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The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens to further exacerbate the food insecurity emergency in Yemen
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has roiled agricultural markets, particularly the wheat market, which has seen prices rise by 30% since Russia invaded on February 24.
The Yemen conflict, underway since early 2015, has led to an ongoing, unprecedented humanitarian emergency.
Fragility, Conflict, and Migration addresses challenges to livelihood, food, and climate security faced by some of the most vulnerable populations worldwide.
The Russia-Ukraine war: Implications for global and regional food security and potential policy responses
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Can unconditional cash transfers mitigate the impact of armed conflict on child nutrition in Yemen?
The “ignored” civil war in Yemen has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. Little is known about how to mitigate the detrimental consequences of such protracted violence.
Evidence-based planning for post-conflict reconstruction is often constrained by missing data and the shortcomings of conventional analytical methods.
Refugees and conflict-affected people: Integrating displaced communities into food systems
Humanitarian interventions that have the greatest likelihood of success involve investing in local agrifood systems and including conflict-affected people in strategies for building, reviving, or strengthening these systems.
In addition to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis and the creation of space for militant groups, the conflict in Yemen is also taking a heavy toll on the economy.
An impact evaluation of Yemen’s Cash for Nutrition program provides new evidence of the benefits of “cash plus” transfer programs to meet nutritional needs in conflict situations.
Hunger and acute child malnutrition are increasingly concentrated in fragile countries and civil conflict zones. According to the United Nations, Yemen’s civil war has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent history.
Impacts of the triple global crisis on growth and poverty
Yemen is an oil-exporting and food-importing country on the Arabian Peninsula with persistently high levels of poverty.