Foreign Intervention and the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

The study interrogated foreign intervention and humanitarian crisis in the Republic of Yemen. The humanitarian crisis in the Republic of Yemen, widely recognised as one of the world’s most severe, has been exacerbated by external military intervention. This intervention has led to the displacement of people and the collapse of the healthcare system in the country. The realist theory propounded by Hans J. Morgenthau in 1948 was adopted for the study. Secondary source of data was deployed for the study as data were sourced from government documents such as the Republic of Yemen Ministries of Finance, Health, Defence and Agriculture, and those of nongovernmental organisations and humanitarian organisations. This was supported by data from journal articles, magazines, textbooks and seminar papers, among others. The study found that foreign intervention in the Yemeni civil war has resulted in massive internal displacement in the Republic of Yemen. Millions of children and women have been displaced, and most of the displaced populations lack food and adequate medical care, further exposing their lives to risk. The study concluded that foreign intervention in Yemen's civil war has been the primary catalyst for a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The actions of external powers have not only prolonged the civil war but have also directly created and exacerbated a double crisis of internal displacement and a collapsed healthcare system. The study, therefore, recommended, among others, that the international community should apply sustained diplomatic pressure on all foreign actors to cease military support and direct intervention. This includes halting arms sales to the warring parties to prevent the continuation of violence.