Now in its ninth year of conflict, Yemen remains the largest humanitarian crisis globally, with 24 million people out of the population of 30.5 million in need of humanitarian assistance. The conflict has left 4 million people, including 2 million children, internally displaced, and at least 500,000 public sector workers have been without salaries for over six years.

After intense fighting at the beginning of 2022, a UN-brokered truce between April and October offered a glimpse of hope; civilian casualties and displacement decreased, fuel imports were received through Hodeida port, and limited commercial flights only to Jordan began out of Sanaa. However, the humanitarian crisis has continued due to the severe depreciation of the Yemeni rial, cuts to international programs assisting Yemen, and instability in international supply chains stemming from the crisis in Ukraine. The war has also exacerbated food prices for a country that imports more than three-quarters of its food needs.

Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation (YRRF) implemented various programs to address poverty in Yemen during these severe times Yemen. These included distribution of food baskets, income generation projects, education and vocational training, health and water.

Read the full article about Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation by Aisha Jumaan at Global Washington.