Humanitarian response in Yemen

Around 22 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance - one of the world's largest humanitarian crises.

Two Yemeni women talk to a female aid worker wearing a CARE vest

The war in Yemen is now in its eleventh year and the situation in the country remains one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Around 22 million Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance. The fallout from the conflict - such as a lack of functioning public services - creates new and spiralling crises every year.

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How CARE is responding

CARE is working to respond to the crisis by supporting Yemenis to strengthen their resilience and help ensure the voices of the most vulnerable are heard. CARE programmes in the country touch on numerous issue areas including food security and livelihoods, reproductive health, women’s economic justice, education and WASH.