Middle East, North Africa and Europe
Yemen ranks 179 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International’s work in Yemen addresses poverty and promotes social justice through emergency relief efforts and long-term development projects.
CARE International has been continuously active in Yemen since 1993, initially focusing on immediate relief to those affected by civil war in 1994. Yemen broke out in civil war again in 2014, which continues today. According to the UN, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains one of the worst in the world.
More than 3 million people need treatment for acute malnutrition, including 2 million children. The conflict has a disproportionate impact on women and girls, who face increased violence and abuse and limited access to maternal and reproductive care.
In response, CARE International reaches Yemenis through water, sanitation, and hygiene services, women’s economic empowerment, reproductive health, and food, cash, and voucher distributions. We also work with youth to increase their access to education and livelihood opportunities.
CARE Yemen works in 13 governorates delivering programs through direct implementation and in partnership with national and international organizations, providing emergency and recovery assistance.
These projects contribute to strengthening communities’ resilience to cope and recover from the impact of the current humanitarian crisis.
Our work in Yemen focuses on:
Humanitarians detained in Yemen will now reportedly face criminal prosecution. The decision jeopardizes humanitarian efforts and, as a result, millions of lives. Together with the UN & peer INGOs, CARE calls for the immediate and unconditional release of staff arbitrarily detained in Yemen.
CARE International, Oxfam, and Save the Children are calling again for the immediate and unconditional release of personnel, the majority of whom were detained one month ago by authorities in northern Yemen.
From early marriage to food insecurity, Yemeni women and girls have suffered the most after nearly a decade of conflict.
In 2024, global humanitarian crises tested communities, yet their courage inspired hope. Chandra Prasad, our Global Photo Library Coordinator, selected 10 powerful images from over 5,000 submissions, capturing their strength and perseverance.
CARE started implementing programs in Yemen in 1992 and now has a long history of implementing programming to increase people’s ability to cope with present and future crises. The following report highlights CARE Yemen's most important initiatives of 2022.
The war in Yemen is approaching its eighth year and the country remains one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. In 2022, 23.5 million people (66 percent of the population) were estimated to need humanitarian assistance; with 17.9 million people being inacute need.
CARE and other 29 NGOs called on the international community to redouble their efforts to support both a long-term truce and a full and equitably funded humanitarian response in Yemen, in order to allow people to rebuild and recover their lives.
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
