Direct Aid Updates

6 May 2024— Ahead of the Sixth Senior Officials Meeting on 7 May in Brussels, the United Nations, international NGOs and Yemeni Civil Society Organisations urgently appeal for sustained support for...

As the conflict enters its tenth year on March 26, four in every five Yemenis face poverty.1 Today, Yemenis face catastrophic needs driven by the growing economic crisis and ongoing multifaceted...

Sana’a, Yemen, January 16, 2024 -- We, the undersigned 26 aid organisations operating in Yemen, express grave concern over the humanitarian impacts of the recent military escalation in Yemen and the...

Sudan has suffered a series of crises, including floods, political turmoil, internal conflicts, and economic inflation, leading to widespread citizen suffering and a significant increase in poverty...

As Direct Aid pays special attention to regular education in the neediest societies in Africa, it also significantly supports vocational training along with applied education to meet the remarkable...

We, the 25 undersigned international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) operating in Yemen, are devastated by the death of Save the Children staff member Hisham Al-Hakimi who died in detention in...

Already exhausted by more than eight years of war, over 21.6 million people, 75 percent of the Yemeni population, are grappling with humanitarian needs. The people of Yemen need and want to look into...

At Direct Aid, we firmly believe that education serves as the cornerstone of societal and economic development. Since our inception, our mission has centered around aiding and uplifting the most...

Poverty and unemployment continue to plague many societies in sub-Saharan African countries, leading to severe social consequences that undermine the stability of these communities. Consequently,...

Medical aid shipped to eight countries over the past seven days. Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 214 shipments of requested medical aid to 37 U.S. states and territories and...

Direct Aid, an international relief and development organization headquartered in Kuwait, has announced the continuation of its program to revive poor villages across Africa for the seventh...

Following today’s High-Level Yemen Pledging Event, held in Geneva, INGOs working in Yemen are deeply concerned over the expected consequences of a major funding shortfall. World leaders pledged less...

As the international community gathers to reflect on the humanitarian situation in Yemen in 2023 and prepares to pledge funding and re-focus political will towards addressing the crisis, it is...

The late Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait once said, "Had I known before what I know now, I would have invested only in education." He recognized the transformative power of education in shaping the future...

Quality of life can be damaged by vision loss or impairment due to many reasons. Though treatable and preventable in most cases, blindness affects productivity, not to mention the social isolation,...

After enduring more than seven years of brutal conflict the people of Yemen have finally had the opportunity to experience what it means to feel hopeful. An unprecedented truce, now in its sixth...

Over 6 million inhabitants in Somalia are facing the worst drought in the Horn of Africa, which constitutes ‘half’ of the population! The cumulative effects of 3 consecutive and extremely low rain...

Ahead of the end of the current UN-led truce agreement on 2 August 2022, humanitarian organisations in Yemen urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to and extend the agreement to protect...

By Paul M. Sherer With the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially starting on June 1, Direct Relief is staging caches of emergency medical supplies along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts and...

We write to recognise and applaud the important steps you have taken to make the twomonth truce in Yemen a success. Since 2 April this year, as organisations working across Yemen, we have seen the...