After more than a decade of crisis, families in Yemen continue to face hunger, displacement, unsafe water and weakened health services. Learn about the emergency and how your support can help.
HUMANITARIAN CRISES | Sources last reviewed: October 2026
After more than a decade of conflict, Yemen continues to face one of the world’s largest and most severe humanitarian crises. More than 22 million people—nearly half of the country’s population—need humanitarian assistance and protection services.
Behind these figures are families who have lost their livelihoods, children facing hunger and malnutrition, and millions of displaced people searching for food, safe water and secure shelter.
22 Million+
Need humanitarian assistance and protection
18.3 Million
Face acute food insecurity
5.2 Million+
Are internally displaced
Your support can help provide food, safe water and shelter supplies to families facing the most urgent needs.
Support Families in YemenHunger and Malnutrition Threaten Children
Economic decline, rising living costs and weakened basic services have made access to daily food a severe struggle for millions of families. United Nations data indicates that 18.3 million people face acute food insecurity.
UNICEF estimates that around 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished, including approximately 516,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Around 80 per cent of Yemenis are also estimated to struggle with the cost of food, water, transport and essential health services.
Displacement and Weakened Services Deepen the Crisis
More than 5.2 million people are internally displaced. Families forced from their homes often arrive in new locations with very limited resources and face difficulty accessing safe drinking water, sufficient food, shelter supplies and healthcare.
The danger is compounded by two in every five health facilities being non-functional, while 10.95 million women and girls require urgent support. Humanitarian assistance is therefore more than a temporary contribution—it can protect families from the worst effects of hunger, disease and displacement.
Behind every number is a human story: a mother trying to feed her children, a child in need of care, and a family searching for clean water and a safer place to stay.
How Does Hürrem Sultan Foundation Support Families in Yemen?
Over the years, Hürrem Sultan Foundation has supported vulnerable families in Yemen through food, water, education and orphan-support initiatives. In response to growing needs, the Foundation established the Yemen Relief Fund to contribute to the most urgent priorities identified in the field.
Donations are directed according to field priorities, including food, clean water and temporary shelter. This flexible approach helps assistance reach families facing the most urgent needs more quickly.
Stand With a Family in Yemen
Whatever the amount, your contribution can help ease a family’s burden and support the delivery of food, water and shelter to people in urgent need.
Donate to Yemen Relief