The World Food Programme suspends its treatment for malnutrition cases in areas under Houthi control in Yemen.

The United Nations World Food Programme "WFP" announced today, Thursday, that its interventions to treat severe malnutrition cases in areas under the control of the Houthi group in northern Yemen will completely stop by the end of next month due to depleted supplies and funding shortages.

The UN program stated in a recent report on the humanitarian situation that its Moderate Acute Malnutrition Management Program "MAM" will cease entirely in areas under Houthi control due to the depletion of essential goods, expected by the end of June.

The report added that the program in Houthi areas is facing a complete halt in shipping operations due to the lack of arrival of any new supplies necessary for its continuation.

The UN program indicated that it will operate at reduced levels based on available funding until essential goods run out, at which point the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will take responsibility for treating high-risk moderate acute malnutrition cases in priority districts that the program previously covered.

The report highlighted that WFP operations in Yemen continue to suffer from a significant funding gap, having received only about $90 million, which is only 15% of the total net funding requirements of $602 million for the next six months.

Despite funding shortages, WFP revealed that in April, it was able to provide nutritional assistance to 529,667 children, women, pregnant and lactating women, including 358,820 in the Moderate Acute Malnutrition Management Program (MAM) and 170,847 in the Preventive Acute Malnutrition Program (PAM).