Yemen hunger and child malnutrition crisis deepens as humanitarian support declines
Food Insecurity
How the score is calculated
The score starts at 8. It adds points from recorded affected, deaths, displaced and casualty counts, plus terms found in the story title, event type or status. For each count, only its highest matching band is used.
- Affected people
- 1–999: +5 · 1,000–9,999: +12 · 10,000–99,999: +20 · 100,000–999,999: +28 · 1 million+: +35
- Deaths
- 1–9: +8 · 10–99: +14 · 100–999: +22 · 1,000+: +30
- Displaced people
- 1–9,999: +6 · 10,000–99,999: +12 · 100,000+: +18
- Casualties
- 100 or more: +8
- Story wording
- +10 for terms such as catastrophe, famine, war, conflict, major earthquake, mass casualty or critical. Otherwise, +5 for active, ongoing, emergency, outbreak, cyclone or hurricane.
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In brief
- What happenedYemen remains one of the world's most severe and prolonged humanitarian emergencies after more than a decade of conflict, economic decline, climate shocks and recurring disease outbreaks.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 19,700,000 · Displaced persons: 4,800,000 · Statistics reviewed: 11 September 2026 · latest verified humanitarian baselines retained
- What help is neededUNICEF's 2026 appeal estimates that 19.7 million people, including 10.8 million children, need humanitarian assistance.
What changed
Updated verified snapshot
This record was first dated 2026-08-28 and last verified 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00.
Situation
Yemen remains one of the world's most severe and prolonged humanitarian emergencies after more than a decade of conflict, economic decline, climate shocks and recurring disease outbreaks. UNICEF's 2026 appeal estimates that 19.7 million people, including 10.8 million children, need humanitarian assistance. Around 4.8 million people remain internally displaced, often in settlements with inadequate shelter, water, sanitation and protection. WFP reports that 17.1 million people are food insecure nationwide. A June 2026 IPC analysis covering government-controlled areas found about 5 million people already facing Crisis-level or worse acute food insecurity, including 1.4 million in Emergency conditions. During the June-to-September lean season, that figure was projected to rise to 5.4 million people, with 1.5 million in Emergency; by October-to-December, the Emergency caseload could reach 1.8 million. Children face especially acute risks: approximately 500,000 are projected to suffer severe wasting during 2026, 3.2 million are out of school, and more than 7 million face escalating protection risks. More than 17.8 million people lack adequate access to healthcare and water, sanitation and hygiene services, while 40 percent of health facilities are partly functioning or out of service. UNICEF is seeking USD 146.3 million to reach 5.2 million people, including 3.5 million children. All IPC figures are estimates and projections for defined geographic areas and periods; they should not be added together as separate populations.
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WorldsAid verification
A WorldsAid editor reviewed this record against 5 attributed sources, cleaned feed formatting and checked the crisis, place and reporting date. 20 human-impact figures were separated from the narrative and dated where the source allowed. Earlier observations remain in the evidence history instead of being silently overwritten.
Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 19,700,000 retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Displaced persons
- 4,800,000 retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Statistics reviewed
- 11 September 2026 · latest verified humanitarian baselines retained retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- People requiring humanitarian assistance
- 19.7 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Children requiring humanitarian assistance
- 10.8 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- People internally displaced
- 4.8 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- People food insecure nationwide
- 17.1 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- People in IPC Phase 3 or worse in government-controlled areas
- 5 million · current June 2026 analysis retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- People in IPC Phase 4 Emergency in government-controlled areas
- 1.4 million · current June 2026 analysis retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Projected IPC Phase 3 or worse during June–September lean season
- 5.4 million · 51% of assessed population retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Projected IPC Phase 4 Emergency during June–September
- 1.5 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Projected IPC Phase 4 Emergency during October–December
- 1.8 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Children projected to suffer severe wasting
- Approximately 500,000 in 2026 retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Children out of school
- 3.2 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Children facing escalating protection risks
- >7 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- People lacking adequate healthcare and WASH access
- >17.8 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Health facilities partly functioning or out of service
- 40% retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- UNICEF 2026 funding requirement
- USD 146.3 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- People UNICEF plans to reach
- 5.2 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
- Children UNICEF plans to reach
- 3.5 million retained at 2026-09-11T12:00:00+03:00
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