The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with generous support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has completed a year-long project to improve sanitation infrastructure and solid and liquid waste management services for over 185,000 people in Ma’rib Governorate, home to Yemen’s largest population of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
As Yemen continues to endure one of the world’s longest-running humanitarian crises, the recent spike in acute watery diarrhoea cases in Ibb and Al-Hodeidah governorates has once again highlighted the fragility of the country’s healthcare system.
UNICEF supported 3,127 Primary Health Care facilities out of 5,214 nationwide, representing 60% of Yemen's facilities, and delivered essential services to 1.5 million women and children, including maternal, newborn, and child health, despite ongoing humanitarian challenges.
The airstrike on Sana’a that killed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi marks a historic escalation in the Yemen conflict and in the shadow war between Israel and Iran.
Since early August, torrential rains and violent windstorms have devastated communities across Yemen, destroying homes, sweeping away livelihoods, and displacing thousands of families already living in precarious conditions.
Yemen is facing a severe and escalating natural disaster as torrential rainfall during the second rainy season triggers destructive flash floods across multiple governorates.
The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) has developed a Hyper-Prioritized Response Plan of USD 242 million to assist approximately 8.9 million people across 168 hotspot districts in Yemen, subject to funding availability.
In August, Yemen reaches the peak of the Kharif rainy season, with heavy rains mainly over the western and central highlands and occasional spillover to the coastal lowlands.
The deteriorating food security situation in Yemen can be attributed to worsening economic conditions, substantial reductions in humanitarian aid due to funding cuts, limited livelihood opportunities, localized conflict across frontlines, and climatic hazards.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed the lifesaving contribution of JPY 500 million (US$3.3 million) from Japan to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to Palestinians facing severe food insecurity due to the conflict in Gaza and also escalating violence in the West Bank.
The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has allocated CHF 220,000 for the implementation anticipatory actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of (Floods) in (Yemen).
Yemen is entering the peak of its summer rainy season, a period typically characterized by moderate to heavy showers in the highlands. This rainfall is crucial for supporting rainfed crops like sorghum and millet, regenerating pastures for livestock, and replenishing wadis and seasonal streams.
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen continues to worsen amid conflict, economic collapse, and climate shocks, with women and girls disproportionately affected.
WFP food security monitoring data revealed that the prevalence of inadequate food consumption hit record highs in June 2025, with 67% unable to meet their basic food needs.
The Shelter Cluster has concluded its fund mapping exercise. Results show that $24 million has been secured to date—representing 14% of the total 2025 funding requirement. However, OCHA’s Financial Tracking System (FTS) currently reflects only $12.9 million due to underreporting by some partners.
