Chapter
4:
Context
and
contextual
changes
insecurity
(see
Figure
4.6).
Children
are
most
affected
by
food
insecurity,
with
47
percent
of
all
children
under
five
years
old
being
chronically
malnourished
and
13
percent
suffering
from
acute
malnutrition
(WFP,
2012),
which
projects
a
grim
outlook
for
Yemen’s
future
development.
Figure
4.6:
Prevalence
of
different
levels
of
food
insecurity
in
Yemen
Source:
WFP
2012
The
third
discrepancy
is
unemployment,
which
is
shown
in
Figure
4.7.The
unemployment
rate
in
general
and
for
youth
(both
male
and
female)
declined
slowly,
but
steadily
until
2009,
while
in
2010
a
relatively
sharp
rise
occurred.
It
is
possible
that
the
increasing
unemployment
rate
contributed
to
the
revolution
in
2011.
In
addition,
the
high
unemployment
rate
among
youths,
particularly
for
women,
may
serve
to
sustain
social
instability
in
the
country.
Figure
4.7:
Unemployment
rate
in
Yemen
2004-‐2012
Source:
World
Bank
The Political Economy in Yemen of Water Management: Conflict Analysis and Recommendations
65
of
241