The UN World Food Programme said Wednesday that more Yemenis were going hungry because of rising food prices and severe fuel shortages brought about by months of political unrest. “Rising food prices and political instability have left millions of people in Yemen hungry and vulnerable,” WFP executive director Josette Sheeran said in an emailed statement.
Widespread anti-government protests calling for embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down have left the country in political disarray as government troops, rival military units and tribal militias battle for power. The months of violence and instability have pushed the already stressed Yemeni economy to the brink of collapse and forced millions of families further into poverty.
WFP says millions more Yemenis go hungry
