Oxfam teams in Yemen are helping by providing tanks of clean drinking water to internally displaced people and through direct cash payments which allow families to buy food and basic supplies. But it doesn’t feel like Eid. Yemen’s humanitarian crisis has left the economy in tatters. Such use of explosive weapons has a gendered impact, affecting men and women differently. Conducting public health campaigns to raise awareness about the measures individuals can take at the household level to prevent and treat cholera. Press Release. Oxfam has been in Yemen for more than 30 years, working with government authorities, as well as civil society organizations, to improve water and sanitation services, and livelihoods of thousands of people living in poverty. Oxfam has been in Yemen for more than 30 years, working hard to improve water and sanitation services, as well as the livelihoods of people living in poverty. Oxfam has been in Yemen for more than 30 years, working with government authorities, as well as civil society organizations, to improve water and sanitation services, and livelihoods of thousands of people living in poverty. Nearly 22 million people– 75 per cent of Yemen's population– need emergency aid. Reacting to the latest report by the UN’s Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen, Oxfam’s Yemen Country Director Muhsin Siddiquey said: “This damning evidence of indiscriminate attacks and serious violations of human rights by all sides in Yemen should shame all those who are fuelling this conflict by selling arms to the belligerents.". We are delivering emergency aid but we urgently need your help to do more. The number of coronavirus cases in Yemen is likely to peak in the coming weeks while the heaviest rains are expected in August which could deepen a hidden cholera crisis. The dramatic cut comes despite COVID-19 heaping further challenges on a country already suffering the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. Yemen is caught in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and is on the verge of famine after years of conflict and a de facto blockade have pushed food and fuel prices out of reach. For millions of Yemeni women, men and children, life remains a daily struggle and violence a constant threat. We also work to empower young people to participate in political life and have their say in the country’s transition process, and train students, parents and teachers to work on reducing violence in schools. Thousands of people in Yemen could be dying from undetected cases of cholera because COVID-19 has overwhelmed the country’s health facilities and people are too frightened to seek treatment for fear of the virus, Oxfam said today. Struggle to survive war and COVID-19 in Yemen. They need your help. Planning for the longer term, Oxfam is piloting three solar pump drinking water systems, reaching more than 20,000 people in three communities.