UNICEF is on the ground across Yemen to save children’s lives, to help them cope with the impact of conflict, and to help them to recover and resume their childhoods.Conflict and violence have pushed more families into poverty and deprivation. UNICEF is helping treat severe acute malnutrition in children by providing essential therapeutic food and medical supplies.As part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, UNICEF has shipped 18,000 COVID-19 tests and more than 33,000 N95 respirators, 33,000 face shields, and 18,000 gowns – crucial personal protective equipment needed by frontline workers. UNICEF is also training around 30,000 health workers in infection prevention and control, and distributing thousands of hygiene kits.Children are also being helped with victim assistance and education on mines and explosive remnants of war. Meanwhile, UNICEF and partners are rehabilitating damaged schools and establishing safe learning spaces.
Donate to UNICEFOur work in Yemen ensures that people can take care of their most urgent needs today while improving their livelihoods for tomorrow. Here are some of our results:We are providing food assistance to more than 350,000 people across six governorates.We are supplying safe drinking water for more than 20,000 people each day.We have delivered key health and hygiene messages that have reached more than 250,000 people.Over the past four years, we provided support for the treatment of almost 5,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition.We are helping 5,000 households with cash for work to help them build their economies, but also to inject money in their local markets.
Donate to Mercy CorpsCARE has been continuously active in Yemen since 1993, addressing poverty and promoting social justice through emergency relief efforts and sustainable development projects.Yemen is one of the world’s most dire humanitarian crises. More than five years into the conflict, 80% of the population is in need of aid and protection. A collapsing economy and non-existent public services mean that millions are struggling to access food, water, education, and healthcare.CARE is operational across 13 in governorates in Yemen, delivering emergency response and recovery assistance to 3.4 million people a year through direct implementation and in partnership with local and international organizations.CARE’s work in Yemen is focused on strengthening communities’ resilience in emergencies and crisis through programming in the following areas: food security and livelihoods, women, water and sanitation hygiene (WASH), reproductive health, and women’s economic empowerment, education, and technical vocational training.
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