Three-year-old Kholod stands on a bed shortly after being admitted to the pediatric ward at Al Thawra Hospital. Credit: Giles Clarke/OCHA

19 million people need urgent humanitarian support in Yemen.

Two years of violent conflict have devastated Yemen, leaving 19 million people in need of humanitarian and protection assistance including over 10 million in acute need, many on the brink of starvation.

The conflict is rapidly pushing the country towards social, economic and institutional collapse.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched a fundraising campaign, which channels donations to the Yemen Humanitarian Fund.

Your donation can help them today.

Even before the current conflict escalated in mid-March 2015, Yemen faced enormous levels of humanitarian needs stemming from years of poverty, under-development, environmental decline, intermittent conflict, and weak rule of law.

9 facts you need to know about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

More details and sector-specific needs analyses appear in the 2017 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan.