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Food Security Outlook Update December 2025 Political shifts drive uncertainty while Emergency outcomes persist in SBA areas Download the report
  • Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected through May. The prolonged impacts of conflict continue to constrain household income sources and contribute to high food prices, limiting households’ capacity to meet their minimum food and non-food needs. While the late 2025 harvests in the highlands have slightly improved household food availability and access, an estimated two in five people still face slight to large food consumption deficits.
  • In areas controlled by the Sana'a-based authorities (SBA), Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected in Al-Hudaydah, Ta'izz, and Hajjah governorates. The destruction of key revenue-generating infrastructure and related trade disruptions have severely affected household access to income. Seaports and factories are only partially functional, and labor demand is severely suppressed.
  • In areas controlled by the internationally recognized government (IRG), Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes will likely persist due to economic conflict with the SBA and internal political instability following an offensive by the United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council in December. While the first tranche of the financial grant disbursed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in November has helped to stabilize the economy, the regularity of disbursements is now at risk, and political uncertainty is undermining market confidence. 

  • If the KSA’s external financial support to the IRG is substantially disrupted or fully suspended, food security conditions in IRG-areas would likely deteriorate. Delayed civil servant salaries, failing public services, and renewed pressure on the value of the Aden-based YER would raise food and non-food prices and erode household purchasing power, reversing the marginal improvements in food security conditions observed since August 2025. Under this scenario, an increase in the number of households in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) would be expected in IRG-areas. The magnitude and duration of this increase would depend on whether alternative financial support is secured.

    This report provides an update to the October 2025 to May 2026 Food Security Outlook and November 2025 Key Message Update. The analysis is based on information available as of December 25, 2025. 

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Yemen Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (December 2025 - January 2026) and medium term (February 2026 - May 2026) periods.

 Yemen Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile December 2025 (.zip) Yemen Acute Food Insecurity Classification December 2025 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: December 2025 - January 2026 (.png) Medium Term Projection: February 2026 - May 2026 (.png) Near Term Projection: December 2025 - January 2026 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: February 2026 - May 2026 (.kml) Yemen Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (November 2025 - January 2026) and medium term (February 2026 - May 2026) periods.

 Yemen Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile November 2025 (.zip) Yemen Acute Food Insecurity Classification November 2025 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: November 2025 - January 2026 (.png) Medium Term Projection: February 2026 - May 2026 (.png) Near Term Projection: November 2025 - January 2026 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: February 2026 - May 2026 (.kml) Yemen Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Current (October 2025) food security outcomes and forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (October 2025 - January 2026) and medium term (February 2026 - May 2026) periods.

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