# WFP ramps up Yemen response as hunger fears escalate, official says

https://mins.news/en/item/67832

- Reuters, 2026-09-21 19:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/world-food-programme-ramps-up-response-yemen-hunger-fears-escalate-official-says-2026-09-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab17ed7b314680001fef895

> The acting head of the World Food Programme said Monday that the agency was intensifying its response to Yemen’s worsening crisis. Houthi fighters seized the country’s Red Sea coast, displacing tens of thousands and fueling fears of hunger.

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