Yemen: new fighting drives 200,000 from their homes as hunger hits record levels
A sharp escalation around Taiz and Hodeidah is pushing one of the world’s worst hunger crises towards breaking point.
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Tens of thousands flee as fighting escalates in Taiz and on the West Coast
A sharp escalation from 3 September forced families, many already displaced before, to flee again, while hunger, child malnutrition and disease risks rose.
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Fighting spreads across several front lines as floods damage displacement camps
Clashes intensified across several governorates from early August, while seasonal floods damaged thousands of shelters in sites for displaced families.
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More than 18 million people in Yemen are hungry, UN tells Security Council
The UN warned that hunger is nearing catastrophic levels and that hundreds of health facilities have closed for lack of funds.
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Hunger will keep rising in Yemen as the aid appeal stays under 15% funded, UN warns
UN officials told the Security Council that funding cuts are forcing aid operations to scale back while hunger and child malnutrition remain very high.
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Half the people in government-held areas of Yemen face acute hunger
A new food security analysis found nearly 5 million people in areas controlled by Yemen’s government at crisis level or worse, with the lean season expected to make things worse.
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Flash floods hit displaced families on Yemen’s West Coast and in Ma’rib
Unusually heavy rains brought flash floods through April, adding to the hardship of families already struggling with conflict and economic decline.
