Feb 2025
Yemen is facing one of the gravest humanitarian crises in the world today. Many people urgently require humanitarian assistance, including 4.8 million people forced from their homes by years of conflict. Now in its second decade, the crisis has devastated Yemen’s infrastructure, leaving millions without reliable access to food, clean water, or healthcare.In 2025, an estimated 19.5 million people across Yemen need humanitarian assistance and protection services – 1.3 million people more than last year.
The scale of human suffering is immense. Yemen is one of the most water-scarce countries globally, with millions of people lacking access to safe drinking water or adequate sanitation, a reality that fuels disease, malnutrition, and preventable loss of life.
A Deepening Health Emergency
The prolonged conflict has triggered severe public health emergencies, including a widespread cholera outbreak with over one million suspected cases. Children are bearing the heaviest burden. Nearly half of all children under the age of five, approximately 2.3 million are acutely malnourished, including 0.5 million facing severe acute malnutrition, SAM, and 1.8 million with moderate acute malnutrition, MAM, alongside 1.3 million malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women, placing them at immediate risk of illness, developmental harm, and death.
Life in Displacement
Across Yemen, displaced families live in desperate conditions often without sufficient food, clean water, shelter, or access to basic social services. For many, daily survival is an ongoing struggle, compounded by trauma, uncertainty, and the loss of livelihoods.
Pure Hands Australia: Delivering Hope Where It Is Needed Most
In response to this escalating crisis, Pure Hands Australia is delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance to Yemen’s most vulnerable communities. Through targeted, community-driven interventions, the organization supports displaced families, children, and the elderly with essential aid that saves lives and restores dignity.
Our Impact on the Ground
Pure Hands Australia’s humanitarian programs address both immediate needs and long-term resilience by providing:
- Food assistance to combat hunger and malnutrition
- Clean drinking water to prevent disease and protect public health
- Clothing and psychosocial support to restore dignity and emotional well-being
Through these efforts, Pure Hands Australia has:
- Enabled children to experience joy and dignity by celebrating Eid with new clothing
- Reduced the risk of disease and malnutrition through access to safe water and nutritious meals during Ramadan
- Strengthened community resilience by supporting cultural and religious practices amid displacement
Challenges and Commitment
Delivering humanitarian aid in Yemen remains exceptionally challenging due to insecurity, damaged infrastructure, and logistical barriers. Despite these obstacles, Pure Hands Australia remains steadfast, working closely with trusted local partners to ensure aid reaches those who need it most.
Stand With Yemen
The people of Yemen continue to endure unimaginable hardship but with your support, hope is possible. Pure Hands Australia is committed to standing alongside the Yemeni people, delivering life-saving assistance today while working toward a future of dignity, stability, and resilience.
Your support can save lives.