22 September 2022

After enduring more than seven years of brutal conflict the people of Yemen have finally had the opportunity to experience what it means to feel hopeful. An unprecedented truce, now in its sixth month, brings with it the possibility for longer-term peace and the chance to rebuild lives and livelihoods. But while the conflict has slowed, humanitarian needs continue to increase, and the humanitarian response remains under and unequally funded.

Thursday 18 August 2022 – At least 18 governorates across Yemen have seen the highest rainfall since July this year, with widespread destructive flash floods resulting in infrastructure, homes, food stock, and livestock being washed away. Nearly 30,000 families have been affected, and at least 91 people killed, a figure expected to rise, with many more injured or missing. The most hard-hit governorates have been Hajjah and Mahweet in the northwest and Marib in central Yemen. However, with torrential rains forecasted to continue till 20 August, casualties and destruction figures are expected to rise further throughout the country.

قبل انتهاء اتفاقية الهدنة الحالية التي تقودها الأمم المتحدة في 2أغسطس ، 2022تحث المنظمات الإنسانية في اليمن جميع أطراف النزاع على الالتزام بالهدنة وتمديدها لحماية المدنيين في جميع أنحاء البلاد والسماح لهم بإعادة بناء واستعادة حياتهم.

بصفتنا منظمات تعمل في اليمن ، فإننا ندرك ونشيد بالخطوات المهمة التي اتخذتها جميع أطراف النزاع للحفاظ على الهدنة. خلال الأشهر الأربعة الماضية ، شهد اليمنيون أطول فترة هدوء في البلاد منذ أكثر من سبع سنوات. منذ أن دخلت الهدنة حيز التنفيذ في الثاني من أبريل / نيسان، تراجع عدد الضحايا من المدنيين بشكل ملحوظ.

Ahead of the end of the current UN-led truce agreement on 2 August 2022, humanitarian organisations in Yemen urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to and extend the agreement to protect civilians across the country and allow them to rebuild and recover their lives.

As organisations working in Yemen, we recognise and applaud the important steps taken by all parties to the conflict to uphold the truce. During the past four months, ordinary Yemenis have experienced the longest period of calm in the country in over seven years. Since the truce entered into force on 2 April, reports of civilian casualties have dropped significantly.