In a joint statement made by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme, "With continued worsening of acute malnutrition in the (government-controlled) southern provinces, it is expected that there will be around half a million children suffering from malnutrition in 2023," it was stated.
It is estimated that a quarter of a million pregnant and lactating women will suffer from malnutrition in the same period.
"All regions under the control of the Yemeni government will face high levels of food insecurity as the main causes of conflict and economic disruption continue," the statement said.
CIVIL WAR AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN YEMEN
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have been in control of the capital Sana'a and some regions since September 2014. Coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia have been supporting the Yemeni government against the Houthis since March 2015.
According to the reports of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 73 percent of the people of Yemen (approximately 23.4 million) have become in need of humanitarian aid due to the civil war; 4.3 million people were displaced. 377 thousand people, more than 13 thousand civilians, lost their lives in the country due to the conflicts.