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With over 20 million in need of aid, Yemen is the world's single largest humanitarian crisis. Our team on the ground is working tirelessly to provide food, clean water and essential household items. This year alone, we have reached 4 million people with basic aid. But so much more is needed.
Here's the latest news coming out of Yemen:
In numbers
In 2017
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338,000people benefited from the ICRC activities in the field of water and sanitation
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879,000people, including those displaced received various forms of assistance
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6,000detainees benefited from improved living conditions – ventilation and sanitation systems – and access to clean water inside detention places
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560weapon bearers and health care professionals participated in first aid training sessions in front-line areas
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140,000wounded and emergency trauma patients received around 30,120 surgeries
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71,711people with disabilities, including more than 6,600 amputees, obtained physical rehabilitation services at five ICRC-supported centres in Aden, Mukalla, Sana’a, Taiz and Sa’ada
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3,100Red Cross messages distributed to connect family members
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230tracing requests from families separated collected
Latest Tweets
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Hanna was a young man full of life, and was widely known and liked. Nothing can justify his murder. Today, we are… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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We are in mourning for one of our colleagues who was shot dead in #Yemen this morning. We are trying to find out mo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Hajj Saeed Awad,70, strolls the market in Hodeida listening to the latest #Yemen news on a portable radio. 22.2… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Just in There is always rainbow after the rain Sana'a, April 07, 2018 #Yemen pic.twitter.com/cYAIGtRtNd
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Macabre playground In the port city of Aden, kids play inside the debris of a car that had been destroyed during… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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"Who's going to lead the people of Yemen out of this morass?" It requires leadership. It requires bravery. It requ… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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.@afaiteICRC you will be missed; but @ICRC_ye delegation is in safe hands with @FMoreillonICRC who took over as the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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He chronicled the onset of the cholera outbreak and his vivid pictures told stories of pain and hope. For a ra… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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6 out of 10 Yemenis go to sleep on an empty stomach. Under the scorching sun of Hodeida governorate, @ICRC_ye… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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“No lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” At the office and in the field we are floored by… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Just terrible In #Yemen lab tests show that even treated sewage water remains contaminated with vibrio cholera bac… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Giving more than you can. A woman in one of Aden’s impoverished neighborhoods shares her bread with a man. Befo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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