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BBC OS: 2021/12/22 16:06 GMT: UN forced to cut aid to Yemen

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UN forced to cut aid to Yemen

2021/12/22 16:06 GMT

2021/12/22 16:06 GMT: UN forced to cut aid to Yemen

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The World Food Programme says it doesn't have the money to help hungry people

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.

We get the latest from the Philippines, where rescue workers are finding more bodies in remote towns and villages flattened by a typhoon that's already known to have killed at least 400 people. We hear from those directly affected.

The United Nations has been urging every country to vaccinate at least 40% of its population by the end of this year.  It had hoped that 70% of the world’s population would be vaccinated by the middle of next year.  But many countries are not on track. So far, just over 7% of Africans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to 58% in both the U.S. and Europe, where booster shots are now being offered widely. We hear a conversation between health professionals in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.

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)

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