The war in Yemen is now nearly four years long and has left 11.3 million children in need of humanitarian assistance to survive. Children are paying the heaviest price. They are facing a deadly triple threat - bombs, disease and hunger.   

When they are not being bombed in their homes and schools, they are at risk of dying from entirely preventable causes - hunger, or treatable ilnesses and diseases.    

An economic collapse has left many families unable to afford food and water. And millions of children don't know when or if their next meal will come.  With fighting escalating in the port city of Hodeidah - the country's main gateway for food, fuel and humanitarian supplies - millions more could face starvation. 

Yemen is on the brink of the worst famine in 100 years. We are working tirelessly on the ground – as well as lobbying governments and politicians – doing whatever it takes to help save lives and protect futures.   

Our response

Spanning nine governorates throughout the country, we’re treating sick and injured children through over 150 fixed health facilities, 21 hospitals and five mobile health and nutrition teams.

We're screening and treating children for malnutrition and responding to deadly disease outbreaks such as cholera and diphtheria.

We're making sure children have access to safe drinking water and essential hygiene items to prevent the spread of illness and disease.

We're raising awareness in local communities of how to prevent hygiene related health risks and training health volunteers in the prevention and management of malnutrition.