AhlulBayt News Agency: The World Food Programme (WFP) in Yemen is engaging in contradictory actions.
While the program continues to halt aid distribution in many areas under the control of the Sanaa government, it is simultaneously issuing warnings about an uncertain fate for millions of Yemenis due to what it describes as an unprecedented worsening food crisis, despite its own policies contributing to the crisis.
Despite the Sanaa government’s repeated assurances of its commitment to providing all necessary facilities for the program’s operations, the WFP continues to suspend aid distribution.
This was confirmed by Sanaa’s Foreign Minister, Jamal Amer, during his meeting last Sunday with the WFP’s Director of Partnerships with Donor Countries, Abdullah Alwardat, who is currently visiting Yemen.
Amer stated that the ministry has provided numerous facilities to the WFP office in Sanaa over the past period, but unfortunately, the office has created problems for itself by failing to adhere to agreed-upon commitments.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation in the Sanaa government, Ambassador Ismail Al-Mutawakkil, who was present at the meeting, also expressed Sanaa’s willingness to discuss the details of the outstanding issues to resolve them and strengthen cooperation with the program.
It is noteworthy that the World Food Programme announced on December 5, 2023, the suspension of food aid in areas under the control of the Sanaa government.
Although the program attributed the suspension of aid to a lack of funding, the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sanaa (SCMCHA) revealed at the time that the amount of funding it received in 2023 amounted to $1.16 billion, which is $60 million more than in 2022.
This confirms that the decision to suspend aid was politically motivated and came in response to American directives due to Sanaa’s supportive stance towards Palestine.
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