Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. As the conflict enters its fourth year, more than 22 million people – three-quarters of the population – need humanitarian aid and protection.
OVERVIEW
Since the uprisings in Yemen broke out in early 2011, the United Nations has been engaged, through the good offices of the Secretary-General, in helping Yemenis to find a peaceful solution.
YEMEN IN NUMBERS
Yemen: Profile of the Crisis as of March 2018
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen in the worst in the world. The impact on the population is devastating.
Poverty
- 79% of the population is poor compared to 49% in 2017
- GDP per capita has declined 61% in the last three years
People in Need
- 75% of the population, 22 million people, need some form of humanitarian assistance and protection
Food Security
- 60% of the population, 18 million people, are food insecure
- 8.4 million people do not know how they will obtain their next meal
Health
- Less than 50% of health facilities are functioning
- 18% of districts have no doctors
- 56% of the population, 16 million people, do not have regular access to basic health care
Water and sanitation
- 55% of the population, 16 million people, do not have regular access to safe water and basic hygiene
- 73% of the population does not have access to piped drinking water
Nutrition
- 25% of population, 7.5 million people, need nutrition support and 50% of all children are stunted
- 2.9 million children and women are acutely malnourished; the number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition has increased 90% in the last three years
Education
- 48% of women are illiterate
- 25% of children are out of school
- 11% of schools are destroyed or used for other purposes
Gender
- 72% of girls are married before the age of 18
- 44% of marriages in hard-hit districts involve girls under the age of 15
- Less than 50% of births are attended by skilled health personnel
Displacement
- Two million people are displaced, 76% are women and children
- One million people have returned to their home areas
- Economy
1.25 million civil servants are not receiving salaries
Basic food prices have increased 98% and fuel 110% in the last three years
In hard-hit areas unemployment rates are as high as 50%