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...
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Conflict, gender-based violence and mental health in Lakes State: Perspectives from South Sudan, April 2023
Years of instability in Lakes State, South Sudan, have negatively impacted people’s lives, with the ever-present threats of cattle raiding, revenge killings and tribal conflicts. The threats and...
Conflict, gender-based violence and mental health in Lakes State: Perspectives from South Sudan
Years of instability in Lakes State, South Sudan, have negatively impacted people’s lives, with the ever-present threats of cattle raiding, revenge killings and tribal conflicts. The threats and...
Aid agencies: Rise in fighting threatens to push Yemen into new levels of violence as war enters seventh year
As the conflict enters its seventh year on 26 March, new offensives have ignited in Hodeidah, Taiz, Hajjah and Marib, attacks on civilians are on the rise, and the country is at imminent risk of...
Civil Society Letter to Congress on Yemen (04 Dec 2020)
In this letter, NRC and 29 organisations call on the United States Congress to speak out unequivocally on the humanitarian consequences for Yemen if plans to designate Ansar Allah as a terrorist...
South Sudan’s demography – Looking to 2050
By Augustino T. Mayai Introduction The population dynamics presented in this paper have serious implications for South Sudan’s human development and political stability. Using census data and UN...
Joint INGO Statement on Yemen – 75th session of the UN General Assembly
September 2020 We are now sleepwalking towards a seventh year of war, and the people of Yemen can only surmise that the world has forgotten them. The UN Secretary General called in March for a global...
Conflict sensitivity in responses to COVID-19: Initial guidance and reflections
The international humanitarian and development aid sector is pivoting towards the prevention, mitigation and response to COVID-19. Aid agencies are facing particular challenges and risks in fragile...
Yemen: Urgent Measures Needed to Protect Civilians from COVID-19 [EN/AR]
The conflict in Yemen is entering its sixth year, resulting in what is considered the worst man-made humanitarian crisis in the world. On 10 April, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the...
Joint statement by 59 Nongovernmental Organizations on the announcement of a temporary ceasefire in Yemen
Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated Yemen’s health system. The imminent threat of COVID-19 will exacerbate an...
One year since Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah still most dangerous place in Yemen for civilians
"A quarter of all civilian casualties across Yemen in 2019 were recorded in Hodeidah Governorate. Despite a ceasefire in the port city being at the heart of last year's Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah...
Joint NGO statement on attack in Hodeidah on 2 August
We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the major attacks that hit a fish market and the entrance to Yemen's largest hospital, Al Thawra, in Hodeidah on 2...
27 Yemeni and international NGOs set out expectations before Paris humanitarian conference on Yemen
Paris, 4 June 2018. Subject: Paris Humanitarian Conference on Yemen Dear President Macron, We welcome French efforts to address the ongoing armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and your...
Joint INGO Statement for the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
3 April 2018, Geneva This statement is made on behalf of 22 international NGOs current working in Yemen. INGOs are delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance to millions of vulnerable Yemenis,...
Statement by the humanitarian community in Yemen on the complete closure of Yemen’s borders [EN/AR]
The humanitarian community in Yemen is greatly alarmed at the decision by the Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) to closure all of Yemeni airports, seaports and land crossings which is preventing critical...
INGO Joint statement on closure of Yemen’s air, sea and land ports
November 8th, 2017 - Fifteen humanitarian agencies expressed serious concern today over the Saudi Arabia-led Coalition’s decision to temporarily close all entry points to Yemen, effectively sealing...
Yemen Crisis: Closure of Sana’a airport – One year of aggravated suffering
INGOs in Yemen are calling on all actors to lift restrictions on Yemeni airspace and allow for the reopening of the country’s main airport, Sana’a International. The official closure of Sana’a...
UN Security Council must act to end man-made humanitarian crisis in Yemen
We the undersigned organisations call upon UN Security Council members to take action to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Yemen, end the humanitarian crisis and support the UN Special Envoy's...
Joint oral statement by Save the Children and 16 other NGOs [EN/AR]
Yemen Mr President, This statement is made on behalf of Save the Children and 16 NGOs, comprised of national, regional and international human rights and humanitarian civil society actors, including...