A UN report warned of the exacerbation of the food insecurity crisis in the Houthi -controlled areas (SBA), in northern Yemen, in the coming months, as a result of the repercussions of the American classification of the group as a “foreign terrorist organization”. (FTO) to the exacerbation of the deteriorating food security situation already in the group's control areas in the coming months. Due to the possible repercussions of the American classification, as food imports through the Red Sea ports during the first quarter of this year witnessed a 3% decrease compared to the same period last year. The storage capacity in the port of Hodeidah due to its continuous exposure to Israeli and American air strikes since July 2024.
The World Food Program confirmed that this classification comes in the midst of a difficult humanitarian crisis, where it is estimated that 12.4 million people in the Houthi control areas suffer from food insecurity and need humanitarian aid in 2025, including nearly four million people suffering from critical levels of insecurity Acute food security.