Mark Lowcock told a high-level event on Yemen on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's ministerial meeting that this represents a 60 percent increase from the average of 4.4 million people who received food assistance in the first six months of the year.
He said the increase was partially a result of much higher imports in July. He urged all countries "to do everything they can to sustain this trend," especially by ensuring ship clearances and smooth operations at the port of Hodeida.
Despite the delivery, Lowcock said Yemen "is facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 21 million people in need of emergency aid or protection," most of them children.
He said the threat of famine still looms.
Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said Yemen also faces the world's largest cholera outbreak since numbers have been recorded, with 700 suspected cases reported as of Friday.
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