4.5 million Yemenis, or 14 percent of the population, have been forced to flee their homes because of the crisis. Most of them have been displaced multiple times over a number of years

21.6 million people in Yemen are in dire need of humanitarian assistance and protection services, two thirds of the population

17 million Yemenis are food insecure, including 3.2 million people with acute food insecurity

(UNHCR figures)

Two-thirds of the population need humanitarian assistance. Families struggle to access food, healthcare, clean water, and other basic services. 

Yemen is one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The war has driven more than 4.5 million people from their homes and 21.6 million are in dire need of humanitarian assistance and protection services. 2022 alone saw 234,000 new displacements. Yemen remains among the top six largest internal displacements in the world. 

Yemen – already one of the poorest countries in the world, more than 80 percent of the population now live below the poverty line. Only 50 percent of health facilities and 65 percent of schools are currently functioning, leaving more than 2 million children out of school. Nearly 90 percent of the population has no access to publicly supplied electricity. Key public service employees, including Yemeni health workers and two-thirds of all Yemeni teachers, have not received a regular salary in years.

The country is witnessing famine like scenario, with more than 17 million people suffering from high levels of food insecurity and 3.2 million people already acutely food insecure. 

Even before the current conflict, Yemen was one of the world’s most severely water-stressed countries. Years of conflict and neglected water infrastructure are depriving millions of Yemenis from access to clean and drinkable water. Millions of Yemenis, including women and children, need to walk for miles to collect water. The lack of access to clean water has in the past caused major health outbreaks.