Assessing the Impact of War on Development in Yemen

Moyer, J.D., Bohl, D.K., Hanna, T., Mapes, B.R. and Rafa, M. (2019).“Assessing the Impact of War on Development in Yemen”. Frederick S. Denver: Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs. UN Report.

Prior to the escalation of conflict in 2015, development in Yemen was strained. A country of 30 million people, Yemen ranked: (a) 153rd on the Human Development Index (HDI); (b) 138th in extreme poverty; (c) 147th in life expectancy; (d) 172nd in educational attainment; and, (e) was in the World Bank low-middle income category. Projections suggest that Yemen would not have achieved any of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 even in the absence of conflict.