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 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 147,000+ people have received WASH support including, clean water provision, hygiene promotion, water filters and latrines. 30,000 people have received cholera kits, including water collection and purification mechanism. 30,000+ people have received monthly food assistance packages. Pray for our work Pray for this embattled nation – a nation on its knees. Pray that peace will come and the people of Yemen will be able to rebuild their lives. Ask God to help food, medicines and other provisions to get through the Hodeidah port and be distributed to those people in most need. Thank God for the courage and commitment of our partner organisations, working in this hugely challenging context. Stories from Yemen The God of small things Posted on 28 June 2019 by Tarryn Pegna In a world of obvious, giant needs screaming for urgent attention, what about the ‘smaller’ ones? The more personal ones? Like a child’s need to be… Read More Our big fat world-hugging weddings Posted on 19 June 2019 by Ben Cohen How Bake Off star Martha Collison – and three other couples said 'I do... love God's world' when they tied the knot. Read More Finding shelter in Yemen’s graveyards Posted on 26 March 2019 by Andrew Horton Farah* is a mother of 12 children and has 14 grandchildren. She lives in a graveyard. It’s the safest place. Two years ago, fighting erupted near her… Read More Fleeing war but fighting to survive in Yemen Posted on 1 February 2019 by Amy Church Following four years of conflict, the people of Yemen are crying out for help and for peace. More than 14 million people are facing starvation, and… 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
The God of small things Posted on 28 June 2019 by Tarryn Pegna In a world of obvious, giant needs screaming for urgent attention, what about the ‘smaller’ ones? The more personal ones? Like a child’s need to be… Read More
Our big fat world-hugging weddings Posted on 19 June 2019 by Ben Cohen How Bake Off star Martha Collison – and three other couples said 'I do... love God's world' when they tied the knot. Read More
Finding shelter in Yemen’s graveyards Posted on 26 March 2019 by Andrew Horton Farah* is a mother of 12 children and has 14 grandchildren. She lives in a graveyard. It’s the safest place. Two years ago, fighting erupted near her… Read More
Fleeing war but fighting to survive in Yemen Posted on 1 February 2019 by Amy Church Following four years of conflict, the people of Yemen are crying out for help and for peace. More than 14 million people are facing starvation, and… Read More