Yemen remains one of the world’s most water-scarce and crisis-affected countries in 2025. After more than a decade of conflict, economic collapse, and climate shocks, 12.2 million people urgently require access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. The lack of clean water has fueled outbreaks of cholera and other waterborne diseases, especially among children and displaced families. Without immediate and sustained investment in WASH systems, the health, and survival of millions remain at risk.
Read MoreThe collapse of Yemen’s education system is staggering. One in four schools is unfit for use, destroyed, damaged, or repurposed as shelters. Teachers, unpaid for years, have abandoned classrooms, leaving students crowded under tents or in crumbling buildings. In some areas, classes exceed 100 students, with no desks, electricity, or clean water.
Read MoreYemen’s economy has been shattered by more than a decade of conflict, political fragmentation, and recurrent shocks. Today, 19.5 million people require humanitarian assistance and protection, including a large share of women and children, as conflict, economic collapse, climate shocks, and deteriorating basic services compound suffering and vulnerability. Women’s economic participation has long been severely limited; in rural areas especially, many work in informal, unpaid roles with little protection or income security.
Read MoreCARE works in 14 governorates across Yemen, providing lifesaving food, cash, livelihoods, water and sanitation services to those in need, including internally displaced people.
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