Rima* with her mother and Nabilah Mohammed, the Community Health Volunteer (CHV). Rima received treatment for malnutrition in a health centre supported by Concern in Al-Shaqa’a village, Tuban district. Lahj Governorate, and Rima is fully recovered now. Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide

Yemen

Why are we in Yemen? More than a decade of war and conflict has escalated civilian suffering in Yemen, forcing people into unsustainable living conditions largely dependent on humanitarian intervention. Concern launched an official programme last year designed to meet the most urgent needs of the most vulnerable people.

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19.5 million people in Yemen will require humanitarian assistance in 2025

Humanitarian need in Yemen deepened in 2024, with an additional 1.5 million Yemenis requiring assistance in 2025 according to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. A combination of climate shocks, displacement, and a worsening economic crisis have complicated matters, preventing access to essential services and exhausting community resources. The Yemeni Rial hit record lows in 2024, while food insecurity reached historical highs — the World Food Programme reports that 64% of families in Yemen don’t have enough food each day.

Amid the growing intensity and frequency of climate disasters (including floods and sandstorms), Yemen reported the highest global burden of cholera in 2024, and currently hosts 4.5 million internally-displaced people (IDPs). As conflict in the region escalates, needs are expected to go up even more this year.

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Emergency response

In 2024, Concern responded to both Yemen’s ongoing cholera outbreak and the catastrophic sandstorm from June. Combined, these two responses reached over 18,000 people with lifesaving assistance.

Health and nutrition

Community health

Concern Yemen Country Director Victor Moses, Programme Director Abdul Ghaffar and the Concern team distribute shelter materials, water and sanitation support to people affected by the sandstorm that struck Al Anad IDP Camp, Tuban District. Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide

Rima receiving treatment for malnutrition

Rima* with her mother and Community Health Volunteer (CHV). Rima received treatment for malnutrition in a health centre supported by Concern in Al-Shaqa’a village, Tuban district. Lahj Governorate, and Rima is fully recovered now. Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide

Concern’s local partner, Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA), provides integrated health and nutrition services in Waziiyah district, Taiz Governorate. The health worker is conducting a medical test. (Photo: Concern Worldwide)

Concern repaired the water network and restored access to safe water for the internally displaced people affected by the sandstorm in Tuban district. Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide

Community Health Volunteer (CHV) supported by Concern conducts home visits in the Tuban district. The CHV provides nutritional checks and health hygiene sessions for families. (Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide)

Community Health Volunteer (CHV) supported by Concern conducts home visits in the Tuban district. Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide

Concern team distribute shelter materials to people affected by a sandstorm that struck Al Anand IDP Camp in Tuban District, Yemen. Photo: Ammar Khalaf/Concern Worldwide