Programme

Child Protection

The child protection programme aims to strengthen the protective environment for all children in Yemen

A photo of a Yemeni woman standing close to her houses' window. — UNICEF/UNI850845/Al-Basha

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The Challenge

Yemen's protracted crisis exposes children to grave violence, severe exploitation, abuse, and lethal explosive threats

At the start of 2026, UNICEF estimated that 10.8 million children needed humanitarian assistance and that 7.3 million children needed protection services.

Children remain particularly vulnerable to explosive hazards in the areas where they live, learn and play. UNICEF continues to call for stronger protection from explosive ordnance, expanded mine-risk education, accelerated clearance and sustained assistance for survivors and their families.

A teenage boy works at an iron workshop — UNICEF/UNI842737/Mansoor 17-year-old Anass, works at the same iron workshop he joined five years ago. Anass could have been in his last year in school if he did not drop out of school when he was 12.

The Solution

UNICEF and partners protect children from violence and harm, ensuring emergency access to essential protection services

A boy looking at the camera from a torn tent. — UNICEF/UNI998060/Hasan

UNICEF and partners support children and families through an integrated child protection response that includes community-based mental health and psychosocial support; gender-based violence risk mitigation, prevention and response; case management and referrals; family tracing and reunification; birth registration and legal support; mine-risk education and survivor assistance; and support for the reintegration of children formerly associated with armed groups. UNICEF also works to strengthen community and national child protection systems, including capacity to prevent, monitor, analyse and report violations of children’s rights.