WFP response to preparedness: FSAC Under this project, the World Food Programme (WFP) Yemen is rapidly stepping up emergency preparedness to assist populations who may become trapped in Hudaydah city and elsewhere, as well as populations who may become internally displaced as a result of escalated violence in and around Hudaydah. In all, WFP is preparing to assist up to 1.1 million people with emergency food assistance. This project will require the procurement and prepositioning of Immediate Response Rations (2,053 MT) and High Energy Biscuits (1,100 MT) to cover immediate (approximately 5-7 days) food needs of affected populations as well as a monthly requirement of general food assistance. The entire response will target 1.1 million newly displaced people with a total of 20,545.33 MT of mixed food commodities, including 2,053.33 MT of IRRs, 1,100 MT of HEBs, 13,750 MT of wheat flour, 1,833 MT of pulses, 1,351 MT of vegetable oil and 458 MT of sugar. 

The project is contributing to the preparedness plan drawn up by the Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) as well as to the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), coordinated by UN OCHA to this effect. It is to assist 253,000 men, 286,000 boys, 264,000 women and 297,000 girls, noting that a total of 539,000 men and boys and 561,000 women and girls. New IDPs will be registered at Humanitarian Service Points (HSPs) or Transit Centers. Trapped beneficiary populations, including those cut-off from usual supply routes (e.g. in Bait al Faquih), will be assisted through designated distribution points (e.g. schools or CVTN retail outlets). WFP will work with its partners towards setting up sufficient distribution points in near vicinity to beneficiary populations so as to avoid overcrowding at the time of distribution. Wheat soya blend is added to the food ration to respond to the needs of pregnant women and girls, lactating mothers and children under five. Immediate Response Rations (IRRs) and High Energy Biscuits (HEBs) will be provided in easy-to-carry boxes of maximum 16 kg. 

Whilst the locations have been identified in the proposal at governorate level, WFP has not been able to provide the data at district level as this proposal is mainly to ensure our full preparedness to respond to the potentially projected number of new IDPs who may be displaced from the areas where the worst escalation of conflicts. The estimated new IDPs may likely to displace into the governorates indicated in this proposal will be served from the closest humanitarian hubs and/or at the newly designated transit sites and humanitarian service points. The proposed procurement related activities will be done regardless of locations of the new IDPs, while pre-positioning will be made to the pre-identified humanitarian hubs and service points and transit sites from where distributions will take place. WFP has all the flexibility and preparedness capacity as well as swift delivery systems in place across the entire country and is best fit to accommodate any fast changing situation. 


For the implementing partners, ADRA, ACTED, ACF, Islamic Relief-Yemen, Danish Refugee Council, Vision Hope International, Field Medical Foundation are the appointed Rapid Response Mechanism partners. However, the list is not final and may be added to. For the sub-grant of the implementing partners, this has not been finalised as the WFP is still negotiating with respective agencies and potentially, Oxfam, Save the Children and NRC could be become our partner in Hajjah if RRM is established there. The project duration is for six months, this includes two months of procurement and four months of distribution for up to 1.1 million people. The project will begin on 10 May. In order to provide a quick response, as soon the Hudaydah contingency planning exercise was initiated, WFP began the purchase of Immediate Response Rations on 10 May as a contingency stock in the event that a quick response was required.