2025 Humanitarian Programming in Yemen: Stories of Inspiration [EN/AR]
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INTRODUTION
2025 has brought unprecedented challenges to Yemen. Drastic funding cuts have forced aid agencies to scale back many life-saving programmes. Seasonal floods have once again devastated communities, sweeping away people’s homes and belongings. The humanitarian operating environment in areas controlled by the de facto authorities has been further constricted, while other access constraints continue to delay or otherwise impede aid delivery across the country.
Amidst these challenges, humanitarian needs have surged further. Hunger is at record levels; from September, more than 18 million people are estimated to be acutely food insecure, including more than 40,000 people experiencing catastrophic hunger. Cholera and other disease outbreaks have spread, while access to critical health care has diminished. Protection risks have sharply risen, as 2 million people—particularly women and girls—have been impacted by massive reductions in protection assistance due to underfunding, including the closure of dozens of safe spaces.
Despite this bleak outlook, humanitarian response efforts have continued across Yemen, providing a critical lifeline to most vulnerable communities. In the first six months of 2025, a total of 155 aid organizations reached 3.2 million people nationwide on a monthly basis with food, nutrition, cash, protection, shelter, clean water and other assistance.
This booklet aims to showcase the real, concrete and personal impact of this vital work. It represents the fourth installment in the Stories of Inspiration series, a collective project by the Yemen Humanitarian Communications network dedicated to telling the stories of Yemeni individuals, communities and aid workers as they fight for a better today and tomorrow.
About: The HCN is a network of communicators from local and international non-governmental organizations and UN agencies engaged in humanitarian efforts in Yemen.
Disclaimer: This document was consolidated thanks to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on behalf of the Yemen Humanitarian Communications Network. The content remains the sole responsibility of the respective UN agency or NGO author, and does not imply endorsement by OCHA.