Will you be at our side to help us provide urgent and life-saving humanitarian assistance so that the people in Yemen can see a future again?
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About us: who we are and what we do
In the last 157 years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has focused on helping vulnerable people in conflict zones. As part of our humanitarian mandate, conferred on us by States in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional Protocols, we protect the lives and dignity of those affected by armed conflict.
We provide vital assistance and strive to preserve people's autonomy and dignity. The ICRC is the starting point of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the largest humanitarian network in the world.
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3 good reasons to support the ICRC
1. Our historic mandate: The ICRC is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization whose mandate is to protect and assist victims of armed conflict. States conferred this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional Protocols.
2. We talk to all sides of conflict. Why? Because it saves lives: Speaking to armed groups helps us safely reach vulnerable communities and remind armed groups they must respect schools, hospitals and health workers. We can insist civilians are protected and detainees will be treated well, and we can ensure we are accepted as a neutral and impartial organization.
3. We deliver results. In 2020, over 4 Million people received food or assistance to buy food, over 34 Million people got clean water, proper sanitary facilities or assistance improving their living conditions. In health care, 599 hospitals received supplies and other assistance, including 101 hospitals reinforced with, or monitored directly by ICRC staff, where 132736 operations were carried out and over 4 Million consultancies took place. Among other, we also reunited 1049 people, including 892 children with their families and visited 1043 places of detention.
The ICRC in Yemen – how we are helping
The ICRC has been in Yemen since 1962 and has a permanent presence in several governorates. Since the outbreak of the armed conflict in Yemen in 2015, the ICRC has been assisting victims of armed conflict by providing relief, medical aid, and clean water. It also supports health centers, hospitals, the Local Water and Sanitation Corporations and places of detention, and other activities.
Some of what we have achieved in Yemen in 2020 includes:
The treatment of tens of thousands of war-wounded patients and the provision of services to almost 50,000 people with disabilities.
1,324,123 consultations were given to patients in 83 ICRC-supported hospitals and health centres.
5,811,970 people benefited from the ICRC activities in the field of water and sanitation.
1,643,880 people, including these displaced, received various forms of assistance including food, cash grants, essential household items, agricultural and livestock assistance.
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What can I do to help?
Help us raise the funds to continue to provide urgent and life-saving humanitarian assistance in Yemen:
Our work is financed entirely by voluntary contributions - Every donation is important and we are grateful for each contribution we receive. Your generosity will help us alleviate the suffering of conflict victims worldwide and is a source of encouragement to the ICRC and its delegates in the field.
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