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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. Help us raise the funds to continue to provide urgent and life-saving humanitarian assistance in Yemen.

We call on all parties to the conflict to facilitate without delay the delivery of humanitarian aid to those who need it most. We urge all parties to take every possible measure to protect civilians, their property, and essential civilian infrastructure in Marib. Health-care facilities, medical workers, and ambulances must be spared. Many civilians have no option but to flee

With over 20 million in need of aid, Yemen is the world's single largest humanitarian crisis. Here's the latest news coming out of the region

Most of the population lack access to health care due to the destruction of the health facilities in their areas or due to lack of financial resources. The availability of health workers in the health facilities is largely dependent on incentives offered by the humanitarian actors to sustain the health services for the population.

There’s an old Yemeni saying that if you truly want to know how people are feeling, you should look into their eyes. Panic, loss, despair, death, fear – I’ve seen it all.

Muscat/Kuwait: 06 July 2021 – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer conducted a series of meetings with high-level officials in Oman on 06 July 2021. His visit in Oman follows on a six-day visit he made to Aden and Sana’a in Yemen.President Maurer held official meetings with H.E. Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Al Busaidi Minister of Foreign

ThemeClimate change, Environment, and Armed ConflictThe writing competition:This legal writing competition is dedicated to providing academics and aspiring researchers with a space to explore the link between climate change and conflict through assessing the humanitarian implications of climate change and environmental degradation – with a special emphasis on water given its

A physician on the front lines talks about violence against health care and the importance of trust between health-care providers and the communities they serve

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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