4/30/2025 – Yemen is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises as war there enters its tenth year. Yemen’s civil war erupted in 2014 when Houthi Shiite rebels, historically opposed to the Sunni-led government, seized control of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital and largest city. In response, in March 2015, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and supported by the United States launched a military intervention aiming to defeat the Houthis and reinstate President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The conflict’s chaos enabled the rise of various military factions, further complicating the situation.
After a decade of conflict, much of Yemen’s health infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. Families continue to struggle to access food, medicine, and clean water. Our friends at the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation (YRRF) are working everyday with long-standing partnerships with local communities to find practical ways to deliver much needed care.
One example of their vital work: in collaboration with the Al-Buraiqah Health Center in Aden, YRRF launched a six-month project to combat child malnutrition, which remains one of the most severe consequences of Yemen’s crisis. Many children arrive at clinics too weak to eat or speak. The project provided therapeutic food, hygiene kits, and caregiver education to support those in need.
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