Yemen’s Houthis and WFP dispute aid control as millions starve –

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Yemen's Houthis and WFP dispute aid control as millions starve –

A dispute over control of biometric data between the World Food Programme and Yemen’s Houthi group is straining humanitarian efforts and threatens to disrupt aid distribution in a country already on the brink of famine. The WFP has said the Iran-aligned Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa, were hampering the rollout of a WFP biometric system to identify those in most need. The biometric system – using iris scanning, fingerprints or facial recognition – is already used in areas controlled by Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states.

– June 4, 2019 at 11:15AM

John Jason Fallows

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