7.4 million people are at risk of famine in Yemen as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis continues. Ten years of conflict have deepened Yemen’s poverty, devastated its infrastructure, and caused widespread hunger and suffering.
Compounded with the aftermath of COVID-19, increasing living costs and the effects of climate change, Yemen’s population are struggling to meet even the most basic needs. As there are more people in need of humanitarian aid in Yemen than in most other countries in the world.
After years of intense conflict, the situation in Yemen is one of the worst humanitarian crises in decades.
Here’s how Islamic Relief is supporting the people of Yemen through the ongoing crisis.
Within the ongoing conflict in Yemen, tens of thousands of lives have been lost. Over 20 million people don’t know where their next meal will come from.
In 2021, torrential rain continued across Yemen, leading to severe flooding. More than 170 people lost their lives, with many others severely injured. In turn, an estimated 300,000 people lost their homes, crops, livestock and possessions. More flash floods hit the country in 2022 and 2023.
Yemen was already one of the poorest countries in the region. Now, it is on the brink of famine and collapse.
With families facing ongoing armed conflict, displacement, disease and economic decline, an estimated 24 million people (80% of the country’s population) are now in need of humanitarian aid just to survive – a figure so high that it is in fact one of the highest in the world. Yemen now officially hosts the world’s largest human-induced food security crisis.
Families and communities have been torn apart and left without even the most basic of living essentials:
Islamic Relief is currently on the ground in 17 of the country’s 22 governorates, delivering aid to many hard-to-reach areas. Islamic Relief’s country office is in the capital, Sana’a, with eight sub-offices in Dhamar, Amran, Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, Saada, Maarib and Rymah.
Our teams on the ground are providing essential food aid to families at risk of famine and facing food insecurity.
With your support, we can help these communities in their hour of need.
In the face of ongoing devastation and impending famine, your donations are a lifeline to our brothers and sisters in Yemen, who are in desperate need of aid.
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