Displaced persons struggle with rising food prices

Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war have exacerbated deteriorating economic conditions in Yemen which has been languishing in a bloody war for over seven years. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps in Aden are living in difficult conditions due to rising prices of consumer goods, as local market prices are the highest recorded in years, especially wheat, about 40% of which is imported from Russia and Ukraine. Nassiba Abdel-Baqi, in charge of IDPs in Al-Sha’ab camp, told A24 there is a lack of aid from humanitarian organizations as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war. She calls on international and Arab countries to provide urgent food aid for displaced persons in Aden.