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Last Updated: 15 September 2026
Thousands of families are fleeing the recent military escalation in Yemen and urgently need humanitarian assistance. Islamic Relief aid workers in Taiz, Lahj and Aden Governorates say thousands more families are being displaced as airstrikes, shelling and armed clashes intensify. Many are fleeing without adequate shelter, food, water, clothing or access to medical care.
The UN reports that more than 125,000 people have already been displaced in Taiz, Lahj and Aden, although local communities estimate the number may be considerably higher. Many families have been forced to leave their homes with little more than what they can carry. For people already struggling with poverty and food insecurity, losing access to their homes, livelihoods and basic services can quickly become a matter of survival.
Yemen was already facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million people – around two-thirds of the population – in need of humanitarian assistance. Years of conflict and economic crisis have left millions of people suffering extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition.
Fragile improvements followed the 2022 truce, but the latest escalation threatens to rapidly reverse this progress. Essential services such as healthcare and water supply are already severely overstretched, while global cuts to humanitarian funding have forced some critical services to reduce operations or shut down.
Further escalation could have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable Yemenis.
Islamic Relief is on the ground now, planning to provide food and emergency aid to families displaced by the latest escalation.
Years of conflict, economic crisis and poverty have left millions of people in Yemen struggling to access enough food.
Malnutrition remains a serious concern, particularly among children. Health and nutrition workers are seeing large numbers of malnourished children, while health facilities are struggling to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
The latest violence is placing even greater pressure on families already struggling to survive.
Families fleeing their homes may arrive without food, clean water, shelter or other basic necessities. Displacement can also mean losing access to healthcare, education and livelihoods.
As the crisis continues, humanitarian assistance is urgently needed to help families meet their most basic needs.
children are acutely malnourished, and 1.2 million children are at risk of death without intervention.
people face food insecurity, with 5.2 million experiencing severe hunger.
of Yemen’s population lacks access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
Islamic Relief has worked in Yemen since 1998, providing lifesaving assistance and longer-term support to communities affected by conflict, hunger and poverty.
Over the years, Islamic Relief has supported communities across Yemen through programmes including:
Islamic Relief has worked in many of Yemen’s hardest-to-reach areas, responding to urgent humanitarian needs while supporting communities to recover and build greater resilience.
Our teams are now preparing to support families newly displaced by the latest escalation in Taiz, Lahj and Aden.
Islamic Relief continues to support vulnerable families facing hunger, illness and displacement in Yemen.
Our work has included supporting health centres and therapeutic feeding services, providing food and cash assistance to families affected by conflict, and helping communities access clean water.
In previous responses, Islamic Relief has also provided support to families through cash and food vouchers, allowing people affected by conflict to access food in a safer and more dignified way.
As needs increase following the latest escalation, Islamic Relief is working to reach families who have been forced from their homes and are in urgent need of assistance.
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis has lasted for years, but for millions of people, the emergency has never ended.
Years of conflict and economic deterioration have left families facing hunger, poverty and limited access to essential services. Now, renewed fighting and mass displacement threaten to push even more people into desperate need.
For families who have already lost homes, livelihoods and loved ones, another displacement can be devastating.
Your donation can help Islamic Relief provide vital assistance to vulnerable families affected by the crisis, including those newly displaced by the latest escalation.
Islamic Relief has worked in Yemen since 1998 and delivers projects to improve water and sanitation, strengthen sustainable livelihoods, support orphaned children and provide emergency relief. It works closely with local partner organisations across the country.