More than 4.5 million people are currently displaced within Yemen and over 18 million are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, according to UN research.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) research found that Yemen also ranks third globally among the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change, yet it is one of the least prepared for increasing climate shocks. Many communities are ill-equipped to brace for the impacts, especially those in temporary shelters who face the worst fallout.
UNFPA research shows a clear link between climate disasters and the disproportionate impact on women, girls and new borns, including hypertensive disorders, preterm and low weight births, and stillbirths.
Since the start of 2024, rising violence and severe weather events in Yemen have displaced over 75,000 people, many of whom had already been forced to move multiple times. As they lose livelihoods along with access to basic health care, extreme hunger and malnutrition are soaring for millions.