A mother living in a displacement site in Yemen describes: “Before [aid cuts], at least there was some help. Now the support comes less and less. When my children get sick, I worry because there is nowhere nearby to take them, and we don’t have money to travel.”
Date: 4/26
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Country: Yemen
Topic: Refugees & Displacement
Policy Lens: Security & Resilience
Entry Type: Field Observation
Additional Context: There are over 1.6 million IDPs living in makeshift displacement sites across Yemen. About 5.2 million people are internally displaced across the country, making up about 25% of the population. The gaps in assistance to IDPs are particularly acute in shelter maintenance, cash assistance, food support, health services, and education.
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Devex Researcher Note: Between 2024 and 2026, funding towards shelter, food assistance, health, and other essential services for IDPs dropped more than 80% as foreign assistance cuts took effect. U.S. contributions to the humanitarian response in Yemen, which stood at $793 million in 2024, fell to zero in 2026.
Source: Joint INGO statement