Humanitarian aid in Yemen

Yemen is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises

A decade of ongoing conflict and growing instability has pushed millions of people into a state of emergency.

The majority of Yemen’s population lives in poverty, and with society in collapse, jobs are scarce. Around 64% of people suffer from ongoing food insecurity, and malnutrition is alarmingly widespread. Over 17 million people are in need of humanitarian aid — 6 million of them in acute crisis.

Many lack access to clean water and basic hygiene, making diseases like cholera and diarrhoea spread easily.

Women, children, and people with disabilities are especially vulnerable. Psychological distress is widespread, yet professional mental health support is scarce.

Support for daily survival

Fida has worked in Yemen together with a long-standing local partner organisation with experience on the ground.

Fida’s humanitarian project supported families by providing food aid, offering psychosocial support, and improving village hygiene through water filters and training.

Fida’s work in Yemen was funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, with a grant of €690,000 for the year 2025.