UN / YEMEN UPDATE

“More than 19 million human beings in Yemen still need essential assistance – including food, nutrition, healthcare, shelter as well as clean water,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General. “Nearly half of the population is acutely hungry, and many don’t have access to enough clean water.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:21
• Production Date: 7 April 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 3358809
• Parent Id: 3358809
• Alternate Title: unifeed250407c

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STORY: UN / YEMEN UPDATE
TRT: 01:21
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

LOCATION: 07 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters

07 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to Yemen, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns that conditions in Yemen remain incredibly dire. After more than a decade of crisis and conflict, more than 19 million human beings in Yemen still need essential assistance – including food, nutrition, healthcare, shelter as well as clean water. Nearly half of the population is acutely hungry, and many don’t have access to enough clean water. Women and children continue to bear the brunt of the crisis. While needs are increasing, funding is shrinking. This year’s humanitarian appeal for Yemen – which requires $2.5 billion – is less than 7 per cent funded, with only $173 million in the bank. Aid workers are also facing a highly challenging operating environment, ranging from insecurity and detentions to bureaucratic impediments and attempted interference. Last year, our humanitarian partners reached 8 million people of the most vulnerable Yemenis with food, clean water, medicine and other aid. There are now more people in need and fewer partners on the ground to reach them, so the need for funding and access is that much greater.”
4. Wide shot, end of press briefing

Storyline

“More than 19 million human beings in Yemen still need essential assistance – including food, nutrition, healthcare, shelter as well as clean water,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General. “Nearly half of the population is acutely hungry, and many don’t have access to enough clean water.”

Women and children continue to bear the brunt of the crisis, Dujarric said, while aid operations are increasingly strained by shrinking resources and operational hurdles.

Briefing reporters today (Apr 7) Dujarric also said, “This year’s humanitarian appeal for Yemen – which requires $2.5 billion – is less than 7 per cent funded, with only $173 million in the bank,” he noted. “Aid workers are also facing a highly challenging operating environment, ranging from insecurity and detentions to bureaucratic impediments and attempted interference.”

Despite these challenges, humanitarian partners reached eight million of the most vulnerable people in Yemen last year with food, clean water, medicine, and other aid. But with more people in need and fewer actors on the ground, Dujarric stressed, “the need for funding and access is that much greater.”