Yemen

The war in Yemen, especially violent since 2015, has created a situation of severe humanitarian needs.

Girl reportedly raped in Sanaa city
As reported on 04 July 2024: In Sanaa city, Amanat al-Asimah district, Sanaa governorate, a nine- year-old girl was kidnapped from her house and raped by a Houthi member. According to the girl’s father, the Houthi leaders were pressuring him to marry the girl to the perpetrator. Source: Khabar Agency. Return to Yemen home page. more
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2023 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) Factsheet

Based on Insecurity Insight data, the SHCC identified 47 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Yemen in 2023, an increase from 25 in 2022. In these incidents, seven health workers were killed and health facilities were occupied and forcibly entered or damaged by drone-delivered explosive weapons, and ambulances damaged by IEDs in 2023. This is a change from 2022 when health facilities were typically damaged by plane-delivered explosives and shelling. Available in Arabic and English.

This data is available to download and can be explored visually using our interactive Attacked and Threatened: Health Care at Risk map.