Food is being taken from the mouths of hungry little girls and little boys who need it just to survive, he noted.

Beasley warned that the WFP will have to begin a phased suspension of food assistance, most likely toward the end of the week unless it receives the necessary assurances from the Houthis.

"If and when we do initiate suspension, we will continue our nutrition program for malnourished children, pregnant women and new mothers," he noted. "And we will also keep pushing to get an agreement. We want to resolve this quickly so that people can get the help they need and the help they deserve. Then we can go back to our regular work."

He said he had tried every possible option to resolve this issue over the past 18 months.

In December 2018 and January 2019, the WFP signed agreements with the Houthi leadership on beneficiary registration, beneficiary targeting and biometrics -- a tremendous breakthrough, he said. "It seemed like we were able to move forward. But every time we got close to actually putting those agreements into place, there would be a new roadblock."

He gave multiple examples of suspected aid misappropriation in Houthi-controlled areas.

In Houthi-controlled Sanaa city, a number of beneficiaries told the WFP that they had not received any food assistance. Yet the distribution list contained their thumbprints, as if they had.

The WFP interviewed beneficiaries at seven centers at Sanaa city. As much as 60 percent confirmed that they had not received any assistance.

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