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YemenConcern and national partners reported supporting health, nutrition, water and sanitation services in Lahj and preparing a targeted emergency response in Taiz as conflict displaced families. The 40,000 people cited in the update are a 2026 target, not a completed reach total. Source report date: 2026-09-22. Reviewed 28 September 2026.
YemenIOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix recorded 201,217 people, or 33,535 households, displaced cumulatively since the escalation began in June 2026, as of 6 October. Within that source series, approximately 200,161 people, or 33,359 households, were displaced between 1 August and 6 October. IOM reported an increase of 27,072 internally displaced people…
YemenHouthi forces took control of the Red Sea port city of Mokha on 10 September 2026, according to Houthi and Yemeni government-aligned officials cited by the Associated Press. The advance also included the al-Shaqira area in Taiz, an important supply route for government forces south of Hodeidah. Mokha lies about 80 kilometres from the Bab el-Mandeb…
YemenYemen remains one of the world's most severe and prolonged humanitarian emergencies after more than a decade of conflict, economic decline, climate shocks and recurring disease outbreaks. UNICEF's 2026 appeal estimates that 19.7 million people, including 10.8 million children, need humanitarian assistance. Around 4.8 million people remain internally…
YemenTorrential rains and flooding which started in mid-April continued into May; intensified rainfall over the past few days is causing damage to infrastructure, destroying homes and shelter and causing deaths and injuries. Flooding caused multiple large-scale damage in Aden, Abyan, Al Dhale’e, Lahj, Hadramaut, Ma’rib and
YemenA child at a WFP-supported clinic in Hajjah is diagnosed with moderate acute malnutrition. © WFP/Issa Al-Ragh High-level donor conference convened by UN hears millions are at risk of starvation without immediate intervention By Annabel Symington and Peyvand Khorsandi People in Yemen face famine unless the world takes immediate action, the World Food…
YemenDisplaced persons in front of the shelter shared with them by their neighbours this week. © IOM/Elham Al Oqabi Ma’rib – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is watching with growing alarm as increasing numbers of people are displaced in Yemen, adding to worrisome food security concerns. Hostilities in Yemen’s Ma'rib governorate have led to…
YemenFive years of relentless war has left a mark on the children of Yemen has been further devastated by a combination of funding cuts and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Save the Children warns. Nearly 24 million people— including 12.3 million children —need humanitarian assistance and protection. Already weakened health systems across Yemen have been…
YemenAmal Hussein, 7, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, is weighed at a Yemeni health center in August. (AP File Photo/Hammadi Issa) Even before fighting broke out in early 2015, Yemen was one of the poorest countries in the Arab world. With an average life expectancy below 64, the nation is ranked 177th out of 189 in the 2019 Human Development Index. Over…
YemenA polio outbreak has been declared in Yemen following 15 reported cases of vaccine derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) in the first weeks of August 2020. The cases were detected in different districts of Sa’ada Governorate, in the north-west of the country. Children aged from 8 months to 13 years are affected. Significant challenges and delays in the…