Overview
- UN projections show needs rising to about 21 million people this year, up from 19.5 million in 2025.
- Only about 28% of last year’s UN response plan was financed—roughly $680 million (€591 million)—leaving major operational gaps.
- Resident Humanitarian Coordinator Julien Harneis said children are already dying and warned of worsening malnutrition and food insecurity, with particular concern along the Red Sea coast.
- Health and nutrition gains achieved over the past decade risk reversing, and officials caution that measles, polio and cholera could spread beyond Yemen.
- The UN is seeking support from Gulf donors and greater NGO engagement, while the International Rescue Committee warns of the worst hunger outlook since 2022 and forecasts limited pockets of famine.