Monitoring Food Insecurity and Vulnerability in Yemen: Results from the Yemen Mobile Phone Monitoring Survey - Round II

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Monitoring Food Insecurity and Vulnerability in Yemen: Results from the Yemen Mobile Phone Monitoring Survey - Round II

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-24T16:57:43Z
dc.date.available	2023-08-24T16:57:43Z
dc.date.issued	2023-08-24
dc.description.abstract	The World Bank carried out a second phone survey to monitor food insecurity and vulnerability in Yemen. The survey, implemented between January and March 2023, aims to provide an update on the welfare of Yemeni households. The survey draws on a probability sample of 1,455 respondents, 711 of whom are based in rural areas, while 467 and 277 are living in urban and semi-urban areas respectively. Most of the respondents are male (1,116 men versus 339 women). The results show that around 43 percent of households have inadequate food consumption, among whom 20 percent experience poor food consumption. A relatively large proportion of households live on an unbalanced diet composed mainly of staple starches. Disparities in food insecurity are significant and relate to characteristics such as displacement and employment status. Notably, food security has improved, particularly in Houthi-controlled areas. The share of households with poor or borderline food consumption scores decreased from 50 to 43 percent between Round 1, implemented in August-September 2022, and Round 2, conducted between January and March 2023. In Round 1, we found that households in Houthi-controlled areas were worse off in terms of food security compared to their counterparts in IRG-controlled areas. This changed in Round 2, where food security is better in Houthi controlled areas. This improvement could be explained by the easing of restrictions on fuel at Al Hodeida port in early 2023, a decrease in international wheat prices, and potentially the introduction of price caps for food items in Houthi controlled areas since December 2022.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082223171059181/P1791940b641e20e20bc6508b615d10192b
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/40266
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40266
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	ACCESS TO WATER AND ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	DISPLACEMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.title	Monitoring Food Insecurity and Vulnerability in Yemen	en
dc.title.subtitle	Results from the Yemen Mobile Phone Monitoring Survey - Round II	en
dc.type	Report
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okr.crossref.title	Monitoring Food Insecurity and Vulnerability in Yemen: Results from the Yemen Mobile Phone Monitoring Survey - Round II
okr.date.disclosure	2023-08-24
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-08-23T00:00:00Z	en
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okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082223171059181/pdf/P1791940b641e20e20bc6508b615d10192b.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country	Yemen, Republic of
okr.theme	Inclusive Growth,Post-conflict reconstruction,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Social Development and Protection,Economic Growth and Planning,Conflict Prevention,Fragility, Conflict and Violence,Public Sector Management,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.unit	EFI-MNA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EMNPV)