Yemen on the brink of famine According to the World Food Programme, the average rate of inadequate food consumption in Yemen’s conflict-affected Marib governorate has grown by 55 percent since January YEMEN Sep 2014: Houthis take control of Yemeni capital Hodeidah: Entry point for around 80 percent of Yemen’s food, medicine and aid supplies Nov 21: Yemeni troops push into Houthi-controlled territory in provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah Nov 2021: Clashes between Houthis and Saudi-led forces west and south of Marib City. Jun-Nov: Nearly 14,700 Houthi fighters killed in advance on Marib Houthi control Saudi-led forces Red Sea HODEIDAH TAIZ Taiz SANA’A Sana’a DAMMAR IBB LAHJ AL-DHALEA Al-Anad Aden Gulf of Aden Marib City MARIB AL-BAYDA ABYAN 40km 25 miles Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, World Food Programme © GRAPHIC NEWS