There is an ongoing campaign of forced starvation in Yemen. Yet, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) announced on June 20 that it is partially suspending food aid in Yemen's capital, Sana'a — a move that will likely affect 850,000 Yemenis. This difficult decision followed months of unsuccessful negotiations with Houthi rebels over establishing a biometric registration system for aid recipients. According to WFP's Executive Director David Beasley, at least 10% of WFP's $175 million per month aid deliveries were being diverted away from starving civilians to fund the Houthis' brutal insurgency.
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