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With over 24 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 as well as support health structures and improving the living conditions within Yemeni prisons. In 2018, we have reached more than two million people with basic aid. But so much more is needed.
Here's the latest news coming out of Yemen:
In numbers
January - September 2019
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5,173,202people benefited from the ICRC activities in the field of water and sanitation.
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9,116detainees benefited from improved living conditions – ventilation and sanitation systems – and access to clean water inside detention places.
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844,496people, including those displaced, received various forms of assistance including food, unconditional cash grants, essential household items, agricultural and livestock assistance.
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387,018patients received emergency care in 12 ICRC-supported hospitals in 9 governorates.
Latest Tweets
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Since 1962, we have been working in #Yemen to alleviate the sufferings of the victims of armed conflicts. Our work… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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• They want to play. • They want to go to school. • They want their family to be safe. A child in Yemen is the sam… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Remnants of war are indiscriminate. Mohammed is one of many who lost a limb in #Yemen. The ICRC provides weapon wou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Fighting in #AlDhalea displaced Mohammed & his family. A classroom, with desks crammed to the wall, became their ne… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Less than 50% of health facilities in Yemen work. Less than 30% of the needed medicines are available. What does… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Renewed clashes in #Aldhalea threaten to cut off main transport routes that provide critical entry point for humani… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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في #اليمن، نفعل ما بوسعنا للتخفيف من معاناة اليمنيين، ليس عبر المساعدات الإغاثية والخدمات الصحية فحسب، ولكن أيضا عب… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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"... وشوهد بعض الناس مكدسين فوق بعضهم في صناديق تحميل سيارات "بيك أب"، وهم ينتقلون من مكان إلى آخر بحثًا عن مأوى. إ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We continue to stand side by side with Yemenis For health activities: we support: 9 referral hospitals, 24 primary… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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كغيرها من الأطفال تذهب هذه الطفلة إلى المدرسة كل يوم ولكن على غرارهم هي لا تذهب لتلقي العلم فحسب ولكن لتبيع البطاطس… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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لا يمكننا أن نقف مكتوفي الأيدي بينما يتزايد خطر الألغام ومخلفات الحرب على المدنيين كل يوم. نواصل مع الهلال الأحمر ا… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Poverty Displacement War None of them could stop little Amat Alrahman from playing with the jumping rope she made.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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