Yemen family eats tree leaves as aid dwindlesaid dwindles
In southern Yemen, families in displacement camps are turning to tree leaves for food as aid deliveries have fallen away by May 2026.
The shortage leaves many children and older people with little to eat, underscoring how the war-linked humanitarian crisis continues to deepen and why relief access remains urgent.
- Yemen has been one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises for years.
- Southern Yemen includes areas once governed separately before the country’s 1990 unification.
- Long disruptions in aid often hit children first because they need more consistent nutrition.
