WFP warns against famine in Yemen, ignoring its role in worsening crisis
SANAA, June 17 (YPA) – The World Food Programme (WFP) in Yemen is practicing a multitude of contradictions.
While the program continues to halt aid distribution in many areas under the control of the Sanaa government, it is today issuing warnings of an uncertain fate for millions of Yemenis due to what it calls an unprecedented worsening food crisis, forgetting that its policies are contributing to the aggravation of this crisis.
Despite the Sanaa government’s continued assurances of its commitment to providing all necessary facilities for the program’s work, the WFP continues to halt aid distribution.
This was confirmed by Sanaa’s Foreign Minister, Jamal Amer, during his meeting last Sunday with the WFP’s Director of Partnerships with Donor Countries, Abdullah Alwardat, who is visiting Yemen.
Amer stated that the ministry has provided numerous facilities to the WFP office in Sanaa over the past period, but unfortunately, the office has been creating problems for itself due to its reneging on and failure to adhere to agreed-upon agreements.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation in the Sanaa government, Ambassador Ismail Al-Mutawakkil, who was present at the meeting, also expressed Sanaa’s willingness to discuss the details of the outstanding issues with a view to resolving them and strengthening the relationship with the program.
It is noteworthy that the World Food Programme announced on December 5, 2023, the suspension of food aid in areas under the control of the Sana’a government.
Although the program attributed the suspension of aid to a lack of funding, the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sanaa (SCMCHA) revealed at the time that the amount of funding it received in 2023 amounted to $1.16 billion, which is $60 million more than in 2022.
This confirms at the time that the decision to suspend aid was politically motivated and came in response to American directives as a result of Sanaa’s supportive stance towards Palestine.
YPA