UN forced to cut aid to Yemen

The UN's World Food Programme says it is being forced to cut aid to hungry people in Yemen because of a lack of funds. It said that five million people at immediate risk of famine would keep the full ration, but its food stocks were dangerously low and more severe reductions would soon be unavoidable. We speak to a BBC journalist covering the story to explain the humanitarian crisis.

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Picture: A man in Yemen gets his grandchildren's monthly share of food aid provided by a local relief agency in Sana'a (EPA / Yahya Arhab)