Country
Singapore
Year

2017

In Collaboration With
  • RLAF
  • United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Bangladesh

RLAF, in collaboration with all 70 mosques in Singapore and supported by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, raised more than SGD 193,000 in aid of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees due to the Yemen conflict.

For this initiative, RLAF collaborated with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Bangladesh. The collection enabled the UNHCR to provide lifesaving assistance programmes for the affected persons and communities.

UNHCR and SHS delivering NFI kits and tents in Mayfa Higer, Hadramaut Governorate. ; In November 2015, cyclone Chapala reached Yemen. Cyclone Chapala has displaced up to 44,000 people and caused widespread flooding, and damage to property and crops in southeast Yemen. UNHCR, through its local implementing partner, provided households with NFI kits.
12 year old Najmah keeps watch on her two brothers, eight year old Ahmed and two year old Fahd; affected by conflict and displaced from home, they are victims of a ruthless war. Despite staggering humanitarian needs, mass displacement and unrelenting civilian casualties, international support and attention on Yemen’s unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe has been largely insufficient ; The 20-month conflict in Yemen has displaced more than three million people, and 21 million are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance.
Thousands of displaced Yemenis from villages in the district of Mokha receive mattresses, sleeping mats, blankets, kitchen sets and wash buckets at a UNHCR distribution point. ; After weeks of negotiations, UNHCR reached the district of Mokha in Yemen’s western governorate of Taizz on 20 March 2017. Hostilities between the warring parties have escalated here since the beginning of the year and the intensified fighting has led to tens of thousands being forcibly displaced. UNHCR teams distributed emergency aid to over 3,400 people in the first few days after gaining access. Many are traumatised and living in desperate conditions, lacking water and sanitation. At the time these pictures were taken, two million people were displaced across Yemen and one million had returned home to precarious conditions. Despite the desperate human suffering, by late-March 2017 UNHCR had received less than $10 million of the $99 million it needs to respond to the looming humanitarian catastrophe. We are appealing for urgent international support.
Thousands of displaced Yemenis from villages in the district of Mokha receive mattresses, sleeping mats, blankets, kitchen sets and wash buckets at a UNHCR distribution point. ; After weeks of negotiations, UNHCR reached the district of Mokha in Yemen’s western governorate of Taizz on 20 March 2017. Hostilities between the warring parties have escalated here since the beginning of the year and the intensified fighting has led to tens of thousands being forcibly displaced. UNHCR teams distributed emergency aid to over 3,400 people in the first few days after gaining access. Many are traumatised and living in desperate conditions, lacking water and sanitation. At the time these pictures were taken, two million people were displaced across Yemen and one million had returned home to precarious conditions. Despite the desperate human suffering, by late-March 2017 UNHCR had received less than $10 million of the $99 million it needs to respond to the looming humanitarian catastrophe. We are appealing for urgent international support.
Layan and Wiyam, twins displaced by fighting in Taizz, play with their friend Nur from Somalia, at a UNHCR-supported community centre for refugee and local children in Sana'a, Yemen. ; UNHCR is responding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, providing emergency assistance to those forcibly displaced by the conflict. Recent fighting in Yemen has made years of poverty and insecurity even worse. The conflict has disrupted millions of lives, with 2 million internally displaced as of May 2017, and a further 1 million having returned home to dangerous conditions. Some 19 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance. UNHCR provides mattresses, blankets, sleeping mats, kitchen sets, buckets and other essential items. Our assistance has reached people in all 20 governorates affected by the conflict. Our shelter kits help families repair damaged homes, and we have refurbished public buildings that now host displaced families. We provide legal and financial assistance as well as psycho-social support, and we continue to protect and support some 280,000 refugees, mainly from the Horn of Africa, who remain in Yemen despite the conflict.
Young children pose for the camera in Amran's Old City in Amran Governorate. ; Civilians in Yemen continue to bear the brunt of the crisis as conflict prolongs and escalates with many of those most affected and vulnerable at risk of exploitation or abuse and turning to negative survival strategies to cope in exile such as through child labour, early marriage and begging.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) wait to register or receive UNHCR rental subsidies at UNHCR supported community centre for IDPs in Amran Governorate, Yemen. ; UNHCR is responding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, providing emergency assistance to those forcibly displaced by the conflict. Recent fighting in Yemen has made years of poverty and insecurity even worse. The conflict has disrupted millions of lives, with 2 million internally displaced and a further 1 million having returned home to dangerous conditions. More than 20 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance. UNHCR provides emergency shelter and household assistance including mattresses, blankets, sleeping mats, kitchen sets, buckets and other essential items. Our assistance has reached people in all 20 governorates affected by the conflict. We also refurbish public buildings that now host displaced families. We provide legal and financial assistance as well as psycho-social support, and we continue to protect and support some 280,000 refugees, mainly from the Horn of Africa, who remain in Yemen despite the conflict.
Shafeeqa Eid with her two children in Amran Governorate. She lost her husband this Ramadan to sickness and is now the sole breadwinner for her family, working as a day laborer at nearby farms. She received UNHCR rental assistance to help her and her family cope in exile as they struggle to pay the rent and keep a roof over their heads. ; UNHCR is responding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, providing emergency assistance to those forcibly displaced by the conflict. Recent fighting in Yemen has made years of poverty and insecurity even worse. The conflict has disrupted millions of lives, with 2 million internally displaced and a further 1 million having returned home to dangerous conditions. More than 20 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance. UNHCR provides emergency shelter and household assistance including mattresses, blankets, sleeping mats, kitchen sets, buckets and other essential items. Our assistance has reached people in all 20 governorates affected by the conflict. We also refurbish public buildings that now host displaced families. We provide legal and financial assistance as well as psycho-social support, and we continue to protect and support some 280,000 refugees, mainly from the Horn of Africa, who remain in Yemen despite the conflict.