Yemen Humanitarian Update Issue #7 6 May 2010

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1 Yemen Humanitarian Update Issue #7 6 May 2010 This report covers the period between 1 and 31 April. The next report will be issued on or around 1 June. Key Points Underfunding has now forced humanitarian agencies in Yemen to significantly reduce their activities across all sectors. The 2010 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) is only funded at 21.4 percent (US$37 million). If priority activities remain underfunded or not funded at all many humanitarian actors will be obliged to suspend assistance by the end of June. Additionally, no funding is available to provide urgently needed assistance in Sa ada Governorate when access becomes available. Needs in Yemen are growing and the number of beneficiaries is increasing. Humanitarian actors have started undertaking needs assessments to inform the mid-year review of the YHRP. The review will enable humanitarian actors to adjust their response and requested funds to changes in the humanitarian situation. Security incidents have further challenged the provision of assistance in accessible areas of Amran and Al-Jawf Governorates, and contributed to delays in reopening the joint UN office in Sa ada. The humanitarian community continues to advocate unimpeded access to people in need of assistance and are taking steps to ensure security of staff and safe delivery of goods. The United Nations reopened its joint office in Sa ada on 6 May 2010, and is currently preparing to undertake rapid needs assessments in Sa ada City. Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Walter Kaelin, visited Yemen from 4 to 10 April to raise awareness among donors and initiate development of a strategy for IDPs to create provisions both for those in protracted displacement as well as for those returning. He met with government officials, donors, the Humanitarian Country Team, and visited IDP settlements in Amran and Haradh. Assistant Secretary General and Regional Director of UNDP Arab States Bureau, Ms. Amat Al-Alim Al-Soswa, visited Yemen from 24 April to 2 May. She met with the President and senior Cabinet members regarding the humanitarian situation and access. She visited Malaheet, a conflict-affected area in Sa ada Governorate, with the UNCT and HC, where she met with the Peace Committee, including Houthi representatives. I. Situation Overview IDPs Reached with Assistance Funding to 2010 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan Quick Stats This Report Last Report 275, , percent 19.9 percent The ceasefire continues to hold, however progress in implementing the six ceasefire conditions is very slow (the first condition has yet to be implemented) and the situation remains fragile. There is some concern that, unless underlying causes of the conflict are addressed with a comprehensive peace agreement, there may be further unrest. There have been media reports of bombing in Harf Sufyan District, Amran Governorate, and tribal clashes and disputes in Sa ada and Al-Jawf Governorates are ongoing. Current damage and displacement is far greater than that following the previous rounds of fighting, and the humanitarian situation is precarious. The Government currently estimates that there are 350,000 displaced people throughout the conflict-affected governorates of Hajjah, Amran, Sa ada, Al-Jawf and Sana a. In Sa ada Governorate alone there are an estimated 110,000, with many more conflict-affected people. National capacity to support civilians is overwhelmed and the ability of humanitarian actors to provide relief is seriously limited due to lack of funding. This is part of the reason that negotiations for access are not moving forward. Humanitarian actors finalised a joint Operational Plan outlining initial humanitarian interventions in Sa ada Governorate, and parts of Amran and Al-Jawf Governorates where fighting took place. However, the security situation remains unstable and far-reaching access has not yet been granted to any of the areas which were inaccessible prior to the ceasefire. Nevertheless, some assistance is being provided in Sa ada City and surrounding areas as well as in Al- Mandaba, Baqim District on the border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The humanitarian community continues to advocate unimpeded access to people in need of assistance. The joint UN office in Sa ada City was reopened on 6 May. Security incidents have restricted the provision of assistance in some accessible areas of Amran Governorate. At the end of April, all humanitarian activities were suspended for a few days in Amran Governorate outside Amran City following a number of recent security incidents involving humanitarian staff and goods. There has been some IDP return to places of origin. However, due to insecurity, presence of landmines and heavy damage to infrastructure and loss of livelihoods, initial voluntary return of families has been slow.

2 II. Registration The exercise to verify IDPs is ongoing in Hajjah, Sa ada and Al-Jawf Governorates, and is complete in Sana a and Amran Governorates. Preliminary results suggest that the number of registered IDPs will decrease in part due to IDP return, as well as due to possible duplication of registration. The verification exercise has already provided a clearer picture of IDP places of origin as well as demographics. The average family size is 7.3. Women comprise percent of the displaced population; more than 61 percent are below the age of 18, and more than 15 percent are under the age of 5. In March the Government of Yemen stopped registration of IDPs. The Government claims there is little point in registering newly arrived IDPs as additional assistance cannot be provided to them because of funding shortages; the UN is unable to provide comprehensive assistance even to the current caseload. Discussions with the Government are ongoing to enable continued registration. III. Geographical Update Sa ada Governorate Despite access and security problems, a number of humanitarian actors had been providing assistance in and around Sa ada City throughout the sixth round of fighting. Since the ceasefire was announced on 11 February, this provision of relief has continued, and levels of assistance have gradually increased and reached a larger number of beneficiaries. Assistance currently provided includes food, distribution of hygiene kits, dignity kits and clothing for children, and provision of 400,000 litres of safe drinking water per day. A measles campaign is underway in seven districts, and hospitals and clinics are open in Razeh, Al-Talh, Sa ada City and Al-Mandaba, assistance provided includes malnutrition screening, management of acute malnourished cases and nutrition supplies. In order to reach more beneficiaries, humanitarian actors are advocating greater access and arranging a charter agreement with Yemenia Airways for regular flights to Sa ada City, the first of which took place on 6 May. Due to lack of funds, greater access will not necessarily enable greater provision of lifesaving assistance. Limits to providing assistance outside Sa ada City are not only due to access restrictions, but also because the Government is concerned that undertaking needs assessments in these areas will create expectations among the conflict-affected, and that humanitarian actors will be unable to deliver due to funding shortages. This is likely to remain the case unless additional funds are made available to provide this urgent, lifesaving assistance. Amran Governorate At the end of April, all humanitarian activities were suspended for a few days in Amran Governorate outside Amran City following a number of recent security incidents involving UN and INGO staff as well as relief goods. Most recently, on 17 April, 21 mt of food aid were seized and a car hijacked at gunpoint. Vehicles and goods were later returned, and activities resumed. Improved security measures are being worked on. Hajjah Governorate Provision of assistance to scattered IDPs is improving, particularly with the creation of more distribution centres, mobile clinics, and water and sanitation facilities. However, efforts continue to be predominantly focused on providing assistance to IDPs in camps. There is an urgent need to change this focus, particularly in view of the fact that return is very limited meaning that humanitarian actors need to prepare for a situation of protracted displacement. Al-Jawf Governorate Provision of assistance in Al-Jawf continues to be challenging due to the precarious security situation and tribal clashes. Two trucks carrying 35mt of food for IDPs have been held in Al-Jawf Governorate for nearly two months, following an inter-tribal dispute. Nevertheless, emergency relief continues to reach larger numbers of IDPs each month. In May, there are plans to distribute NFIs and tents to 400 IDP families (around 3,573 individuals) in three areas which have not yet received NFI assistance. However, significant gaps remain. A rapid assessment conducted by IOM in Al- Jawf Governorate reasserted the need for hygiene kits, safe drinking water and healthcare. IV. Cluster Update Protection There has been some IDP return to places of origin. However, due to insecurity and the presence of landmines, initial voluntary return of families has been slow. Precise numbers of returnees are unknown so far, but a clearer picture will emerge once the IDP verification exercise is complete. IDPs who have returned to their areas of origin have reported that there is no looting of houses in Sa ada Governorate, but that the level of destruction is significant. Risk of renewed fighting and presence of mines raise serious security concerns, affecting IDP willingness to return. The Child Protection Sub-Cluster organised a joint mine risk education campaign, launched on 7 March in Sa ada, Amran and Hajjah Governorates, which has reached at least 30,000 individuals, mainly children. Mine risk education is a high priority due to the ceasefire, consequent changes in IDP movement, and slow progress of demining efforts. At the end of March, UNFPA led a three-day field mission to Amran Governorate to assess referral mechanisms for gender-based violence (GBV) inside and outside IDP camps. Since then a referral path system for GBV and standard operating procedures have been established and are used as working tools. The Child Protection Sub-Cluster has finalised preparatory work for a comprehensive inter-agency child protection assessment in selected conflict-affected areas, and has started training field researchers to

3 conduct the assessment. The final report is expected in mid-june. In the Al-Mazrak Camps, Hajjah Governorate, UNICEF is supporting an ongoing community-based education campaign on life-skills and HIV awareness. Peer educators between the ages of 15 and 18 have been trained and are actively working in their communities. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MoSAL) and UNICEF have reported that more than 75,000 children have benefited from daily activities, including mine risk education campaigns, in child-friendly spaces inside and outside camps in Sa ada, Amran and Hajjah Governorates during the first quarter of Save the Children has continued its activities in 12 child friendly spaces, and started to conduct mine risk education campaigns both inside and outside camps in Haradh, Amran and Sa ada. The Charitable Society for Social Welfare (CSSW), in partnership with UNHCR, has provided child protection services, including psychosocial support, for more than 2,419 IDPs in Amran and Hajjah Governorates as well as training on child protection in emergencies for around 1,880 professionals and service providers. Mobile teams, initiated by MoSAL and UNICEF, are improving provision of recreational activities and psychosocial support to IDP families outside camps in Amran and Hajjah Governorates. More than 25,000 beneficiaries (including children, parents and community leaders) have received sensitisation on various child protection issues, including birth registration, child marriage, protection from abuse and exploitation, child labour and smuggling. Additionally, more than 300 stakeholders at local level, including social welfare officers, security, religious and community leaders have received training on child protection in emergencies. Psychosocial outreach teams inside and outside camps have assisted more than 4,100 vulnerable individuals, who have been identified and referred, in order to have access to basic services and be protected from abuse, neglect and violence. On 14 March in Sana a, IOM and MoSAL convened Yemen s first workshop to discuss trends of smuggling and trafficking of people. Sixty stakeholders participated, including government officials, diplomats, civil society organisations and UN staff. It provided a platform to discuss preliminary findings of the rapid assessment on trafficking of persons conducted by IOM earlier this year. The findings highlighted the lack of a system to identify and refer exploited migrants, and the need to enhance availability of direct assistance for this vulnerable group. Food Assistance WFP is facing a shortfall of 75 percent of its total estimated requirements for The agency has already been forced to reduce rations and number of beneficiaries. By May, only 14 percent of the planned 3.2 million beneficiaries will be reached. All food support will be cut off in the second half of the year. Assistance to IDPs WFP is facing a shortfall of 70 percent for its operation in Yemen s conflict-affected governorates. In order to prevent all food assistance from being suspended after June, food rations have been cut in half from the start of May. In an effort to compensate for some of the shortfalls, where available, families will receive dates (inkind contribution) and high energy biscuits. Food assistance has significantly improved food security and stabilised levels of acute malnutrition and mortality among IDPs. More than 96 percent of beneficiaries are food secure, compared to 22 percent if assistance were not provided. In Sa ada City, food assistance helped maintain food prices at relatively normal levels during the war, despite a near IDPs Total MT Governorate blockade on the town. Reached Distributed With significant ration cuts and potential suspension of programmes, these achievements could be reversed. Hajjah 97,622 7, Amran 47,271 2, Al-Jawf 13, Sa ada 109,200 7, Sana a 8, ,00 Total 275,632 17, Reduced rations could also threaten the already fragile security situation. IDPs in Sa ada and Amran Governorates are demonstrating against ration reductions. It is likely that demonstrations and instability will escalate as rations are reduced further from May. Assistance to Refugees In March, WFP provided food assistance to 17,393 refugees, including 3,774 upon arrival at the coast. This support is crucial to the food security and nutritional status of families, particularly in the camp where, if WFP were to suspend distribution, 90 percent of refugees would fall into food-insecurity. Emergency Food Security and Nutrition Support to Vulnerable Populations in Yemen In response to findings of the food security survey, WFP plans to launch a targeted emergency food safety net during the hunger season (May-October) for the 1.7 million most severely food insecure, to complement assistance provided by the Social Welfare Fund and to top up the food gap faced by families (around 500 kcal/person/day). A capacity building component will also be implemented for Government and partners. This support is vital as the food, fuel and financial crises have resulted in a significant increase in poverty, while limiting Government ability to provide basic services. One in three Yemenis is food insecure and the vulnerability of families will increase as rapid devaluation of the Yemeni Riyal further impacts purchasing power of families. As yet, there is no funding for this programme. Starting in May, this will leave 1.7 million people without support. Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFIs) Since August 2009, 207,349 IDPs have been provided with NFIs and some with emergency shelter. NFI and shelter distribution is ongoing in all conflict-affected governorates. Items distributed include mattresses, plastic sheets, blankets, soap, kitchen sets, kerosene stoves and tents.

4 Lack of funding and an increased caseload of IDPs have meant that, in some cases, only some items from the standard NFI kit have been distributed. A lack of NFIs reduces coping mechanisms and selfsufficiency. Individuals Governorate benefitted (approx.) Hajjah (outside camps) 94,432 Hajjah (camps) 17,287 Sa ada 34,015 Al-Jawf 4,900 Sana a 13,048 Amran 43,667 Total 207,349 Lack of adequate shelter remains a major concern among scattered IDPs, particularly in Amran Governorate. Following needs assessments in Amran and Hajjah Governorates, Relief International procured 2,500 shelter packages to be distributed to 2,000 families in four districts of Amran Governorate and to 500 families in one district of Hajjah Governorate. In addition, landlords allowing IDPs to stay on their property or in their buildings free-of-charge will have their homes upgraded as an incentive to continue. A UNHCR assessment of families suffering from overcrowded living conditions and unusually high rents caused by displacement is underway. As the assessment is carried out, families found to be in need are provided with tents to increase their living spaces. IOM plans to distribute NFIs to some 400 IDP families in three northern areas of Al-Jawf Governorate which have not yet received NFI assistance, and beginning a distribution of an additional 600 NFI kits in other districts of Al-Jawf. In support of these efforts, UNHCR will provide 400 tents for these families. Additionally, since it was reported that one family died as a result of heavy rains and lack of adequate shelter, a rapid assessment conducted by IOM in Al-Jawf Governorate reasserted the need for hygiene kits, safe drinking water and healthcare. Local NGO Al-Amal has distributed clothes and shoes procured by UNICEF to 2,300 IDP children in the camps in Sa ada. Since conflict broke out, UNICEF has reached 22,500 conflict-affected children under 15 with clothes. With the support of UNFPA, and in response to high demand for dignity kits, the Charitable Society for Social Welfare (CSSW) distributed 8,064 kits to women and girls inside and outside IDP camps in Haradh District, Hajjah Governorate, and other conflict areas, including Al-Jawf and Sa ada Governorates and Hajjah City. Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Between 1 and 21 April, 157 families from inside and outside camps have been relocated to Al-Mazrak III. To help IDPs cope with increasingly hot weather in Haradh, UNHCR is planning to climatise camps I and III. Measures include providing shades with agronets a solution used effectively in Pakistan last year. Implementation will depend on availability of funding. To help avoid flooding in Khaiwan camp, as a result of heavy rains in Amran Governorate, UNHCR and CSSW have installed sand-bags on targeted sides of the camp. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) The water network in Sa ada has reportedly been severely damaged and the Water Authority cannot collect fees as most inhabitants are unable to afford it. At present, humanitarian actors provide 400,000 litres per day to 66 established water points in Sa ada city. Six additional water points are under construction, as well as a new water storage reservoir with a capacity of 300 cubic metres. Fuel is provided to run and operate existing pumping stations that provide water to around 80,000 people. Safe drinking water is also provided to 23,000 IDPs in the camps in Sa'ada governorate. Additionally, the process of partial rehabilitation of the main water supply network has started in the Old City of Sa ada. UNICEF, through local NGO Al-Amal, is distributing hygiene kits to 3,400 affected families outside camps in Sa ada City. Additional WASH supplies have been procured and prepositioned for distribution. The WASH Cluster also plans to fill gaps in water tankering, hygiene promotion and WASH in schools in Sa ada City. An IOM rapid assessment in Al-Jawf Governorate revealed several gaps in WASH services in particular a need for hygiene kits and safe drinking water. IDPs returning to places of origin are allowed to take NFIs with them, including family latrines. Although this means positive hygiene practices will continue upon IDP return, it poses problems for the WASH Cluster in the Al- Mazrak camps because these facilities are required by new families settling in the camps, and no funds are available to replace them. To maintain overall sanitation in the camps, UNICEF and OXFAM continue to maintain and monitor sanitation facilities on a daily basis; full latrines are emptied regularly. In April, 2,500 families in Al-Mazrak I and III received monthly hygiene and sanitation items. For scattered IDPs, 50 new family latrines were constructed, and the construction of 200 more is ongoing. Efforts are ongoing to improve WASH services to people outside camps in Al-Mazrak. An internal water supply system has been designed for two IDP villages, and two new water points have been constructed beside Al- Mazrak I so that scattered IDPs close to the camp can access clean water. With the upcoming summer season and rising temperatures, particularly in the Al-Mazrak area, there will be an increased risk of cholera in the camps and in congested IDP settlements if clean water is not provided regularly. If current low funding levels continue there is a danger that WASH services will be restricted. A continued concern within the cluster is the lack of major implementing partners on the ground other than Oxfam and UNICEF, with GARWAP providing technical support. Health Due to fighting, most areas of Sa ada Governorate have not had full vaccination coverage over the last few years. The impact of this is seen through the increasing number

5 of measles cases in the Governorate and neighbouring areas. A mass vaccination campaign was carried out in Hajjah and Amran Governorates for children from 6 months to 15 years. On 17 April, MoPHP started a mass vaccination campaign in Sa ada, in which seven districts will be covered, starting with Sahar. In the first four days, more than 30,000 children were vaccinated. WHO and MSF-France support MoPHP in the campaign. MSF-France, outside the parameters of the Health Cluster, runs a number of health programmes in Sa ada and Amran Governorates in collaboration with MoPHP. Services include emergency rooms, mother-child health, intensive care units, and inpatient and outpatient departments. In Sa ada, MSF-France activities take place in four health facilities in three districts and in Amran in three hospitals in three districts. WHO has procured basic health kits with supplies to treat 59,000 people for three months, and 6 complete Inter-Agency Emergency Health Kits (IEHK) to treat 60,000 people for three months. These were urgently needed as supplies were running desperately low. Medicins Du Monde supports two mobile teams in Hajjah Governorate, two in Sa ada, and an outreach medical team providing primary health services to IDPs outside camps. These teams have reported 7,000 consultations during April. Geographical coverage of health services needs to be improved in all conflict-affected areas, particularly to IDPs in scattered areas. Lack of adequate funding has prevented this. Relief International (RI) is undertaking needs assessments of three clinics in Rayda and Jabal Yazid in Amran Governorate, and Abs in Hajjah Governorate. RI will support primary health services in these areas, including health education through community health workers. Three IEHKs are expected to arrive in the next month for distribution to the targeted clinics. Nutrition Governorate Suspected Cases Confirmed Cases Hajjah Amran Sa ada Sana a 10 1 Total Assistance to IDPs MoPHP and UNICEF have finished training 184 health workers and 160 community volunteers for the outpatient therapeutic programme (OTP). This will improve community management of acute malnutrition. In Amran, regular nutrition coordination meetings have been established to discuss nutrition interventions for IDPs. The Nutrition Department has decided to suspend the Nutrition Survey underway in Amran Governorate until further notice. In Sa ada Governorate, nutrition activities run by MSF- France in coordination with MoPHP are underway in Al- Talh, Mandaba and Razeh areas, nutrition screening is also taking place alongside measles vaccinations in Sahar District. Nutrition screening is provided as well as management of acute malnutrition cases. Nutrition supplies, supported by UNICEF, were sent to Sa ada Governorate through MoPHP. The UNICEF nutrition team met with health officials in Sa ada to discuss planned intervention in the Governorate. Planned support for MoPHP includes staff training, technical support, supplies, and a technical focal point to assist in establishing a nutrition working group in Sa ada. In May, WFP s blanket supplementary feeding programme of wheat soya blend, oil and sugar will be distributed to all IDP children under-5 in Hajjah and Amran, providing additional micronutrient supplements. In Sa ada and Al Jawf, due to restricted movement of staff to conduct required sensitization training, WFP is providing ready to use food to children to allow increased caloric and micronutrient intake. Due to funding shortages, nutrition support to some 50,000 IDP children under-5 will be maintained only until the end of August. Assistance to Refugees WFP provides nutrition support to malnourished mothers and children in Kharaz Camp and Al-Basateen area of Aden. During March, more than 2,200 beneficiaries received supplementary rations and nutrition support. Emergency Food Security and Nutrition Support to Vulnerable Populations (see Food) WFP, in cooperation with MoPHP, provides monthly nutrition support to 242,000 beneficiaries across eight governorates. Preventative blanket supplementary feeding is provided for children aged 6 months to 2 years and pregnant/lactating mothers, and curative assistance for moderate acute malnourished children under-five is provided through targeted feeding with ready-to-use supplementary foods. In the coming months, depending on improved funding, activity is planned to move from blanket to targeted support for malnourished mothers. For blanket feeding of children between 6 and 24 months old, WFP will switch from using wheat-soya blend, sugar and oil ration, to a ready-to-use supplementary food (PlumpDoz). Additionally, targeted beneficiaries will expand from 242,000 to 527,000 (increasing from 8 to 11 governorates). A strong capacity building component will be added. This assistance is vital in Yemen, where rates of chronic malnutrition are second globally only to Afghanistan. Due to funding shortages, 30 percent of targeted beneficiaries are no longer receiving nutrition assistance. By July, 82 percent of planned beneficiaries will be deprived of support, and by the end of August nutrition assistance will be entirely suspended. This will have a significant negative impact on the health and nutrition status of families. Education The total number of school-aged IDP children is estimated at 55,000. Although around 90 percent of

6 IDPs live outside camps, education activities focus mainly on children in camps or host community schools. In Haradh District, Hajjah Governorate, more than 3,500 IDP students are enrolled in schools. Early childhood development centres have been established in all three camps. Each centre is staffed with supervisors, trained volunteers and guards. In northern Amran Governorate, damage to school facilities as a result of fighting in Harf Sufyan District is severe. Teachers have been asked to resume teaching in the interrupted areas. Schools hosting IDP children in Khaiwan District have been provided with tents and other school equipment. Children have been given back-to-school kits throughout the governorate. Many schools have reopened in Sa ada Governorate since the ceasefire. However, around 250 out of 700 schools have been destroyed. After meeting with Sa ada education authorities, UNICEF dispatched education equipment to Sa ada City and surrounding areas, and additional equipment has been ordered. In all conflict-affected governorates, large numbers of IDP children are still not enrolled in any regular education activities. Lack of funds is hampering the improvement of the response. Particular needs cannot be met, including the problem of children out of school, and psychosocial and technical support for teachers. Agriculture Triangle, supported by UNHCR, distributed animal feed for approximately 21,750 animals to assist 1,169 livestock-owning IDP households inside and outside the Al-Mazrak camps in Hajjah Governorate. These animals also received basic treatment against parasites, and 3,313 of them were treated against common diseases. V. Coordination and Upcoming Events Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Walter Kaelin, visited Yemen from 4-10 April to raise awareness among donors and to initiate development of a strategy for IDPs. He met with Government officials, donors, the Humanitarian Country Team, and visited IDP settlements in Amran and Haradh. Assistant Secretary General and Regional Director of the Arab States Bureau of UNDP, Ms. Amat Al-Alim Al Soswa, visited Yemen from 24 April to 2 May. She met with the President and all senior Cabinet members regarding the humanitarian situation and access to Sa ada. She also visited Malaheet, a conflict-affected area in Sa ada Governorate, with the UNCT and HC. Here she met with the Peace Committee, including representatives of the Houthis. She also had a telediscussion with the Governor of Sa ada Although INGOs and NGOs are increasingly keen to participate in the relief efforts, UN agencies are unable to benefit from their partnerships with organisations willing to implement activities, due to the funding situation. This restricts the ability to provide a coordinated and comprehensive response to the humanitarian crisis. VI. Funding Update Underfunding has forced humanitarian agencies to significantly reduce activities across all sectors. The YHRP is only funded at 21 percent (US$ 37 million). If priority activities remain underfunded or not funded at all many actors will be obliged to suspend assistance by the end of June. Additionally, no funding is available to provide urgently needed assistance in Sa ada Governorate when access becomes available. The graph below shows a breakdown by cluster of funding received and unmet requirements to the YHRP: Millions US$ Funding and Unmet Requirements to the YHRP, by Cluster To minimise shortfalls, a number of agencies have taken out internal loans from their headquarters. This has allowed lifesaving activities to continue for now, but the amount of funding provided through loans remains limited and the loans will have to be repaid. Work has started on the mid-year review of the YHRP. The review will enable humanitarian actors to adjust their response and requested funds to changes in the humanitarian situation. Due to the growing needs and increase in beneficiaries since the YHRP was drafted in 2009, it is likely that for some sectors, the total amount requested will increase. Contact Information UNRC, Sana a: Ms. Pratibha Mehta, Resident Coordinator for Yemen pratibha.mehta@undp.org OCHA, Sana a: Ms. Eliane Duthoit, Head of Office duthoit@un.org Unmet Requirements Funding Received OCHA, Cairo: Mr. Abdul Haq Amiri, Head of OCHA Regional Office amiri@un.org OCHA, New York: Ms. Severine Rey, Desk Officer rey@un.org

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