According to the head of U.N. food agency, David Beasley, 16 million people in Yemen “are marching towards starvation”.

• David also warned that, food rations for millions in Yemen will be cut in October 2021 unless new funding reaches there.
• During a meeting on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, He said that the United States, Germany, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia donors stepped up when the World Food Program (WFP) was running out of money in first half of 2021. This funding helped in averting famine and catastrophe.
• WFP is running out of money again. He notes that, without any new funding, ration reductions will be done for 3.2 million people in October 2021 and for 5 million by December 2021.

This meeting was held on September 22, 2021 on the line of U.N. General Assembly’s annual leaders’ gathering. It raised about $600 million. Meeting was hosted by European Union and co-hosted by Sweden & Switzerland.