Middle East and North Africa

Yemen

A man in a white jacket with a stethoscope sits behind a desk - a woman with a baby in her arms and a young boy standing next to her sits across the desk.
Dr. Sameh Mohamed Awadh provides medical counsel to a mother in Al Khober Hospital in Abyan, Yemen. The OCHA-managed Yemen Humanitarian Fund via Yemeni Development Network supports the hospital with primary and secondary health and nutrition services. OCHA/YPN
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After nine years of conflict and with truce conditions largely holding in 2023, hope remains that a peaceful settlement of the conflict is within reach. However, the needs in Yemen remain immense. As we enter 2024, 18.2 million people, over half the country's population, require humanitarian assistance and protection services.

Severe deterioration of economic conditions, extensive damage to civilian infrastructure, and the collapse of essential services are critical drivers of large-scale vulnerabilities and needs countrywide. 17.6 million people are facing food insecurity, and nearly half of all children under five suffer from moderate to severe stunting. 4.5 million people remain displaced, many of whom have experienced multiple displacements over several years.

In early 2024, Yemen finds itself at a crossroads. Recent regional conflict dynamics have introduced additional risks. The slight improvements in the humanitarian situation could easily be reversed if these risks are manifested and humanitarian assistance is further curtailed.

Humanitarian needs will remain high for years to come. The most significant risks to communities in 2024 are conflict and violence, floods, water scarcity and drought, disease outbreaks, and continued economic deterioration. Yemen, additionally, continues to face a complex protection crisis driving humanitarian needs. The effects of the prolonged crisis persist in areas of reduced hostilities.

To build on the existing opportunities and mitigate mounting risks, the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan reflects a strengthened, more targeted, further prioritized, risk-informed, and bottom-up approach to programming in Yemen. In 2024, humanitarians plan to provide humanitarian assistance and protection services to 11.2 million people, requiring US$2.7 billion.

Humanitarians aim to enhance local prioritization and accountability. Integrated, multi-sectoral responses will comprehensively address needs and strengthen protection mechanisms against risks, including climate change and explosive remnants of war. The Humanitarian Response Plan further emphasizes collaboration with development partners to support livelihoods, essential services, and economic conditions for long-term solutions.

Overview of the humanitarian response in Yemen

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Population
34.16M
People in need
18.2M
Children likely to face acute malnutrition (estimated)
2.4M
People in need
18.2M
People covered by assistance
11.2M
Requirement
$2.7Bn
Total requirement
$2.7Bn

The Yemen Humanitarian Fund

Pledged amount (USD)
33.8M 2024
Paid amount (USD)
20.7M 2024

Resources

Yemen

News and Press Release

Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Martin Griffiths USG for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC - Briefing to the Security Council, 14 March 2024

14 March 2024 As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you to Special Envoy [Hans] Grundberg for his update. I can only echo and reiterate his call for de-escalation in Yemen and...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Yemen

News and Press Release

Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, OCHA, on Behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths - Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in Yemen, 14 Feb

14 February 2024 As prepared for delivery Thank you, Madam President, And thank you to Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, for his update. While Yemen’s terrible conflict and associated human...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Yemen

Situation Report

Yemen Humanitarian Update: Issue 1, January-February 2024 [EN/AR]

HIGHLIGHTS The humanitarian community appeals for urgent support in 2024 to bring life-saving aid to millions P 01 2023 in review: a year of humanitarian needs and action P 02 YHF addresses dire...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Yemen

Situation Report

Yemen Humanitarian Update: Issue 11, December 2023 [EN/AR]

HIGHLIGHTS Cholera cases across Yemen P 01 Leaving no one behind: people with disabilities in Yemen P 04 YHF mission highlights the criticality of longerterm approaches P 06 OCHA Yemen’s new Head of...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Funding for OCHA Yemen

Total requirements (USD)
13.3M 2024
Opening balance (USD)
0 2024
Earmarked funding (USD)
772K 2024
Total (USD)
772K 2024