United Nations Population Fund

Yemen Humanitarian Emergency

A woman holds her son.
UNFPA Yemen

The crisis in Yemen remains the world's largest humanitarian emergency. More than five years of conflict and severe economic downturn have left millions of people internally displaced and acutely food insecure. Attacks against civilians continue to cause immense suffering, while malnutrition and inaccessibility of maternal health services pose grave risks to the health and lives of pregnant women and their babies. Displacement has heightened protection risks, including violence against women and girls and negative coping strategies such as early or forced marriage. UNFPA is providing sexual and reproductive health services, including training for midwives, protection services, and support for health facilities. UNFPA also leads the gender-based violence (GBV) sub-cluster in Yemen, a forum for coordination and collaboration with stakeholders working to prevent and respond to GBV in humanitarian settings.

Country Population: 26.8 mil

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
24.10 million
Women of reproductive age
6.00 million
Pregnant women
536,472
Young people
7.85 million
Last updated on - 14 July 2020
UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2019

  • People Reached
    Total women reached with all types of SRH services
    715,330
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    772,066
    Total people reached with all types of GBV services
    59,713
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    269,427
  • Services delivered
    Number of mobile clinics
    88
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    268
    Number of safe spaces
    34
    Health facilities that incorporate one-stop centers for GBV survivors, supported by UNFPA
    31
  • Capacity strengthening
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    55
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    70
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    258
    Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management

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Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.