Yemen
Overview
COVID-19 in Yemen
Key Figures
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People in Need 24,100,000 1% decrease since May 28, 2020
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People Targeted for Assistance 19,000,000 No change since May 28, 2020
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People in Acute Need 14,300,000 No change since November 11, 2020
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Children in Need 12,400,000 1% increase since December 3, 2019
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People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+) 13,500,000 15% decrease since December 7, 2018
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Acutely Malnourished Children 587,573
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Acutely Malnourished Pregnant and Lactating Women 243,945
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Children IDPs 1,710,000 No change since September 30, 2020
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Households Affected by Floods 95,599
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Cholera Suspected Cases (in 2020) 167,278 1% increase since July 26, 2020
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Cholera Deaths (in 2020) 48 2% increase since July 26, 2020
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Displaced People (per year) 171,954 3% increase since November 28, 2020
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Returnees (per year) 10,788 4% increase since November 28, 2020
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Returnees 1,280,000 26% increase since June 30, 2018
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Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Yemen 200,744 10% decrease since November 20, 2020
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Yemen 250,860 No change since October 31, 2019
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Yemeni Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 10,153 1% decrease since June 30, 2020
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Yemeni Refugees in Jordan 14,192 1% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Yemeni Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Ethiopia 2,205 3% increase since November 30, 2020
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Yemeni Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Sudan 1,927 2% increase since September 30, 2020
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per month) 327 24% decrease since September 30, 2020
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KKA Incidents against Aid Workers (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 1 92% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 2 89% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers Kidnapped (per year) 2 100% increase since December 31, 2019
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People Assisted through WFP Food Assistance (per month) 7,970,000 8% decrease since October 31, 2020
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New IDPs by Conflict (per year) 398,000 58% increase since December 31, 2018
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New IDPs by Natural Disasters (per year) 31,000 158% increase since December 31, 2018
Key Content
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan Extension, June - December 2020 [EN/AR]
- UNHCR: Coronavirus emergency appeal: UNHCR’s preparedness and response plan (REVISED) 5 August 2020
- IOM: IOM Regional Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for the Middle East and North Africa COVID-19
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - Yemen
Latest Updates
- Article 36: Explosive weapons with wide area effects and risk to civilians, Background Note| Feb 2020
- Qatar Red Crescent: QRCS delivers food parcels to 68,670 beneficiaries in Yemen [EN/AR]
- WFP: WFP Regional Bureau Cairo for Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe COVID-19 Situation Report #20, 27 November 2020 – 21 January 2021
- ZIF: Peace Operations 2020/2021
- IDMC: Displacement severity on the rise after a challenging year
Useful Links
- Humanitarian InSight: Yemen 2019
- Yemen 2020 Financial Tracking Service
- HR.info Yemen
- United Nations in Yemen
- OCHA Yemen
- UN Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY)
- UNHCR Yemen Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan data portal
- UNHCR Global Focus
- Food Security Cluster: Yemen
- Logistics Cluster: Yemen
- MAP Yemen
- HRW World Report 2020 - Yemen: Events of 2019