UNICEF: 11.3 million children in Yemen need humanitarian assistance.

“We lived under the trees for two years when we had to flee from conflict in our hometown Al Sabriah. We moved back here about one year ago, when the situation got better. The war has had a big impact in our lives. My husband used to work in construction before the conflict but couldn’t find a job anymore once the war started. He became very depressed and now spends most of our money on khat (a stimulant drug).It makes him even more nervous and violent. Whenever he tries to beat me I run away to my mother’s place. I am very concerned about my children. Many are constantly sick and I can’t even provide three meals a day to them. The cash we receive from CARE helps pay off my debts in the market. The shop owners only let me lend food if they know I receive assistance from CARE and can pay it off later,” Najwa (32) says. She has seven children and is 6-months pregnant. Her home only has one room, which all nine of them have to share. There is only one bed so most of them sleep outside in the courtyard. CARE supports Najwa with cash assistance (288,000 Yemeni Rial, approximately US$530, over the span of six months). The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world and over four years of intense conflict, as well as severe economic decline and recent famine and cholera, has put millions at risk. An estimated 80 per cent of the population – 24 million people – require some form of humanitarian or protection assistance, including 14.3 million who are in acute need. Severity of needs is deepening, with the number of people in acute need a staggering 27 per cent higher than last year. Two-thirds of all districts in the country are already pre-famine, and one-third face a convergence of multiple acute vulnerabilities. The escalation of the conflict since March 2015 has dramatically aggravated the protection crisis in which millions face risks to their safety and basic rights.