Yemen 22.2m people are in need of humanitarian assistance 80% of the country are critically affected by the crisis 17.8m people are without sufficient access to food 16m people are without safe water or sanitation About Yemen Yemen is experiencing the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today, yet few people know about it. As one of the poorest countries in the Middle East, the civil war has crippled the country’s water, sanitation and health infrastructures. The nation is on the brink of famine and economy is facing collapse. Unemployment is at a record high – some estimates suggest as much as 60-70 per cent. There are is a severe lack of adequate health care and clean water which has exacerbated the spread of disease and illness. In 2017, the country hosted the largest cholera outbreak on record, with over 1 million cases in one year. Thousands have died in the conflict, and nearly 80 per cent of the country (22.2 million people) are in need of humanitarian assistance. How we do it WASHFind out more Food SecurityFind out more Our Work in Yemen Tearfund is working to provide conflict-affected families with safe, clean water, sanitation and hygiene materials to reduce the risk of illness and disease. Our partners are also distributing emergency food packages to vulnerable families to help avert severe malnutrition. ACHIEVEMENTS 18,000 people have received WASH support including, clean water provision, hygiene promotion, water filters and latrines. 10,000 people have received cholera kits, including water collection and purification mechanism. 4,000 people have received food assistance – packages that are distributed for 3-6 months. Stories from Yemen Fifty years, fifty countries: YemenPosted by Andrew Horton, 29 November 2018 After nearly four years of civil war Yemenis are facing multiple crises, including armed conflict, mass displacement of people, and the risk of famine and disease outbreaks. Read More Yemen Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis today – 18.8 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance. Conflict has devastated the nation… Read More Famine looming in war torn YemenPosted by Andrew Horton, 4 October 2018 On Friday (28 September), the head of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) declared that it remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Read More Another day in the warzonePosted by Andrew Horton, 3 April 2018 Amira* felt like her whole world was falling apart. She’d been a pharmacist in a rural hospital in north-western Yemen for two years – working… Read More Next > Where we're working East and Central Africa BurundiCentral African RepublicDemocratic Republic of CongoEthiopiaKenyaSomaliaUgandaSouth SudanRwanda North and West Africa Burkina FasoChadEgyptIvory CoastMaliNigeriaNigerLiberiaSierra Leone Southern Africa AngolaMalawiMozambiqueTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe Asia AfghanistanBangladeshCambodiaCentral Asian StatesIndiaNepalPakistanIraqJordanYemenLebanonSyriaMekong subregion Latin America & Caribbean ColombiaBoliviaBrazilGuatemalaHaitiHondurasNicaragua UK Northern IrelandScotlandWales
Fifty years, fifty countries: YemenPosted by Andrew Horton, 29 November 2018 After nearly four years of civil war Yemenis are facing multiple crises, including armed conflict, mass displacement of people, and the risk of famine and disease outbreaks. Read More
Yemen Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis today – 18.8 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance. Conflict has devastated the nation… Read More
Famine looming in war torn YemenPosted by Andrew Horton, 4 October 2018 On Friday (28 September), the head of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) declared that it remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Read More
Another day in the warzonePosted by Andrew Horton, 3 April 2018 Amira* felt like her whole world was falling apart. She’d been a pharmacist in a rural hospital in north-western Yemen for two years – working… Read More