The program added in a post on X, "11 months of war in Gaza, and 2.2 million people are still in dire need of food and livelihood assistance."

July 20 airstrikes on Houthi-controlled port cause major casualties and $20 million in losses, says WFP report

2.2M people at risk of famine as food deliveries face many obstacles

'The world cannot stand by and watch people starve,' says UN agency

The World Food Program has halted its malnutrition prevention activities in Yemen over what it calls lack of funds and continuous disruption in supplies.

"In light of the severe funding shortages, WFP is forced to make painful choices to stretch the limited resources," Samer Abdeljaber, the WFP's country director, he told Reuters by phone from Jerusalem.

Volker Perthes, the head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission (UNITAMS) said on Sunday that the three WFP employees were killed in clashes in Kabkabiya in North Darfur a day earlier.