By the end of 2025, the humanitarian response in Yemen was less than 25% funded, with the Nutrition Cluster at less than 10% and the Food Security and Agriculture Cluster at 15%, effectively paralyzing lifesaving services, according to a recent analysis published by the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Following major donor funding withdrawals in early 2025, nutrition service reach declined by 63% within one year. Health facilities and therapeutic feeding centers closed, mobile teams were overstretched, and admissions for severe acute malnutrition fell—not because children were healthier, but because fewer who were sick could access services.
Nearly 80% of households assessed by IRC reported severe hunger, and half of households with children under five reported at least one malnourished child.
Without immediate donor action to restore and scale integrated food security and nutrition assistance, famine-like conditions are expected in multiple districts by early 2026.
Timely funding in the next three to six months can still prevent mass loss of life, protect recent humanitarian gains, and stabilize the most at-risk communities.
IRC Calls for immediate, targeted donor action in the coming months in order to prevent widespread loss of life, protect children’s futures, and stabilize communities before emergency conditions escalate further.
IRC analysis concluded by advising Yemeni Authorities to “Facilitate safe, principled, and unhindered humanitarian access, protect humanitarian workers, and enable the continuity of lifesaving operations”.