More than two and a half years since the escalation of the conflict, Yemeni people continue to bear the brunt of ongoing hostilities and severe economic decline. People are increasingly exhausting their coping mechanisms, and thus the humanitarian crisis remains extremely widespread: an estimated 22.2 million people in Yemen need humanitarian or protection assistance, including 11.3 million who are in acute need – an increase of more than one million people in acute need since June 2017. The escalation of the conflict since March 2015 has dramatically aggravated the protection crisis in which millions face risks to their
safety and basic rights.

Rania Abdulqader Mohammed -18 years-old, Female- was forced to handle the responsibility of her six young brothers and sisters. After about two years of their mother's death, their father was imprisoned. Thus, the only source of income for that family was gone. Though, the seven family members, from Al-Erah sub-district, Hamdan district, Sana’a governorate, consider as a very poor town.” We slept hungry for many days, I had to watch my brothers begging from our neighbors’ other days” Rania said with much pain. However, after three months of food aid presented by YLDF and RECO, the children's need of food was almost covered, and they did not have to beg anymore.