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| Section The ICRC in Yemen ©ICRC/H. Basharat
ICRC and Yemen Red Crescent Society distribution of food and essential household items to victims of the conflict in the north (March 2009).
The ICRC, working with the Yemeni Red Crescent Society, assists people affected by the fighting in the north of the country, which has displaced tens of thousands of people. Although many have returned home, they continue to need help, particularly with medical care, basic relief items and clean water.
Through its tracing services, the ICRC helps to restore contact between asylum seekers and refugees and their relatives back home; it enables Yemeni families to maintain ties with relatives held in detention abroad. The ICRC has visited two detainees who were brought to Yemen from Guantanamo Bay and hopes to resume visits to prisoners throughout Yemen.  Key document28-9-2009 Yemen: the ICRC faces increasing challenges in providing vital aidThe welfare of civilians in northern Yemen is becoming a greater concern amid continuing conflict. According to Jean-Nicolas Marti, ICRC head of delegation in Yemen, the organization has worked for weeks under extremely harsh conditions, with severely restricted access to people in need. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Interview Includes Photo 19-8-2009 Yemen: civilians forced to flee escalating confrontationsThere are thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Yemen, where the humanitarian situation has deteriorated over recent days owing to renewed fighting in Sa'ada and Amran governorates. The ICRC's head of delegation in Yemen, Jean-Nicolas Marti, describes what is happening to those who have been displaced. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Interview Includes Photo Event3-7-2009 Our world. Your move. Events in Yemen.(The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Event Includes Photo Feature8-10-2009 Yemen: stories of women displaced by warTens of thousands of Yemenis have fled the fighting of recent months. Some of them have taken refuge in schools. In Khaiwan Medina in the north of Amran governorate, five families are living in the village school. Each of them occupies one small classroom, with no toilet or window. Most people could take very little as they scrambled to escape the fighting. The ICRC has provided mattresses, stoves, tarpaulins and food. But now the families are under pressure, as the school year is starting and they are being asked to leave. Three women talk about their flight, and about life as a displaced family. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Feature Includes Photo 25-9-2009 Yemen: civilians increasingly at risk as conflict intensifiesWhile fighting has been intensifying over the past days in most areas in Northern Yemen and civilian lives are increasingly at risk, thousands of people are dependant on humanitarian aid. In order to survive, people often have no other choice left than to flee towards safer areas. Families on the move are lacking even the bare necessities. Pregnant women, children and elderly are among the most vulnerable. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Feature Includes Photo ICRC film3-5-2006 Family messages, a lifeline in YemenIts been over four years since the first prisoners were moved to US place of detention in Guantanamo Bay. In many cases, the only contact between the men and their families is through censored letters passed on by the ICRC and Red Crescent. It is little enough but the messages bring hope and comfort to a number of families in Yemen who are desperate for news. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Films\From the field) ICRC film Includes Video Interview12-9-2008 Yemen: war and water woesICRC water engineer Johannes Bruwer is just back from a 14-month assignment in Sa'ada, Yemen. He explains why access to safe water is crucial to Yemenis affected by the conflict and how the ICRC has responded to some of the most urgent needs. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Interview Includes Photo Operational update26-10-2009 Yemen: aid still not reaching all who need itAid from the ICRC and the Yemen Red Crescent has reached around 140,000 people over the past three months, but tens of thousands of others trapped in conflict areas or forced to flee must fend for themselves as winter approaches. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update Includes Map 8-10-2009 Yemen: ICRC and Red Crescent aid thousands as fighting continuesThe current armed clashes in northern Yemen have continued for almost three weeks, and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update 17-9-2009 Yemen: civilians paying the price of heavy fightingFive weeks into the renewed outbreak of hostilities in northern Yemen, the civilian population is increasingly bearing the brunt of violence. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update Includes Photo 9-9-2009 Yemen: civilians continue to face hardshipMore than three weeks of intense armed confrontations in northern Yemen have left the civilian population in parts of Sa'ada, Amran and Jawf in dire need of food, shelter and medical care. Access to the affected people remains difficult because of ongoing fighting.
(The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update Includes Map 25-8-2009 Yemen: pressing humanitarian needs amid continuing fightingArmed clashes affecting the civilian population have intensified since mid-August in the already volatile governorate of Sa'ada, in the north of the country, and spilled over into parts of Amran governorate. According to initial estimates, thousands of people have been displaced in the two governorates. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update 30-7-2009 Yemen: ICRC activities from April to June 2009In the western districts of Sa'ada governorate and in Al-Harf district of Amran governorate, an already vulnerable population suffered the effects of persisting tension and intermittent armed clashes. The ICRC distributed food and other essentials to displaced people and residents in whenever conditions permitted. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update Includes Photo 1-5-2009 Yemen: ICRC activities from January to March 2009Despite the relative calm, thousands of displaced people are still unable to return home, not only on account of the dangers but also because of a chronic shortage of water. Repairing water infrastructure and delivering water by truck are major ICRC activities in Yemen, along with aid deliveries, support to health services, the restoration of family links and the promotion of international humanitarian law. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update Includes Photo 19-2-2009 Northern Yemen: population faces increasingly cold winterThousands of conflict victims in northern Yemen still need humanitarian assistance. In Sa'ada, more than 6,700 internally displaced people were still sheltering at the end of December in four camps. As temperatures drop, at times to less than two degrees Celsius, people need decent shelter. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update Includes Map 12-11-2008 Northern Yemen: needs growing as winter approachesAs winter approaches, the need for humanitarian aid is growing in the north of the country, in particular in Sa’ada and surrounding areas. The already dire situation resulting from years of conflict is being made worse by dropping temperatures. ICRC Activities from January to October 2008 (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Yemen) Operational update Includes Photo Photo Collection8-10-2009 ICRC and Red Crescent aid displaced people in northern Yemen The situation in northern Yemen has deteriorated dramatically in recent weeks, with tens of thousands forced to flee the conflict zones. To meet the most urgent needs, the ICRC and the Yemen Red Crescent Society are distributing food and other essentials to thousands of displaced people and the families hosting them. (Info resources\Photos\Middle East and North Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo Video Collection29-9-2009 Yemen: relief assistance to people displaced by the conflict Fighting has been intensifying in northern Yemen. Often people have no choice but to flee to safer areas. The ICRC and the Yemeni Red Crescent have organized distributions of essentials household items for about 30,000 people so far. On 18 September 2009 aid was handed out in Khaiwan town. (Info resources\Video) Video Collection Includes Video |
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