Middle East · Critical · since 2014
Yemen
A decade of war has made hunger ordinary.
Conflict between Houthi forces and the internationally recognised government
19.5M
People in need
Yemen HNRP 2025
17.1M
Food insecure
IPC, May–Aug 2025
~4.5M
Internally displaced
IOM DTM
10.8M
Children in need
HNRP breakdown, 2025
What is happening
19.5 million people need assistance — 1.3 million more than the year before. Around 17.1 million people are food insecure.
Public salaries have gone unpaid for years, so even where markets have food, families cannot buy it.
What we don't think about
Debt as a coping strategy
Most households survive on credit from local shopkeepers who are themselves running out. When that credit stops, meals stop.
Landmines in the fields
Contaminated farmland means families choose between farming and safety, and children lose limbs on the way to fetch water.
Health workers unpaid
Clinics stay open because staff volunteer. Every funding cut removes another midwife from a district.