SITUATION OVERVIEW The humanitarian crisis in Yemen continues to inflict suffering upon the country s population. Cholera and food insecurity are on the rise while humanitarian funding levels remains low. Only 44 per cent of the 2017 Humanitarian Plan is funded. Nonetheless, some 128 national and international humanitarian partners are actively coordinating to assist people with the most acute needs in priority districts across Yemen s 22 governorates. Together they have assisted over 5.9 million people with some form of humanitarian assistance since January 2017. For more district level information please visit http://ochayemen.org/hrp-2017/en/response#districts. KEY FIGURES Revised people in need in 2017 20.7 million 10% people are in need of assistance - a 10 per cent increase since the start of the year. This includes 9.8 million in acute need of immediate assistance to save or sustain life. Source: 2017 Periodic Monitoring Review ( Jan to Apr 2017) Operational Presence 128 coordinated organizations and partners are currently working in Yemen. Source: Clusters (as of June 2017) 8 UN 34 INGO 86 NNGO Displaced Population of Concern 3.0 million* 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 (in millions) Jul Oct Jan Mar May Source: Protection Cluster (TFPM ** 15th report, July 2017) Jul Cholera Crisis Casualties Protection Food Security and Agriculture 453,175 reported cases 1,930 related deaths 8,167 people killed 46,335 people injured People reached with sustained emergency food assistance (general food distribution, cash or voucher transfers) 21 out of 22 governorates (296 out of 333 districts) are affected. The three most affected governorates are Al Mahwit, Al Dhale e and Amran with the highest attack rates (33.5%, 31.5% and 28.3% respectively) Source: WHO (from 27 April 2017 to 03 August 2017) Due to the high number of health facilities that are not functioning or partially functioning as a result of the conflict, these numbers are underreported and likely higher. Source: WHO (from 19 March 2015 to 31 May 2017) (in millions) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5.7 5.7 4.8 3.9 3.0 3.6 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun FUNDING: 2017 YHRP as per Financial Tracking System (FTS) Requirements by cluster (million $) Food Security & Agriculture Health Nutrition WASH Shelter/NFIs/ CCCM Protection Refugees and Migrants EECR*** Education Logistics Coordination ETC**** 2.1 billion REQUESTED (US$) 125.9 106.0 72.2 66.9 41.9 36.5 19.5 17.9 3.2 182.2 321.6 1,073.8 44% FUNDED Per cent funded by cluster Funded million $ Unmet million $ 727.6 Not yet specified n/a 293.5 n/a * Figures include people displaced by conflict and natural disasters and nearly one million returnees. ** Task Force on Population Movement (TFPM) is a technical working group of the Protection Cluster and co-led by IOM and UNHCR. *** Emergency Employment & Community Rehabilitation. **** Emergency Telecommunications. 10% 23% 19% 15% 32% 33% Sources: 2017 YHRP, 2017 PMR, Task Force on Population Movement (TFPM), WHO, Clusters, OCHA FTS (as of 06 August 2017). 46% 45% 0% 46% 86% 346.2 73.9 83.3 23.6 10.2 15.2 22.2 18.9-16.9 8.3 0.5 247.7 98.9 102.3 95.8 57.0 44.7 23.0 36.5 2.6 9.6 2.7 United States United Kingdom World Bank ECHO Germany Japan World Food Programme Sweden Saudi Arabia CERF Canada Norway Netherlands Belgium Switzerland China Qatar Charity YHF Ireland European Commission Korea Private Italy Australia Not specified Finland Denmark France Qatar Austria Luxembourg Russian Federation IKEA Foundation Czech Republic Malta Azerbaijan Arab Gulf Programme** Bulgaria Slovenia Estonia 912.7 million RECEIVED (US$) Contributions (million $) Lithuania Andorra Cyprus Sri Lanka 37.6 29.4 25.6 25.3 25.0 21.6 16.1 11.9 9.5 7.9 7.0 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.001 290.9 121.8 84.1 75.2 74.2 *UNICEF National Committee: Netherlands: 2.5 M Germany: 1.3 M UK: 1.0 M Belgium: 0.6 M Finland: 0.5 M France: 0.2 M Spain: 0.2 M US Fund: 0.2 M Denmark: 0.1 M Japan: 0.03 M Canada: 0.01 M **Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations Page 1 of 6
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1 2 3 4 Provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people in Yemen through an effective, targeted response. Ensure that all assistance promotes the protection, safety and dignity of affected people, and is provided equitably to men, women, boys and girls. Support and preserve services and institutions essential to immediate humanitarian action and the promotion of livelihoods and resilience. Deliver a principled and coordinated humanitarian response that is accountable to and advocates effectively for the most vulnerable people in Yemen. FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURE* 8.3 million Monthly cluster reach (in millions) 5.0 6.0 May June This includes monthly emergency food assistance and longer-term livelihoods support. For more information, contact: gordon.dudi@fao.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2fi7znb Improve household access to and availability of food for the most vulnerable people in Yemen, through emergency food and livelihoods assistance. An estimated 17 million people, 60 per cent of the Yemeni population are food insecure, with 6.8 million severely food insecure, necessitating urgent humanitarian assistance to save lives and protect livelihoods. This is due to restrictions and disruptions of imports, mass displacements, loss of income, fuel scarcity, disrupted market systems, high commodity prices, and the collapse of public services. The main challenges are funding (only 20% to date), bureaucratic impediments, and ongoing economic crisis. Despite the difficult operational environment and limited funding, FSAC partners reached an average of 4.4 million people per month with regular emergency food assistance for the January to June 2017 period. Additionally, by the end of June, a cumulative total of 418,000 individuals had received emergency livelihoods assistance (agricultural, livestock & fisheries inputs), while 123,000 persons received longer-term livelihoods asset support. Number of individuals provided with access to emergency agricultural, livestock or fishery inputs and assets Number of individuals that have access to income generation activities, livelihood skills development, and long term assets support 3,300,500 199,500 418,217 122,780 13% 62% 0 20 40 60 80 100 WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE** 8.3 million 22% People reached with safe reached water / targeted through water trucking (in thousands) 299.5 190.1 May 1.8 M Jun For more information, contact: mbroekhuijsen@unicef.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2vbwjg7 Support the repair and maintenance of affected WASH systems, and direct provision of WASH services and items to affected people. The cholera outbreak continues to spread across the country. The partially collapsed water and sanitation infrastructure further challenges the control of this outbreak. It is more important than ever that the key WASH infrastructure and systems continue to operate, to control and prevent the spread and care for the victims of the outbreak. Partners require unimpeded access to all affected villages, and resources (supplies, funding, staff) are need to scale up the response at the district level. The WASH cluster focused on scaling up the cholera response during this period. WASH partners are reporting activities in 165 districts in 18 governorates. Key components of the response include distribution of household chlorination tablets and chlorination of water supplies and water quality monitoring. WASH partners also are conducting hygiene promotion at household and community level, and nationwide mass media campaigns are being carried out to raise awareness on way to prevent and treat cholera. The reduction from the previous Dashboard is attributed to improved methodology and data collection * Food activities for Refugees and Migrants have reached 56,383 people. ** WASH activities for Refugees and Migrants have reached 21,305 people. Page 2 of 6
# of population served with rehabilitation of public water systems # of individuals with access to latrines (through construction, de-sludging, or rehabilitation of latrines) 2,926,783 640,949 # of individuals provided with standard basic hygiene kit 1,379,678 842,629 86,259 270,529 13% 20% 29% HEALTH* 10.4 million 26% 2.7 M 395,501 Men 892,463 Women 781,351 Boys 607,038 Girls For more information, contact: abouzeida@who.int Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2v8u5ed Provide comprehensive essential and life-saving healthcare services including early detection and control of outbreaks to affected and vulnerable populations; reinforce health system and strengthen resilience, livelihoods, and early recovery activities. The ongoing outbreak of cholera has resulted in more than 255,000 cases and more than 1500 deaths reported as of 30 June. The collapse of the health system attributed to war tactics i.e. restrictions on medical imports; lack of fuel to run water, sanitation, and health services; destruction and damage to health facilities; and non-payment of health worker salaries for over 8 months, are creating the major gaps that health partners are trying to cover. During the period from Jan-June 2017, coordinated health efforts have reached over 2.6 million people with 4.7 per cent of funding. This includes 7,464 reached with trauma care, 225,564 with reproductive health services and over 1.8 million benefited from essential medicines and drugs. In addition, 553,258 consultations for communicable diseases were conducted. Number of affected population reached with support to reproductive health services and new born care 1,097,748 225,564 Number of consultations for communicable disease 5,933,772 553,258 9% Number of injured people treated Number of population covered with provision of essential and live-saving medicine including NCD 35,603 7,468 8,900,658 1,889,375 NUTRITION 2.6 million 16% 0.4 M 788 Men 79,098 Women 161,207 Boys 176,208 Girls Provide lifesaving nutrition assistance to boys, girls and Pregnant or Lactating Women (PLW) with acute malnutrition, as well as infant and young child feeding, counselling and malnutrition prevention. Almost 4 million people require nutrition assistance in Yemen in 2017, including about 1.8 million people with acute malnutrition (including about 0.4 million of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and 1.1 million PLW with acute malnutrition). Scaling up nutrition programmes remains a challenge due to damaged health facilities and partner capacity. In 2017 to date, 86,464 children with SAM, 125,730 children with MAM and 75,944 PLW with acute malnutrition were admitted for treatment. In addition, 58,107 children received Blanket Supplementary Feeding (BSFP), and 67,114 children received micronutrient powders. For more information, contact: aziolkovska@unicef.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2wwzqtl Number of children (aged 6-59 months) treated for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) 323,218 86,464 27% Number of children (aged 6-59 months) treated for Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) 870,897 125,730 14% Number of Pregnant or Lactating Women (PLW) treated for acute malnutrition Number of children (aged 6-24 months) receiving micronutrient Pregnant or Lactating Women 552,484 75,944 supplementation 566,848 67,114 14% 12% The reduction from the previous Dashboard is attributed to improved methodology and data collection * Health activities for Refugees and Migrants have reached 82,289 people. Page 3 of 6
SHELTER/NFIs/CCCM* 2.2 million people targeted 19% 0.4 M people reached 98,953 Men 103,148 Women 109,863 Boys 108,789 Girls For more information, contact: campbelc@unhcr.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2ufsuhq Provide life-saving and life-sustaining shelter solutions and non-food items to the most vulnerable in liveable and dignified settings. More than 4.5 million people require assistance with shelter, non-food items (NFIs) or management of collective centres in which they are living. This includes 3.9 million living in areas of acute need. Despite ongoing efforts, a large number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) still live in severely deprived conditions, including in unfinished buildings, substandard shelters, schools, public facilities or in the open. To date the cluster has reached 19 per cent of its target. During May and June, the following responses were delivered: 16,633 individuals were reached through NFIs cash or in-kind distributions; 11,046 individuals were assisted with in-kind or cash for Emergency Shelter kits/materials; 362 IDP sites covered with the CCCM Baseline assessment in 4 governorates; 13,832 individuals benefited from the support of cash for rental subsidies and 62 Shelter Units were constructed. Number of households assisted with Non-Food Items Households 151,973 41,492 27% Number of households assisted with Emergency Shelter Households 123,299 12,492 10% Number of houses rehabilitated/reconstructed Houses 9,040 62 1% Number of households assisted with return kits Households 25,846 1,266 5% PROTECTION** 3.5 million 27% 0.9 M 101,775 Men 94,481 Women 397,920 Boys 342,853 Girls For more information, contact: cheung@unhcr.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2wwd7xh Monitoring and assistance to persons with protection specific needs; multi-sectoral Gender Based Violence (GBV) response services; monitoring of grave child rights violations; and life-saving services for conflict-affected children. Conflict and displacement, compounded now with cholera and famine, have increased the protection needs of an already vulnerable population, including resort to adverse coping mechanisms and breakdown of support structures for 2.9 million persons in acute need. With airstrikes and armed clashes having increased in 2017 compared to 2016, monitoring the protection of civilians and ensuring accountability with IHL/IHRL remain critical needs, including with respect to violations against children, mine risk education, protection of women and girls from sexual and GBV and remedial assistance for the victims. Following new conflict-related displacement in 2017, some 2 million IDPs and 0.9 million IDP returnees continue to face multiple challenges, as well as vulnerable minorities affected by the weakness in rule of law. 102% *** Despite gaps in funding and serious operational constraints, as of June 2017 Protection Cluster partners have reached over 937,000 people overall with life-saving protection services such as psychosocial support, legal assistance and protection cash, as well as clinical care for survivors and safe spaces for women, men, girls and boys. More than 60,477 persons have been reached through monitoring of protection and IHL/IHRL, while more than 480,522 children and community members have received information to protect against mines and UXOs. Community-based responses continue to be strengthened through 1,457 members of community-based protection networks as well as community centers serving the needs of IDPs and conflict-affected populations. Number of individuals reached through information activities (group-based information sessions or call centre activities) 504,000 4,446 1% Number of adults receiving psychosocial support (one-on-one counselling and group-support sessions) 25,200 17,861 71% Number of children and community members receiving information to protect themselves against injury/death of mine/uxo explosion 1,684,106 579,208 34% Number of children and care-givers in conflict-affected area receiving psychosocial support 682,268 285,295 42% Number of GBV beneficiaries receiving lifesaving GBV multi-sectoral services and support (including referral for health, legal, psychosocial, shelter and income-generating skills) 28,734 12,866 45% Number of dignity kits distributed 28,756 26,654 93% * Shelter activities for Refugees and Migrants have reached 22,103 people. ** Protection activities for Refugees and Migrants have reached 26,253 people. Page 4 of 6
EDUCATION* 1.1 million 24% 119,677 Boys 122,740 Girls 0.2 M For more information, contact: aalshami@unicef.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2vbwdlr Provide equitable access to child-friendly learning spaces for crisis-affected girls and boys and provision of Psychosocial Support Services (PSS), Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) to keep the education system functional. Teachers salary have been sporadic for more than 8 months. This has resulted in serious disruptions to the education year across Yemen s 22 governorates. In addition to the required payment of salaries, there is a growing need to support schools, in districts with high severity of need, with provision of desks and essential learning supplies and teacher training on psychosocial support. The cluster has reached 24 per cent of its target up to end of June. Since January 2017, 109 conflict-affected schools were rehabilitated in eight governorates, providing a better schooling environment to over 96,000 students. Partners supported various activities reaching 78,361 students with provision of schools desks, 78,088 students by providing psychosocial support training for their teachers in different districts. Number of schools with partial damage, rehabilitated (including WASH Schools 471 109 facilities) 23% Number of new/repaired student desks Student desks 19,062 1,189 6% Number of children receiving school bags and essential learning materials Students 1,006,450 18,410 2% Number of students benefitting from psychosocial support Students 343,108 78,088 23% 7% reached/ targeted For more information, contact: stean.tshiband@undp.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2wwzno6 LOGISTICS Services facilitated 0.56 4,526 1,296 Emergency Employment and Community Rehabilitation 1.4 million 96,572 38,388 Men 35,312 Women 11,671 Boys 11,201 Girls passengers transported by UN Air Services. 45 For more information, contact: christophe.morard@wfp.org Support the creation of a safe and secure environment through effective mine action and enhance the economic self-reliance of affected people. Around 8 people are in critical need of disposable income to meet their basic needs. The lack of salary payment and the decline in the exchange value of the Yemeni Rial significantly reduced the purchasing power of vulnerable households and contributed to the risk of famine across the country. The cholera outbreak also put additional pressure on a quasi-collapsed public sector delivery system. Support a coordinated logistics response to the crisis, and facilitates access to common services. Humanitarian organisations responding to the crisis in Yemen face a number of specific supply chain challenges that impede their ability to deliver relief items, such as limited access to parts of the country; inadequate or damaged infrastructure; congestion at main entry points; unreliable and unpredictable access to fuel and high volatility in its price; heavy bureaucratic processes and limited international shipping options, both by sea and air. The cluster has reached 7 per cent of its target. Since January 2017, the cluster has reached over 96,000 people. Some 2 million square meters of land were cleared of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) while around 46,000 were surveyed. Number of households accessing income through micro and small business recovery schemes Households 19,755 1,123 6% Number of households accessing income through cash for work schemes Households 37,796 16,114 43% million litres of fuel distributed to 18 humanitarian partners. metric tons transported and by road, sea and air. 0 20 40 60 80 100 The Logistics Cluster supports inter-agency logistics coordination, provides information management (including GIS services), and facilitates access to common logistics services (storage, air, sea and overland transport). In addition to this, access to WFP-managed fuel distribution points in three locations (Sana'a, Aden and Hudaydah) is also facilitated, as well as passenger sea transport from Djibouti to Aden and air travel into Sana a. * Education activities for Refugees and Migrants have reached 1,802 people. Page 5 of 6
EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS Services facilitated 5 6 Number of operational areas covered by security telecommunications Number 42 of operational areas covered by connectivity services For more information, contact: pastor.lovo@wfp.org Provision of vital communications services to the humanitarian community in common operational areas across Yemen. The entire response community is in need of internet services in operational hubs and on the on the inter-agency mission boat. Reliable security telecommunications services are required by humanitarians to carry out their activities on the ground in a safe manner. In addition to the support being provided to humanitarians, the inter-agency Beneficiary Feedback Mechanism (BFM) solution proposed which will allow communication between affected population and humanitarian organisations has been endorsed by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and the team is working on the way forward. [In terms of numbers ETC shows an additional area now covered by connectivity services. It would be good to highlight what area this refers to in the response narrative so that the numbers and narrative align] REFUGEE AND MIGRANT MULTI-SECTOR 0.3 million 46% 0.13 M 50,873 Men 38,878 Women 21,761 Boys 15,738 Girls For more information, contact: cmueller@iom.int, alhashim@unhcr.org Online cluster dashboard: http://bit.ly/2fijbbs Provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable refugees and migrants, while strengthening protection monitoring and coordination, capacity development and referral. Migrants and refugees are in need of immediate assistance such as food, WASH, health, shelter and direct protection. Based in the latest report of migrants tracking, from January to May 2017, more than 24,559 migrants and refugees are estimated to have arrived in Yemen, crossing the Red and Arabian Seas. The response for migrants has included identifying vulnerabilities and providing immediate assistance to unaccompanied minors, Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases and victims of human rights violations. The response for refugees also includes distribution of food, water, NFIs, shelter, health and protection. Number of beneficiaries receiving health assistance 83,985 82,289 98% Number of beneficiaries receiving food and drinking water 27,983 56,383 * 200% Number of beneficiaries receiving emergency, temporary, camp shelter 21,348 22,103 104% Number of refugees, asylum seekers or migrants screened and had access to registration and documentation 75,564 28,476 38% The reduction from the previous Dashboard is attributed to improved methodology and data collection * Includes regular general food distribution to Kharaz refugee camp, and food and drinking water at migrant reception points. Page 6 of 6