Country: Yemen Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached files. SITUATION UPDATEFood Security Situation:WFP data show that 66 percent of households nationwide were unable to obtain their minimum food needs in May. This is, for the second consecutive month, the highest level of inadequate food consumption ever measured by WFP in Yemen.The prevalence of severe food deprivation (poor food consumption) rose to 39 percent in May. All governorates of Yemen exceeded the “very high” threshold (≥20 percent) for poor food consumption, with peaks recorded in Ad Dali', Al Jawf, Amran, Lahj, and Hajjah governorates.Key drivers of food insecurity in Yemen include worsening economic challenges, substantial reductions in humanitarian assistance gaps caused by funding shortages, limited livelihood activities, localized conflict, and the delayed and insufficient rainfall.