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Yemen is projected to have more than 18 million people facing worsening food insecurity in early 2026, with over 40,000 people expected to experience famine-like conditions in four districts within two months, marking the worst outlook since 2022.

Yemen is projected to have more than 18 million people facing worsening food insecurity in early 2026, with over 40,000 people expected to experience famine-like conditions in four districts within two months, marking the worst outlook since 2022.

Yemen's humanitarian response plan received less than 25 percent of required funding by the end of 2025, the lowest level in a decade, while nutrition programs received under 10 percent of needed resources.

Yemen's humanitarian response plan received less than 25 percent of required funding by the end of 2025, the lowest level in a decade, while nutrition programs received under 10 percent of needed resources.

The United Nations warned that approximately 21 million Yemenis will need humanitarian assistance in 2026, an increase from 19.5 million in 2025, as the country faces economic collapse and disrupted essential services.

The United Nations warned that approximately 21 million Yemenis will need humanitarian assistance in 2026, an increase from 19.5 million in 2025, as the country faces economic collapse and disrupted essential services.

In early December 2025, the Southern Transitional Council launched an offensive across southern Yemen, but by early January 2026, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/saudi-forces-retake-yemen-provinces-from-uaebacked-stc">government forces backed by Saudi Arabia had retaken key areas</a> including the port city of Al Mukalla.

In early December 2025, the Southern Transitional Council launched an offensive across southern Yemen, but by early January 2026, government forces backed by Saudi Arabia had retaken key areas including the port city of Al Mukalla.

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/houthis-detain-un-staff-in-yemen-facility-raids">The Houthis have detained at least 69 UN staff members and humanitarian workers</a>, with some families not having seen their detained relatives in five years, according to UN officials who called for their immediate release.

The Houthis have detained at least 69 UN staff members and humanitarian workers, with some families not having seen their detained relatives in five years, according to UN officials who called for their immediate release.

Yemen's health system faces collapse with hundreds of facilities already closed and vaccination coverage remaining dangerously low, leaving children vulnerable to preventable diseases including measles, polio and cholera.

Yemen's health system faces collapse with hundreds of facilities already closed and vaccination coverage remaining dangerously low, leaving children vulnerable to preventable diseases including measles, polio and cholera.

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In early December 2025, the Southern Transitional Council launched an offensive across southern Yemen, but by early January 2026, government forces backed by Saudi Arabia had retaken key areas including the port city of Al Mukalla.

The Houthis have detained at least 69 UN staff members and humanitarian workers, with some families not having seen their detained relatives in five years, according to UN officials who called for their immediate release.

Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe stems directly from Houthi terrorism and Iranian interference that has sabotaged peace efforts and destroyed state institutions. The Houthis remain the Yemeni people's primary enemy, dismantling governance, deepening the crisis through arbitrary detention of UN personnel and blocking aid delivery to millions. Any peace process ignoring the need to end the Houthi coup and disarm these militias will only prolong suffering and regional instability.

Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe stems directly from Houthi terrorism and Iranian interference that has sabotaged peace efforts and destroyed state institutions. The Houthis remain the Yemeni people's primary enemy, dismantling governance, deepening the crisis through arbitrary detention of UN personnel and blocking aid delivery to millions. Any peace process ignoring the need to end the Houthi coup and disarm these militias will only prolong suffering and regional instability.

Catastrophic funding cuts by Western donors have reversed a decade of humanitarian progress and pushed 18 million Yemenis toward starvation. International neglect and slashed aid budgets have forced closure of nutrition programs and health facilities, leaving families to collect wild plants just to survive. The crisis isn't inevitable — immediate donor action and restored funding can prevent widespread famine before mortality rates spike.

Catastrophic funding cuts by Western donors have reversed a decade of humanitarian progress and pushed 18 million Yemenis toward starvation. International neglect and slashed aid budgets have forced closure of nutrition programs and health facilities, leaving families to collect wild plants just to survive. The crisis isn't inevitable — immediate donor action and restored funding can prevent widespread famine before mortality rates spike.

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Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe has been exacerbated by Houthi terrorism and Iranian interference, which many observers argue have sabotaged peace efforts and weakened state institutions. The Houthis are seen by many Yemenis as a primary enemy, undermining governance and deepening the crisis through reported arbitrary detention of UN personnel and alleged blocking of aid delivery to millions. Any peace process that does not address the Houthi coup and efforts to disarm these militias risks prolonging suffering and regional instability.

Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe has been exacerbated by Houthi terrorism and Iranian interference, which many observers argue have sabotaged peace efforts and weakened state institutions. The Houthis are seen by many Yemenis as a primary enemy, undermining governance and deepening the crisis through reported arbitrary detention of UN personnel and alleged blocking of aid delivery to millions. Any peace process that does not address the Houthi coup and efforts to disarm these militias risks prolonging suffering and regional instability.

There is a 50% chance that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Yemen’s Houthis mediated by Oman will be broken before June 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 50% chance that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Yemen’s Houthis mediated by Oman will be broken before June 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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