TheYemen Red Crescent Society (Arabic:جمعية الهلال الأحمر اليمني,romanized: Jamʻīyat al-Hilāl al-Aḥmar al-Yamanī) is a Yemeni humanitarian association founded in 1968.[1] The group is a national affiliate of theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.[2]
Speaking in 2018, the Secretary General of theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,Elhadj As Sy, said that the priorities for the organization in 2019 would be: preparing for the next pandemic; moving to protect vulnerable populations like women, children, displaced persons and disabled persons; and preparing for climate-related issues.[3]
Founding
Abdullah Alkhamesi was the founder of the Yemen Red Crescent Society.[4] He stayed on as general secretary until the 2000s.[4] He died in 2017 after being unable to access the necessary medical treatment in Yemen.[4][5]
Yemeni Civil War
The Yemen Red Crescent Society is one of a small group of humanitarian organizations still providing help to civilians on the ground in Yemen currently.[6] Several aid workers have been hurt or killed in their work in Yemen; four Yemeni Red Crescent workers died alone in 6 months in 2015.[7]
