Press release 19th January 2021 CARE calls for reversal of Ansar Allah designations to be urgent humanitarian priority for Biden administration As the outgoing US government administration’s terrorist designations of Ansar Allah take effect, CARE urges the incoming Biden administration to immediately reverse this short-sighted policy and avoid the worst-case humanitarian consequences in Yemen. Press release Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 11th January 2021 CARE International responds to US Secretary of State Pompeo’s decision to designate Houthi’s as a foreign terrorist organization. In response to Secretary of State Pompeo's announcement of a terrorist designation in Yemen, CARE is extremely concerned that a group terrorist designation of the de facto authorities in northern Yemen will have devastating consequences for millions of… Press release Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 18th November 2020 Conflict and COVID-19 Push Millions to Brink of Famine New CARE report exposes how COVID-19 has exaggerated food insecurity in conflict torn regions including Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Democratic Republic of Congo—and how international donors have failed to step up to prevent catastrophe Press release Advocacy Food Security and Nutrition Yemen
Press release 15th October 2020 On World Food Day CARE warns of worsening hunger for vulnerable Yemenis After almost six years of war, Yemen’s economic ecosystem has been decimated, leaving up to 20 million people food insecure. The combination of armed conflict, COVID-19, and the lack of foreign currency and salary payments has created a precarious… Press release Food Security and Nutrition Yemen
Press release 15th July 2020 CARE condemns Yemen attacks which killed women and children CARE condemns attacks in Yemen’s Hajjah and Al Jawf governorates in the last four days which reportedly killed 18 civilians in or close to their homes, including ten children and four women. This means more families cruelly torn apart and more loved ones… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 17th June 2020 Eight international non-governmental organisations working in Yemen strongly condemn the reprehensible attack that took place yesterday in the north of Yemen, killing 13 civilians – including four children. The attack on 13 civilians happened the same day as the publication of the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict report, which saw the Saudi Arabia and UAE-led coalition removed from the report’s blacklist for the first time in three years. This is despite… Press release Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 3rd June 2020 Yemen receives an unsatisfactory 1.35 billion USD in pledges – water, sanitation and hygiene are the highest priorities amidst COVID-19 crisis, says CARE The high level pledging conference on Yemen has come to a close, with funding pledges for the UN’s Humanitarian Response Plan disappointingly low. As countries pledge an estimated 1.35 billion USD in funding – just over half (56 percent) of the 2.41… Press release Crisis Response Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Yemen
Press release 2nd June 2020 Over five million Yemenis at risk of losing access to food and clean water as coronavirus spreads in Yemen Survey* conducted in Yemen reveals impact of funding shortfalls as Pledging conference is held today. Recent funding gaps and other challenges in Yemen will put an additional estimated 5.5 million people in the war-torn country at risk of losing access… Press release Crisis Response Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Yemen
Press release 11th April 2020 Joint statement by 59 Nongovernmental Organizations on the announcement of a temporary ceasefire in Yemen Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated Yemen’s health system. The imminent threat of COVID-19 will exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation: Press release Crisis Response Yemen
