Pre-positioning, Distribution of RRM kits to newly displaced persons of Abyan, AlHodeida, Hajja,  Taiz Yemen continues to see its socio-economic national systems on the edge of total collapse, driving major increases in needs across all sectors. With more than eight years of conflict, millions of people in Yemen are suffering from the compounded effects of war, ongoing economic crisis and disrupted public services. In 2023, an estimated 21.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection services, as outlined in the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview. An estimated 4.5 million people have been displaced since 2015, making this the fourth-largest internal displacement crisis in the world. In addition, Yemen hosts over 300,000 migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
Prolonged conflict and the use of the economy as a tool of war have taken a devastating toll on millions of vulnerable Yemenis. With around 4.5 million people displaced since 2015, Yemen remains one of the largest internal displacement crises globally. Many of those who have been displaced lack access to basic services and are vulnerable to a variety of protection issues. The Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) reached over 401,044 individuals between January to December 2022 despite the decrease in conflict, displacement continues to occur across the frontlines and people are still on the move due to natural hazards and the worsening socio-economic situation. The trend has seen a change among those newly displaced in 2021, of which there are stranded populations in Marib, Hodeidah, Abyan and Hajjah and Taiz. During the last six months of 2022, more than 200,000 people were displaced and the local authorities estimate that 80 per cent of them are living in collective sites before being relocated to newly established camps/settlements in the aforementioned governorates and surrounding areas. A staggering number of people have been demanding immediate assistance due to fighting and floods in the last months. 
As families are uprooted suddenly from their homes with no time to pick anything, the most critical immediate needs of the displaced persons are usually food and basic personal items required for their hygiene and dignity. As fully-fledged emergency response actions through the clusters are being organized, there is an obvious need to provide an immediate life-saving response to newly displaced families based on lessons learned from the ongoing response. The RRM acts as a first responder (line of response) until other clusters' humanitarian response take effect. As part of the RRM, the project will support the procurement of Basic Hygiene Kits to be included in the RRM minimum package, which is comprised of three components: (1) ready-to-eat food (provided by WPF) (2) family basic hygiene kits (procured by UNICEF) and (3) one female dignity/transit kit (provided by UNFPA). UNFPA, as the RRM cluster lead, will distribute life-saving assistance, to those who have recently been displaced or stranded. This will be accomplished through pre-positioning, timely delivery of kits, and assistance to distribution partners across Yemen, ensuring an immediate and effective response to those who have recently been displaced. This project will provide RRM responses to people newly displaced, stranded or on the move. UNICEF will procure and pre-position 11,135 family basic hygiene kits, as part of the RRM minimum assistance package reaching 77,945 IDPs (14,575 men, 17,382 women, 22,994 boys, and 22,994 girls) beneficiaries in Abyan, Hodeidah, Hajjah and Taiz. The sub-implementing partners (IPs) managed by the cluster lead UNFPA will pre-position the RRM packages in their warehouses in the targeted governorates, verify displacements and distribute the kits to newly displaced beneficiaries. UNFPA will continue to coordinate and support the sub-IPs.