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Yemen

Goal

Interpeace aims to support the inclusion of more diverse community-level actors to inform peacebuilding strategies and practices in Aden and Taiz.

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Over a decade of conflict has taken an enormous toll on the lives of Yemenis, destroying infrastructure, damaging state institutions and the economy, and creating seemingly intractable social divisions. Given the contested nature of public institutions, civil society organisations across the country have taken on the responsibility of ensuring the delivery of various basic services and encouraging inclusion and greater civic participation. Young people have shown especially remarkable resilience in coping with difficult circumstances and positively transforming their communities.

In 2024, Interpeace and its partners worked towards including young people, women, and marginalised groups in political, social, and economic life, shaping the country’s economic recovery and transition towards peace. Youth initiatives were supported by capacity building and research to generate evidence on community resilience and youth vision for peacebuilding in Yemen. Networks between CSOs and Youth Initiatives were nurtured to channel youth voices towards Track 2 initiatives.

Interpeace engaged with partners to integrate a cross-sectoral approach to their work in conflict-affected communities, allowing them to meet the mental health and livelihood needs of people affected by violence to support dialogue and create conditions for reconciliation. This included strengthened research, conflict analysis, conflict resolution, and the advocacy capacities of two selected CSOs from Aden and Taiz, using Interpeace’s unique framework for assessing resilience.

2024 marked the phasing out of Interpeace activities in Yemen. Efforts are ongoing to secure additional funding to continue supporting some of the local partners that continue to advance peace through the aforementioned pillars of work.

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