Desk review yemen

2.Emergency Profile

Crisis overview

The humanitarian situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate with 20 out of 22 governorates affected by the fighting. The death and injury toll is rising, displacement is growing, communicable diseases – including dengue and malaria – are spreading, malnutrition is increasing, and civilians are facing a severe lack access to basic healthcare and WASH. Latest information indicates that 10 out of 22 governorates are now facing emergency food insecurity (IPC Level 4) and a further 9 governorates are facing a food insecurity crisis (IPC Level 3). The impact on children is particularly worrisome. The psychological trauma alone has devastating consequences, coupled with disruptions to education that mean that 47% of Yemen’s school-aged children are now out of school.

Damage to civilian infrastructure, including private homes, mean that even if the conflict were to end tomorrow, it will take years to undertake the repairs necessary for basic services to resume, for urban and rural livelihoods to be restored, for IDPs to return to their homes and for the threat of unexploded ordnances to be mitigated and finally eliminated.⁴²