Yemen: Humanitarian Response Snapshot (August 2023) [EN/AR]

OVERVIEW

Yemen remains one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, with an estimated 21.6 million people needing humanitarian assistance or protection in 2023. The humanitarian crisis, primarily driven by continued conflict and an economic collapse, has been exacerbated by critical funding gaps, global inflation, and access challenges. In addition, the global food shortages have worsen the situation, many vulnerable households in Yemen face difficulties in securing food, which prices become unaffordable. By the end of August, the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), seeking US$4.34 billion to assist 17.3 million people, was only 33.1 per cent funded, forcing aid organizations to reduce or close critical assistance programmes.

Despite challenges, aid agencies continued to provide life-saving assistance. As of 31 August 2023, a total of 207 humanitarian organizations continued to deliver aid to an average of 8.9 million people per month. While the number of people reached with assistance per cluster remained low, partners continued to provide support to millions of people – an average of 8.1 million people were reached each month with food assistance, over 900,000 people were provided with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, over 387,000 people were assisted with healthcare and nearly 527,000 people received nutrition support.