WFP to maintain operations in Yemen

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Wednesday 18 Feb 2015 - 13:52 Makkah mean time-29-4-1436 Rome (IINA) – The World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday it would maintain operations in Yemen despite mounting insecurity which has forced the withdrawal of western diplomats from the country. "In these difficult times, WFP's role becomes even more important," WFP's Yemen Director Purnima Kashyap said. According to WFP estimates, 40 percent of Yemenis are short of reliable food supplies with some 5 million people already facing what the agency called a "severe" risk of hunger or malnutrition. WFP said that it reached 1 million people, including hundreds of thousands who have fled their homes, in January through local partners. The agency said it planned to start a school feeding program and provide take-home rations to some 115,000 girls regularly attending school. Kashyap appealed to donors to continue their support for WFP activities in Yemen, saying that they needed $146 million for the next 12 months. AB/IINA