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Price monitoring and analysis country brief - Yemen

Year of publication 2011

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The prices of basic commodities remained high, which together with fuel shortage, are limiting households' food access and resulting in deteriorating food security conditions. International agencies report a situation of food and humanitarian crisis with an estimated 1.8 million people in need of food and emergency assistance. Continuing conflicts and insecurity particularly in governorates of Arhab, Sana'a and Abyan, together with limited humanitarian access are major drivers of food insecu rity among IDPs populations. Conflict and insecurity have disrupted government's activities in the area of food and agriculture development

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