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Recent data reveals that Yemen is now the world's third biggest food crisis, with half of its population facing hunger, and nearly half of all children under five suffering from chronic malnutrition. On World Food Day, international and national organizations in Yemen are calling for urgent action to address the escalating hunger crisis in the country. 

As world leaders gather in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly, we, the undersigned humanitarian organizations working in Yemen, urge urgent and decisive action to address the worsening crisis in Yemen threatening to push millions of families past the brink of catastrophe. Yemen’s crisis has stripped people down to the most basic of needs – making every day a struggle for survival. 

Today, the humanitarian community marks World Humanitarian Day, a time to recognize the vital role of aid workers and pay tribute to those who have lost or risked their lives in the course of duty. It is also an occasion to reflect on the plight of the millions of people around the world—including in Yemen—who are caught up in crises, and to reaffirm our shared responsibility to protect the humanitarian lifelines they depend on.

The deaths of five children killed in Taiz in southwestern Yemen while playing football when unexploded ordnance (UXO) detonated has brought the number of child casualties of UXOs and landmines this year to at least 40. 

Decades of repeated armed conflict since the early 1960s have left behind a deadly legacy of explosive ordnance in Yemen

This is a message from members of the Children’s Councils to world leaders to highlight one of the impacts of the conflict in Yemen on schools and education, and to stress the importance of implementing the Safe Schools Declaration, in the hope that this will lead to further action and support to protect children’s right to education.

Dr. Samiya*, 38, is a general practitioner who has been working in the Yemen humanitarian response since 2013,  serving as a doctor in mobile clinics. She joined Save the Children in October 2023, becoming a case management medical doctor in February 2024 supporting injured children with appropriate medical care and support.

Save the Children's local partner in Yemen, The National Union for the Development of the Poor (NUDP), released a new report today exposing the devastating impact of poverty, discrimination, and displacement on the lives of Muhamasheen children in Yemen. Many of these children are denied education and forced into hazardous work to help their families’ survive.

 Save the Children Yemen's Mohamed Manna shares his experiences as country director over the last year. He shares stories of the situation for children and their families in Yemen and the impact of recent foreign aid cuts.

Ali*, a ten-year-old survivor of a landmine explosion that tragically killed his sister, Amani, and severely injured him and his sister, Safaa, who has Down syndrome. This harrowing moment marked a profound change in Ali's young life, illustrating the devastating impact of explosive ordnance (EO) on children in Yemen. 

Jihad is from Taiz in Yemen, is a landmine survivor turned Psychosocial specialist volunteer for Save the Children in Yemen.