SITUATION AT A GLANCE
35.2 MILLION Population of Yemen UN – January 2024
18.2 MILLION Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance UN – January 2024
4.5 MILLION Number of IDPs in Yemen IOM– January 2024
17.6 MILLION People Likely to Experience Severe Food Insecurity in 2024 UN – January 2024
71, 658 Number of refugees and Asylum Seekers in Yemen UNHCR – October 2023
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Airstrikes damaged Yemen’s Al Hudaydah port, a vital conduit for humanitarian assistance and commercial goods in Yemen, according to the UN.
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Al Houthi authorities have detained at least 24 humanitarian staff since early June, according to the UN.
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WFP conducted a one-off food distribution targeting approximately 664,000 people in eight districts in northern Yemen in May, resulting in positive food security and nutrition outcomes.
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The RoYG MoPHP , with support from UNICEF and WHO, reached an estimated 1.3 million children ages five years and younger with the oral polio vaccine between July 15 and 18.