Over 220,000 displaced people in Abs have been cut off from life-saving emergency aid since March 2025 due to sharp reductions in funding, with the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), supported by the European Union, able to provide emergency food and hygiene kits to approximately 2,000 families, a fraction of the urgent needs in the area, according to a recent report by the United Nation.
The report warned that more than 41,000 people, predominantly displaced individuals and women, face severe risk of famine in the Abs district of Yemen’s Hajjah Governorate and emphasized that the humanitarian crisis in Abs reflects the broader plight in Yemen, where funding shortfalls have significantly reduced aid delivery.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) highlighted that the situation in Abs is “critical,” as overlapping crises—including halted food assistance and severe land degradation—have intensified hunger across the district.
Abs hosts Yemen’s second-largest internally displaced population, mostly women and children, fleeing conflict in Haradh and northern Hajjah. Thousands live in displacement camps and informal settlements with limited access to food and essential services. UNFPA notes that daily life for these families is a continuous struggle against hunger, with many children going to bed hungry and crying.