC population data is based on population estimates by the Central Statistics Organisation of Yemen. agriculture season and affect many livelihoods. Along the coastal areas, fishing activities are expected to be most affected. This will further reduce incomes and projection period, these districts will likely shift into famine.
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and political boundaries.
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Population displacement l February 2022

Yemen’s conflict has had a devastating impact on the civilian population,
Projected Acute Food Insecurity | June - December 2022 Acute Malnutrition | January - December 2022
4.3M with nearly 4.3 million** people displaced, about half of whom are
women, with 27 per cent below the age of 18.
13%
24%
60% of the analysed population of
4.9M Children and women acutely malnourished (2021 - 2022)
31.9 million will likely13%
experiencePopulation
high
Acute Food Insecurity and Acute Malnutrition Projection Overview
19.0M
30% 24%
acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3analysed
+).
Between June and December 2022, the number of people in Yemen likely to experience 4.9M 33% Jan - Dec 2022 Children in severe
Children in severe acuteacute malnutrition (SAM)
Over 19.0 million people in Yemen will likely 17%30%
Population Children
malnutritionin(SAM)
severe acute malnutrition (SAM)
high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) will increase by 1.6 million to 23% analysed severe acute
Children in moderate malnutrition
acute (SAM)
malnutrition (M
19.0 million (60 percent of the total population). Out of these, 11.7 million people are experience high levels of acute food insecurity Children
Children in in moderate
moderate acute acute malnutrition (M
(IPC Phase 3 or above) between June and 31.9M None
33% Emergency Jan - Dec 2021 Pregnant
Children or
malnutritionin lactating women
moderate
(MAM) in acute maln
acute malnutrition (M
estimated to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3), 7.1 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 161,000 people Stressed Catastrophe Pregnant or lactating women in acute maln
December 2022. This includes 161,000 people analysed 23% Pregnant and
Pregnant orlactating women
lactating in
women in acute maln
in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5). Crisis
acute malnutrition
in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) and 7.14 million None Emergency Jan - Dec 2021
13% 37% #of children 0.5M 1M Jan
1.5M - Dec 2021
2M 2.5M
For acute malnutrition, the situation is projected to deteriorate
24% further from June to people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).* Stressed Catastrophe and women Jan--Sept
Dec 2022
2021
Jan
September 2022. Two districts in Hajjah (Abs and Hayran) are classified as Extremely Crisis
Jan - Sept 2022
4.9M under the age of five, including
Critical (IPC Phase 5). Approximately 2.2 million children None Emergency Jan - Sept 2022
538,000 severely malnourished, and about30%
Population
1.3 million pregnant and lactating women are Projected Acute Food Insecurity Situation | June - December
Stressed 2022
Catastrophe Projected Acute Malnutrition Situation | June#of children 0.5M
#of-children
December 1M
0.5M 2022
1M
1.5M
1.5M
2M
2M
2.5M
2.5M
3M
3M
analysed Crisis
#of children 0.5M 1M 1.5M 2M 2.5M 3M
projected to suffer from acute malnutrition over the course of 2022.
1 - Minimal 33%
1 - Minimal 2 - Stressed
People in IPC Acute Food Insecurity Crisis, Phase 3 or above
3 - Crisis
2 - Stressed None Emergency
3 - Crisis 4 - Emergency
Stressed Catastrophe
5 - Catastrophe
4 - Emergency Crisis
5 - Famine
5 - Famine Areas with inadequate evidence
JUN - DEC 2022
Areas with inadequate Areas
evidence
not analysed
Areas not analysed
Map Symbols
Map Symbols Urban settlement
JAN - MAY 2022 classification
Urban settlement
classification IDPs/other settlements
classification
IDPs/other settlements
classification Area receives significant
JAN - JUN 2021 humanitarian food assistance
Area receives significant (accounted for in Phase classification)
humanitarian food assistance
> 25% of households meet 25-50%
(accounted for in Phase classification)
0 5 10needs through15
of caloric assistance 20 25
> 25% of households meet 25-50%
25%PEOPLE
of caloric needs through>assistance IN meet
of households MILLIONS
> 50% 1 - Minimal 1 - Acceptable
of caloric needs through assistance
> 25% of households meet > 50% 2 - Alert
2 - Stressed
of caloric needs through Level
Evidence assistance
Humanitarian Food *Assistance
Evidence Level Acceptable
Medium
3 - Crisis 3 - Serious

Acceptable
** Key for the Map 1 - Minimal 4 - Emergency Key for the Map 1 - Acceptable 4 - Critical
* Medium
*** High
**
Humanitarian assistance High
Scarce evidence due to limited or
plays a vital role in Yemen, with a large IPC Acute Food Insecurity 2 - Stressed 5 - Famine IPC Acute Malnutrition 2 - Alert 5 - Extremely critical
*** no humanitarian access
Phase Classification
Scarce evidence due to limited or Phase Classification
proportion of the population relying on assistance as the primary
no humanitarian access 3 - Crisis Areas with inadequate evidence 3 - Serious Phase classification
based on MUAC
source of staple foods. In 2021, 13 million people were reached with 4 - Emergency Areas not analysed 4 - Critical Areas with inadequate
evidence
varying levels of humanitarian food assistance on a varying scale. Food Recommended Actions 5 - Famine
Map Symbols 5 - Extremely critical
Areas not analysed
Urban settlement
Areas with inadequate evidence Phase classification
assistance was significantly reduced in the first half of the year due to classification based on MUAC Map Symbols
Areas not analysed
funding; however, in the second half of the year, a considerable scale-up IDPs/other settlements Areas with inadequate
evidence Urban settlement
classification classification
reached more than three-quarters of the caseload with their monthly Map Symbols
Areas not analysed
Urban settlementArea receives significant IDPs/other settlements
requirements. Ending the war and economic stabilisation
classification Provide life-saving
humanitarian food assistance Provide livelihood support ImproveMap
inter-sectoral
Symbols programming
classification Strengthen monitoring and early
(accounted for in Phase classification)
(accounted for in Phase classification)
IDPs/other settlements humanitarian assistance and diversification warning systems
Parties involved in the conflict to immediately
classification cease> 25% of households meet 25-50% Advocate for Urban settlement Evidence Level
and support an integrated
Different from the assumptions on levels of assistance at the time of of caloric needs through assistance
classification
* Acceptable
armed activities and hostilities to
Areaprotect Yemeni lives
receives significant
To stop and reverse Considering the diminished multisectoralIDPs/other
approach for programming
** Medium Joint and coordinated efforts in
analysis, additional contributions were confirmed at the beginning of > 25% of households meet > 50% deterioration,
inexorable
settlements
*** High monitoring food security and nutrition
and livelihoods. All stakeholdershumanitarian
to lift thefood assistance on
restrictions resilience of people, the focused on the classification
four key sectors; foodevidence
security,
(accounted for in Phase classification)of caloric needs through assistance Scarce due
March, which translated into likely continued support to 5 million people the importation and movement of much-needed goods donors to provide urgently high level of vulnerability nutrition,Evidence
healthLevel
and WASH. These to limited
wouldor no indicators for early action/early warning
> 25% of households meet
Evidence 25-50%
Level humanitarian access
with full rations and 8 million with reduced rations per month until May. of caloric is
which would result in lower prices. There needs through assistance
a further needed resources to enable to shocks, and the chronic * Acceptableintegrated primary health
include: continuing are essential. Given the fragile context,
Acceptable
* Medium
From June to December, anticipated resources are estimated to assist 5 ** Medium
urgent need to allow and advocate for > 25%anof unimpeded ** meet
households
High
> 50% sourcing and delivery of nature of food insecurity *** High
care services including immunisation, hygiene the risk factors and key drivers of food
*** assistance
of caloric needs through Scarce evidence due
million people per month. As these increased resource confirmations flow of humanitarian and commercial imports thatScarce serve evidence due to critical
no humanitarian access
limited or life-saving food and malnutrition, close promotion and WASH
to limited interventions at facility
or no insecurity and acute malnutrition
Evidence Level humanitarian access
came after the completion of the analysis, they were not factored into essential needs into and within theAcceptable
country. Ending the assistance to populations collaboration between and community level; supporting integrated should be monitored regularly. Relevant
*
the IPC results. It is important to note that without further resources, 8 war in Yemen will also pave the ** wayMedium
to reconstruction facing large food humanitarian & development livelihood and nutrition preventive and stakeholders should strengthen their
*** High
million people of the current beneficiaries will not receive any assistance and focus on longer-term investments Scarce to tackle
evidence due tothe
limited or consumption gaps. programmes are needed curative programmes as well as programming monitoring systems in a coordinated
no humanitarian access
starting June. underlying causes of food and nutrition insecurity. to tackle the underlying through general food assistance (food, manner, improve and expand data
Furthermore, an urgent review of the economic and fiscal causes of food insecurity and vouchers and cash) as well as supporting collection and sharing, and ensure timely
Publication date: March 14, 2022. policies is required to restore confidence and support the malnutrition and enhance livelihoods, promoting kitchen gardening analysis to comprehend the extent of
* IPC population data is based on population estimates by the Central Statistics Organisation of Yemen. regeneration of the rial. resilience. at household & community level and the situation and ascertain when to
**Population displacement data is from OCHA Yemen. supporting cash programming. trigger early action.
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ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY

2021 PROJECTED Acute Food Insecurity

January - June 2021 2022 CURRENT Acute Food Insecurity
January - May 2022 2022 PROJECTED Acute Food Insecurity
June - December 2022
Nearly 16.2 million people (54% of the analysed Nearly 17.4 million people (54% of the analysed Over 19 million people (60% of the analysed
16.2M population) in Yemen were projected to be in
Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 or above) between 17.4M population) in Yemen will be in Crisis or worse
(IPC Phase 3 or above) between January and 19.0M population) in Yemen will likely be in Crisis or
worse (IPC Phase 3 or above) between June and
January and June 2021. May 2022. December 2022.

11 -- Minimal
Minimal
22 -- Stressed
Stressed
33 -- Crisis
Crisis
Key for the Map 1 - Minimal 44 -- Emergency
Emergency

IPC Acute Food Insecurity 2 - Stressed 55 -- Famine

Famine
Phase Classification 3 - Crisis Areas
Areas with
with inadequate
inadequate evidence
evidence
4 - Emergency Areas
Areas not
not analysed
ACUTE MALNUTRITION analysed
5 - Famine Map
Map Symbols
Symbols
Areas with inadequate evidence Urban
Urban settlement
settlement

2022
classification
classification

2021
PROJECTED Acute Malnutrition
2022
Areas not analysed
CURRENT Acute Malnutrition CURRENT Acute Malnutrition IDPs/other
IDPs/other settlements
classification
settlements

January - December 2021 Map Symbols

classification June - December 2022
January - May 2022
Urban settlementAreaArea receives
receives significant
significant
classification

2.2M
humanitarian
humanitarian food food assistance
assistance

2.3M
Between January and December 2021, 2.3 million children and 1.2 million Between
(accounted for in January
Phase
(accounted for in Phase and December 2022, it is projected that 2.2 million children and 1.3 million women will
classification)
classification) suffer
IDPs/other settlements
women suffered from acute malnutrition; among those, 395,000 children classification from>> 25%
25%acute
of malnutrition;
of households
households meet among those, 538,000 children will likely suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition.
meet 25-50%
25-50%
suffered from Severe Acute Malnutrition. of
of caloric
caloric needs
needs through
through assistance
assistance
Area receives significant
humanitarian food assistance >> 25% 25% of of households
households meetmeet >> 50%
50%
(accounted for in Phase classification)of
of caloric
caloric needs
needs through
through assistance
assistance
> 25% of households meet Level
Evidence
Evidence 25-50%
Level
of caloric needs throughAcceptable
assistance
* Acceptable
Medium
** meet
> 25% of households Medium
> 50%
*** High
High
of caloric needs through assistance
Scarce
Scarce evidence
evidence due
due to
to limited
limited or
or
Evidence Level no
no humanitarian
humanitarian access
access

* Acceptable
** Medium
*** High
Scarce evidence due to limited or
no humanitarian access

1 - Acceptable

2 - Alert

3 - Serious

Key for the Map 1 - Acceptable 4 - Critical

IPC Acute Malnutrition 2 - Alert 5 - Extremely critical

Phase Classification 3 - Serious Phase classification
based on MUAC
4 - Critical Areas with inadequate
Publication date: March 14, 2022. *IPC population data is based on population estimates by the Central Statistics Organisation of Yemen. . | **Population displacement data is evidence
5 - Extremely critical
from OCHA Yemen. | Disclaimer: The information shown on this map does not imply official recognition or endorsement of any physical and political boundaries. Areas not analysed
Phase classification Strengthening humanitarian response

based on MUAC Map Symbols

Areas with inadequate
evidence Urban settlement
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Areas not analysed
IDPs/other settlements