Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery

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Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery

UN News · Official source · Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

Intensifying fighting in Yemen has cut off life-saving assistance to 800,000 people as shifting frontlines, blocked roads and growing insecurity severely restrict access to the city of Taiz and other conflict zones, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.

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