Written questions

Yemen: Humanitarian Situation

Lords · Question HL4116 · Tabled 15 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current level of starvation in Yemen.

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 23 Jan 2025

Yemen continues to face huge levels of severe food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2025 17.1 million people (49% of the population) are estimated to be severely food insecure, (a slight reduction from 17.6 million people in 2024), and 8.6 million of those...