Nearly half of the population (4.7 million people) in the Internationally Recognized Government of Yemen (IRG) controlled areas experienced high levels of acute food between July and September 2024, classified by Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse).
This included 1.2 million people who experienced critical levels of food insecurity characterized by large food gaps and high levels of acute malnutrition.
This reflects a continued, though slower, deterioration in the food security situation compared to the last Classification update (October 2023 – February 2024), when around 4.6 million people were classified in Phase 3 or above.
The declining economy, coupled with continued conflict and irregular humanitarian food assistance (HFA) continue to drive the high levels of acute food insecurity.
In addition, torrential rains in August 2024 led to localized flooding that devastated homes, disrupted agricultural activities, resulted in loss of livestock and farmland and displaced an estimated 400,000 people – mainly in parts of Marib, Al Hodeidah, Taiz and Ad Dhali.
In the projection period (October 2024 – February 2025), the situation will improve marginally with 4.6 million people projected to be in Phase 3 or above.
Of these, 1.1 million people are expected to face critical levels of food insecurity (Phase 4), and 3.5 million people are expected to face crisis levels of food insecurity, classified as IPC Phase 3 (Crisis).
While the number of districts classified in Phase 4 is estimated to decline by 50 percent, from 24 to 12 districts, the population in Phase 4 will remain unchanged.
Overall, all 118 districts analyzed will likely experience high levels of acute food insecurity (Phase 3 or above) during both the current and projection periods.