Statement of Entisaf Organization for Women and Children’s Rights on the Anniversary of the Aggression Against Yemen, March 26

On Mar 25, 2026

As we approach the end of the eleventh year of the US-Saudi aggression against Yemen, the Entisaf Organization has released a horrifying statistical record documenting the human cost borne by women and children. This data goes beyond mere numbers; it serves as a condemnation of the international community’s deafening silence and exposes the hypocrisy of international human rights literature, confronting the world’s conscience with an unprecedented moral and humanitarian failure that has persisted for eleven years of systematic blockade.

In our statement issued on the eleventh anniversary, we reveal shocking statistics documenting the extent of the direct and indirect targeting by the US-Saudi aggression coalition.

We clarify that the number of victims of the US-Saudi aggression, including children and women, exceeded 15,437 killed and wounded as of March 2026.

We further clarify that the number of women killed and wounded reached 5,786, including 2,547 martyrs and 3,239 wounded. The number of children killed and wounded reached 9,651, including 4,247 killed and 5,404 wounded.

According to reports, Yemen is among the countries suffering from severe food insecurity, facing catastrophic levels of hunger, with approximately 17 million people suffering from acute food insecurity.

In detailing the silent genocide, we point out that the continued killing by remnants of war has placed Yemen third globally in terms of the number of landmine victims. Since March 2015, cities and rural areas have been transformed into death traps littered with cluster bombs and remnants of war. According to statistics issued by the Executive Mine Action Center on December 10, 2015, these prohibited weapons have claimed the lives and injured 10,689 people, including 3,952 martyrs and 6,737 wounded. Documented reports confirm that the most vulnerable groups were the primary targets of these deadly weapons, with the toll including 2,504 children and 1,102 women.

We emphasize that the war has caused a catastrophic 300% increase in physical disability rates, warning that cluster bombs and landmine remnants pose a persistent threat to the lives of civilians for generations to come. Data indicates that the number of people with disabilities has risen to nearly 5 million, representing 15% of Yemen’s total population—one of the highest rates recorded globally—while approximately one million Yemeni children suffer from various disabilities as a result of direct targeting or the remnants of war.

On the health front, we emphasize that the aggression and blockade have caused a catastrophic humanitarian crisis within the country, considered the worst in the world.

The number of deaths has reached 864,000 children under the age of five during the years of aggression, with 80 newborns under 28 days old dying daily. In addition, 46,000 women have died due to complications resulting from the blockade and aggression.

There were also 350,000 recorded miscarriages and a significant increase in fetal malformations, reaching 22,000 cases in areas heavily targeted by the aggression with internationally prohibited weapons. The percentage of premature and low-birth-weight babies has risen by more than 9% annually, with 50% of these deaths resulting from the effects of the siege, the aggression, malnutrition, and weakened immune systems. The number of children with congenital heart defects has also increased to more than 3,000.

Furthermore, there are more than 102,000 registered cases at the National Cancer Center, a 50% increase, and more than 3,000 children with leukemia are facing death, amidst the shameful stance of the United Nations due to the ongoing siege. It was noted that 7,000 new cancer cases are added annually, 7% of whom are children.

We emphasize that women and children in Yemen are facing a catastrophic malnutrition crisis. 75% of children suffer from chronic malnutrition, and acute wasting threatens nearly 50% of children under five (approximately 2.4 million children). In addition, two million pregnant and lactating women require treatment for malnutrition. Reports indicate that 39.5% of the population suffers from acute malnutrition, amidst the collapse of health and nutrition services. Between 900,000 and one million pregnant and lactating women are malnourished, and complications of malnutrition lead to the death of three women every day in Yemen.

Furthermore, only 51% of health facilities are functioning in Yemen, and nearly 70% of essential maternity medications are unavailable due to the blockade and the Saudi-led coalition’s prevention of their entry. More than 50% of neonatal deaths could be prevented if basic healthcare were provided.

The phenomenon of child labor has also expanded during the aggression, potentially more than quadrupling its previous levels. The percentage of working children aged 5 to 11 is 11%, increasing to 28.5% for children aged 12 to 14, and 39.1% for those under 18. The number of children aged 5 to 18 is estimated at approximately eight million. More than 1.4 million children are engaged in the labor market in Yemen, with the latest international statistics indicating that about 12.5% of children aged 5-14 are involved in some form of work.

Regarding education, statistics indicate that 4.5 million children are out of school, meaning that one in four children in Yemen does not attend school. Furthermore, nearly six million children are at risk of dropping out of school due to poverty and the destruction of schools.

More than 3,500 schools are either destroyed or damaged, including 435 completely destroyed, 999 closed, 1,578 partially damaged, and 999 used to shelter displaced people.

Teachers have also been affected by the aggression and blockade. An estimated 171,600 teachers—two-thirds of the teaching workforce—have not received regular salaries since 2016. Consequently, many have stopped teaching to find other ways to support their families, putting nearly 4 million more children at risk of losing access to education.

Furthermore, 31 percent of Yemeni girls are out of school due to the deteriorating humanitarian situation and their families’ inability to afford basic educational needs.

On the other hand, the number of displaced people has risen to more than 6.7 million across 15 governorates as a result of the ongoing aggression against Yemen. Statistics indicate that half of the displaced population are women and children, with 2.3 million of them being displaced children.

With limited shelter options available, displaced women and girls suffer the most due to a lack of privacy, threats to their safety, and limited access to basic services. This makes them more vulnerable and susceptible to violence and abuse.

One in three displaced families is headed by a woman, and the girls who are the primary breadwinners in 21 percent of these families are under 18 years old.

Therefore, we at the Entisaf Organization hold the US- and Israeli-led coalition and its proxies responsible for all crimes and violations committed against civilians, especially women and children, over the past 11 years. We call upon the international community, UN organizations, and human rights and humanitarian bodies to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibility for the horrific violations and massacres perpetrated against civilians.

We call upon the free people of the world to take effective and positive action to stop the aggression and protect civilians, and to form an independent international committee to investigate all crimes committed against the Yemeni people, and to hold accountable all those proven to be involved in them.