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WFP suspends food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

Displaced Yemenis receive WFP aid in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah [File: Essa Ahmed/AFP]

The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is suspending food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of northern Yemen due to a dip in funding and disagreements with the group over how to focus on the poorest there.

The WFP announced the decision on Tuesday, saying it came after consultations with donors and more than a year of negotiations which failed to come to an agreement on reducing the number of people in need of aid to 6.5 million from 9.5 million.

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