The ongoing crisis in Yemen is one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The organisation stated in a post on the “X” platform that the crisis in Yemen has left 4.5 million internally displaced people and 18.2 million people in need of assistance.
It pointed out that there are “about 70,000 refugees and asylum seekers hosted by the country”.
The UN Refugee Agency emphasised that “there is a need for continued international support for Yemen more than ever before”.
Yemen has been witnessing a lull for about two years from a war that started nearly 9 years ago between the forces loyal to the legitimate government, supported by an Arab military alliance led by neighbouring Saudi Arabia, and the Houthi forces supported by Iran, who have been controlling provinces and cities including Sana’a since September 2014.
By the end of 2021, the war had resulted in the death of 377,000 Yemenis, according to the United Nations, and it had caused the country’s economy to lose 126 billion dollars, in one of the worst humanitarian and economic crises in the world, where most of the population, numbering 30 million, depend on aid.
UN estimates indicate that 17.6 million people will face food insecurity during 2024.
