Yemen Emergency
22.2 Million Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance
Violence has severely compounded needs arising from long years of poverty and insecurity in Yemen – already one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. With no political solution in sight, the situation is rapidly deteriorating, resulting in widespread causalities and massive displacement. Without help, millions of lives will be lost to violence, treatable illnesses or lack of food, water and shelter. The conflict has left over 20 million people in need of protection, and 2 million forced to flee their homes. That’s three quarters of the population.
Conditions in the surrounding region are so poor that more than 280,000 have sought refuge in Yemen – despite the conflict and risk.
million Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance
thousand Yemenis received life-saving UNHCR Core Relief Items in 2018
million CDN is urgently needed in order to provide emergency aid
What is UNHCR doing to help vulnerable Yemenis?
UNHCR is providing life-saving aid to displaced Yemenis, as well as to refugees and asylum-seekers, across the country.
Under the humanitarian coordination system in Yemen, we are leading in the provision of protection, shelter and non-food items, mattresses, blankets, sleeping mats, kitchen sets, buckets and more. Our assistance has reached people in need in all 20 governorates affected by the conflict.
Our shelter kits help families repair homes damaged in the conflict, and we refurbish public buildings and settlements that now host displaced families. We support health facilities that serve refugees, asylum-seekers and Yemenis affected by violence, and we work to prevent and control the spread of cholera, which has arisen as a result of the conflict.
We are providing legal and financial assistance as well as psycho-social support services to help those affected by the war. We are also continuing to protect and support more than 280,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, mainly from the Horn of Africa, who remain in Yemen despite the conflict and are particularly at risk.
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Emergency Relief
UNHCR can deploy humanitarian aid and expert response teams within 72 hours of a large-scale emergency to jump-start relief and protection assistance for more than 600,000 newly displaced people.