All photos were taken by Yemeni photographer Amira Al-Sharif, some of which were included in Erin Blakemore's article "In Yemen's war, a photographer finds points of light in the darkness," (published May 21, 2019, for the National Geographic), while other photos were included in Olivier Laurent's article "Love and war: Searching for glimmers of hope in Yemen" (published May 31, 2019, for The Washington Post).
Yemen: 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview Snapshot
Published on 14 April 2019 by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world. Nearly four years of conflict and severe economic decline are driving the country to the brink of famine and exacerbating needs in all sectors. An estimated 80 per cent of the population – 24 million people – require some form of humanitarian or protection assistance, including 14.4 million who are in acute need. Severity of needs is deepening, with the number of people in acute need a staggering 27 per cent higher than last year. Two-thirds of all districts in the country are already pre-famine, and one-third face a convergence of multiple acute vulnerabilities. The escalation of the conflict since March 2015 has dramatically aggravated the protection crisis in which millions face risks to their safety and basic rights.
The infographic above was produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and more maps of Yemen can be found here.
