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n the days after the UN once again highlighted a Yemen on the brink of famine, the world’s eyes have turned to the work being done by governments and charities to turn back the tide.
One such charity is Manchester-based Human Appeal, active in the country since 2014 and with an office in the capital, Sana’a, since 2016. In September it was one of the number of NGOs to sign a joint letter calling for an end to the hostilities that have driven Yemen to the brink of famine.
During the course of the conflict, Human Appeal has reached over 900,000 people in Yemen with its life-saving emergency interventions. This includes an ongoing a project with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) to support 15 health facilities, allowing for 69,000 vulnerable Yemenis suffering with acute malnutrition to be treated immediately. The partnership also facilitated three mobile medical teams to reach rural Yemenis too.