Newsroom

On April 13, 2023, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a two-year program to help communities in Yemen affected by conflict manage and resolve land and water disputes fairly and peacefully. The $1.2 million USAID Building Peace in Yemen program, implemented by ARK Group, will encourage people to build mutual understanding, trust, and empathy in order to heal divisions, including those rooted in religious, ethnic, or political differences. The program will also promote climate resilience and help reduce violent conflict stemming from scarce resources.

On April 6, 2023, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a five-year program to strengthen the resilience of communities in southern Yemen to the negative impacts of ongoing conflict. The $14 million USAID Yemen Community Resilience program, implemented by ARK Group, will partner with local civil society and community-based organizations, especially those led by women. The program will strengthen community cohesion and child protection through direct support and health and social service referrals.

The promotion of gender equality is more urgent now than ever. Progress empowering women and girls has stalled as countries face compounding shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and conflict. And as we see around the world, democratic backsliding also fuels backsliding on gender equality. 

On March 8, 2023, Yemen and the United States commemorated International Women’s Day by announcing findings of an assessment examining the life-saving role of community midwives in southern Yemen and exploring additional support and opportunities to help them succeed in their work.

Today, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than $444 million in additional humanitarian aid to help the people of Yemen, of which $440 million is through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), funded 24 water, electrification, and sewage management projects proposed and prioritized by local residents in Yemen. Over the past four years, USAID’s Yemen Communities Stronger Together program rehabilitated schools, health clinics, parks, and playgrounds under a program that has benefited more than 400,000 Yemenis.