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As fighting continues at critical junctions immediately outside Hodeidah city, residents report a fear that protracted conflict in the area will bring sustained airstrikes and shelling to their neighbourhoods. Hodeidah city has been emptied of tens of thousands of people but hundreds of thousands remain inside the city as fighting closes in.
In Hajjah Governorate, north of Al Hudaydah, UNHCR is constructing 3,200 transitional shelters for people who fled to Abs and have been living in poor conditions. The new shelters are being set up in Abs, in the coastal plane, 140km north of Al Hudaydah and 60km from the border with Saudi Arabia. Adapted to the hot local climate, they have roofs made of thatched grass over a layer plastic sheeting, using a design which allows for airflow and reduces temperatures inside. The construction of 800 of the shelters has been completed, while another 500 are already underway.
The United Nations says about 14 million people, or half of Yemen's population, could soon face famine. Some 1.8 million children are malnourished, according to UNICEF.
The ICRC encourages political efforts to put an end to a war that has caused intense misery for Yemeni families. Millions of people are displaced in the country and millions are battling extreme hunger as a direct consequence of the conflict.
IDPs: UNHCR's Community Based Protection Networks  ( CBPNs )  serve to monitor protection risks, and identify and address vulnerable protection cases, which are referred to UNHCR's seven established IDP community centres across the country. Through these centres, UNHCR and partners provide a variety of services including psychosocial and social counselling support, and legal assistance for vulnerable displaced Yemenis.
Now even veteran health workers like Twaiti are concerned about being able to handle the disease as it overlaps and intersects with hunger, violence, and economic collapse.
Yemen is a water scarce country. Water needs to be pumped from boreholes in many parts of the country. Many boreholes are up to 1.5 kilometres deep. So we need big water pumps. The pumps need fuel and fuel is becoming very expensive, hence water becomes very expensive. And for a growing group of families, it is no longer an option.
During the month of June, WFP and its implementing partners reached a total of 421,342 beneficiaries in Al Hudaydah Governorate, out of whom, 118,828 were reached through the General Food Distribution  ( GFD )  modality and 302,514 were reached through the Commodity Voucher through Traders' Network  ( CV TN ) . Cluster partners reached a total of 19,052 individuals with cash and voucher transfers in Al Mighlaf, Bura, Al Mansuriyah, As Sukhnah, and Bayt Al Faqiah districts.
In the al Mighlaf district of Hodeidah the number of new cholera cases increased by more than 110 percent between mid May and mid June. The district lies just north of Hodeidah port, through which 80 percent of all of Yemen's supplies enter.
In May 2018, fuel and food imports to Hudaydah and Saleef ports via UNVIM met 28 and 117 per cent of national requirements, respectively. In June 2018, fuel and food imports met 29 and 82 per cent of national requirements, respectively. Fuel imports in June met the pre blockade average  ( July 2016 October 2017 ) . While food imports were 86 per cent of the pre  blockade average.
In early 2015, armed Houthi fighters took control of Sana'a, the capital. Together with the Yemeni government led by President Hadi, neighboring country Saudi Arabia wages an all out brutal war against the Houthis. This war and the continuous air raids on public infrastructure, are said to have caused the humanitarian crisis at hand. They have ravaged a country that was already struggling with extreme poverty.
Over 60,000 people have been killed or injured since the escalation of violence in 2015. Over a million civil servants have not been paid salaries almost two years, causing the slow collapse of public services and swift escalation of the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
Throughout the initial clashes around Hodeidah city and subsequent pause, Hodeidah Port has remained operational. 90 per cent of the food required has come through the port in July, while only 30 per cent of fuel has come through, sustaining inflation on the cost of transport and basic commodities across the country.
July 21 airstrikes hit a large water facility in the Nushour area of Sa'dah Governorate and disabled the area's water system, restricting access to safe drinking water for more than 10,500 people and causing an estimated $300,000 in damages, according to the UN Children's Fund  ( UNICEF ) . The UN agency condemned the attack in a July 24 statement.
More recent reports from the past week, which were not included in IOM's latest report, indicate over 1,000 households having been displaced in Zabid between 8 July and 15 July, the majority within Zabid district and some households moving to Bayt Al Faqiah. Most of the displaced population has been living on savings, selling property, gold, cars, and other assets they had for almost two years now, since the collapse of the government and infrastructure in Yemen.
In Yemen, only 50% of the total health facilities are fully functioning, and yet these health facilities face severe shortages in medicines, equipment, and staff due not only to difficulties in importing medicines and critical supplies, but also to lack of operational funds.
In order to respond to the needs created by the impact of cyclone “Mekunu' humanitarian partners are dispatching a consignment of emergency supplies to Hadibo including 10.5 Mt of food supplies, emergency medical supplies, 1,000 shelter/NFI kits, 4,000 hygiene kits, 35 water bladders and supplies of chlorine to purify water. A UN team is scheduled to fly to Socotra on 29 May to work with the local authorities in further assessing needs and coordinating response efforts.
Ibb Hub: In Taizz Governorate, heavy clashes between government forces and Ansar Allah reportedly continued in Maqbanah, Mawza and Dimnat Khadir districts. Following the killing of an ICRC staff last week, clashes erupted between government forces and armed groups, including ISIS, in Taizz city. In the latter, shortages of drinking water continued as fuel could not be delivered to the water department due to the ongoing clashes.
IOM provides emergency WASH assistance to the most vulnerable, and restores and maintains water and sanitation systems towards the improvement of public health. This is achieved by provision of rehabilitation and maintenance of water supply systems, capacity building of WASH stakeholders, water trucking to IDPs, and hygiene promotion activities. IOM started installing one of the largest solar WASH systems in Yemen. The first 120 kw solar power system has been successfully installed on the roof of Senan Hatroum School, supporting 25,000 IDPs, host communities, and other conflict affected individuals, and the local water authorities in improving operational efficiency in Amanat Al Asimah.
According to the UN, the healthcare system has never been more precarious with only 45 percent of facilities left standing, with limited functionality.
Massive air support from coalition fighter jets was credited for paving the way for government forces to gain the upper hand across Yemen. The coalition launched heavy bombardment in March 2015 enabling government forces to expel Al Houthis and Al Qaida from almost 80 per cent of Yemeni territory.
Rashid Al Khattari, and other ERC representatives in the country's Red Sea Coast region, told WAM the organisation's teams had distributed over 2,000 food parcels to Waheja residents to alleviate the suffering experienced during Al Houthis' siege.
Britain to Sell Jets to Saudis Despite Conduct of Yemen War Photo On Thursday, Prime Minister Theresa May and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reached an agreement designed to generate $90 million in trade and investment between the two countries.
The Saudi led military coalition fighting in Yemen on Tuesday denied blocking aid and basic supplies from entering, following a Reuters story detailing how Yemen is struggling to cope with the diphtheria outbreak.
Deteriorating shelter conditions are resulting in overcrowding and unsanitary environments in IDP settings, leading to the increased spread and susceptibility to communicable diseases.
“Children in Yemen are experiencing severe hardships that no child should endure, facing multiple threats from bombs and bullets to disease and extreme hunger. It's unacceptable that they're dying from entirely preventable causes
Humanitarian organisations have documented over half a million people that have fled homes in Hodeidah since the escalation in violence along Yemen's west coast in early June. Humanitarian organisations are working to reach displaced families with food, water, shelter and basic supplies, but concerned that ongoing displacements will see needs outstrip available humanitarian resources.
Humanitarian partners are looking for ways of accessing warehouses situated near conflict areas in order to retrieve humanitarian supplies. The Red Sea Mills, which contain 45,000 MT of food commodities, enough to feed 3.5 million people for a month, remain inaccessible as a result of the conflict.
Trócaire has contributed €250,000 to a project located in Sana'a Governorate. The project provides 1,500 families with safe drinking water and improved hygiene.
In Aden on 22 November, UNHCR, the Civil Registration Authority  ( under the Ministry of Interior )  and others, celebrated the completion of the first issuing of official temporary ID cards for displaced people. This important initiative aims to provide government issued civil documentation to 2,000 IDPs and IDP returnees, which should improve their access to services, including access to cash assistance.
Conflict in Yemen – already one of the poorest countries in the world before the crisis – escalated in March 2015, when an international coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened militarily at the request of the Yemeni presidency, against a widespread Houthi rebel insurgency. Airstrikes and ground fighting have become a daily occurrence for millions of civilians. More than 16 million people lack access to basic healthcare and only half of the country's health facilities are operational.
Trócaire has provided €300,000 to respond to the crisis. This funding provides 1,500 families with safe drinking water and improved hygiene.
Public employees, including teachers, in six districts   Al Hali, Al Hawak, Al Mina, Hays and Ad Durayhimi   received their August salaries from the Government of Yemen. This is the second time teachers have received their full salaries in a year, having previously received a payment covering July and August, Public employees in the other 27 districts have generally only received half salaries every three months since June 2016. The payments in the six districts, however, came at a time when the average cost of the monthly minimum food basket has gone up by 6.5 per cent since July and by 79 per cent since 2015.
The number of people receiving health services has risen by 50 per cent. Overall, the cluster has reached 3.1 million people out of 12.3 million people targeted. The provision of health assistance continues to be challenged by the lack of salary payments to health staff and the fact that only 50 per cent of health facilities are fully functional.
UNHCR, in coordination with partners, is carrying out in depth protection monitoring assessments for displaced families in order to identify the most vulnerable and ensure access to protection and referral to specialized services. Over 11,500 displaced families  ( over 70,000 people )  have been assessed country wide, leading to the provision of a wide range of assistance, including multipurpose cash, rental subsidies and referrals to specialised services.
UNICEF issued a statement on the recent incident that targeted a water project in Sa'ada Governorate on 13 April. The Al Hamazat water system in the Sehar District in Sa'ada Governorate was completely destroyed in an attack that left 7,500 people, including IDP families, without water. During the attack, the nearby solar energy system which provides power to the water system was also severely damaged. The water system had already been destroyed in 2015 and was later rebuilt in 2017. UNICEF stressed that damage to water infrastructure jeopardizes efforts to prevent another cholera outbreak in Yemen.
UNICEF reported the delivery of nutrition supplies to Government Health Offices both in Ibb and Taizz governorates. The supplies are to be distributed to 82 health facilities in Ibb and to 86 health facilities in Taizz. UNHCR completed the distribution of non food items to 37 families  ( 293 individuals )  in Dhi AsSufal District of Ibb Governorate.
A total of 1,782 conflict affected children  ( 431 girls and 1,351 boys )  benefitted from a range of activities including acting, art, sports, and orientation on recycling and personal hygiene provided in Child Friendly Spaces  ( CFSs )  in Sana'a and Aden. In addition, 1 girl and 3 boys were referred to focused PSS.
Humanitarian partners are planning a vaccination campaign following reports of an increase in suspected measles cases. Between 1 January and 31 March, 131 suspected cases were reported in Hudaydah with two associated deaths. A malaria spraying campaign is also planned in Al Luheyah and Az Zuhrah districts where reports of increased cases have been received. Malaria is endemic along the Red Sea coast of Yemen.
Hays hospital, the main health facility in the district, is not operational since 10 December 2017, after it was damaged by airstrikes. The facility should be re operationalised as a matter of priority.
The ports have temporarily re opened for 30 days, and cranes arrived on Monday to help with the aid flow, but it's unclear if they will stay that way, said Stephen Anderson, Yemen country director for the World Food Programme  ( WFP ) .
The Reuters Special Report, published on Dec 29, said that in the past four months, doctors across Yemen had recorded at least 380 cases of diphtheria, a bacterial disease that last appeared in the country in 1992.
The U.N. experts said Saudi led coalition air strikes and indiscriminate use of explosives by the Houthis and fighters loyal to late former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh disproportionately affected civilians in Yemen in 2017.
“Current military escalations on the west coast are leading to hundreds of people having to flee their homes on a daily basis,' UNHCR spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said. Most of displaced people were being hosted by relatives or friends, trapped inside homes or in caves as ground clashes, aerial bombardment and sniper fire rage around them, she said.
During the reporting period, the IDP Community Centre run by UNHCR's partner, the Hudaydah Girls Foundation  ( HGF ) , undertook a protection assessment for 1,722 households in various districts of Al Hudaydah, while the IDP Community Centre run by UNHCR's partner ADRA in Hajjah, conducted protection assessments for 198 households  ( 110 IDP and 88 host community households )  in Abs district.
Fuel supplies have dwindled across Yemen, with many suppliers suspending sales due to a lack of stock. The shortage on fuel has caused prices to double in recent weeks, straining meagre financial resources for hospitals that rely on generators to power medical equipment and lighting.
More than 1.4 million people were residing in areas with high access constraints including bureaucratic impediments, checkpoints, and violence against humanitarian personnel as of early August, representing an increase of 200,000 people since February, the UN reports. Al Hudaydah Governorate has the highest number of individuals  more than 400,000 people residing in districts where severe access constraints hinder relief actors from reaching populations in need, according to the UN.
On 28 July, Al Thawrah Hospital inside the city was hit but no casualties were reported. Other incidents occurred in Aden and Lahj, with casualties. One partner in Aden reported on 1 August that the local trauma hospital has received 493 patients from the frontlines on the western coast since April; 83 per cent of the 173 patients received from Al Hudaydah and Taizz in July were injured by gun shots, landmines or bombing.
Five people were reported killed, and three others injured in Fallah area by three airstrikes that hit a funeral procession on 9 August. In Al Jawf Governorate, ground clashes in contested district of Al Maslub continues for the second week as both warring parties attempted to gain control of the whole district. During the reporting period, WHO donated large quantities of medicines and medical supplies to several hospitals in Sa'ada. The supplies are expected to meet basic needs in these facilities for three months. WFP reported that its partners in Sa'ada and Al Jawf have completed the July general food distribution.
Sa'ada Hub: Heavy rains and flooding in Al Jawf Governorate on 23 24 April affected about 800 households in Bart Al Anan District. Water wells and farm land were inundated and partially damaged. Humanitarian partners are discussing how to respond to the urgent needs of those affected, particularly the need to provide shelter assistance, medicines, water, food and cash. During the reporting period, aerial bombardment and fighting intensified in Sa'ada, casualties were reported. On 30 April, more than 40 airstrikes were reported, half of them had struck Baqim District.
The hospital had been damaged by conflict in October 2015. The organisation returned to the hospital and started working in the staff residence and two tents in the hospital yard in 2017, providing health services to 7,000 people, of whom 44 per cent were children under 5 years and 41 per cent were women.
Staff at Al Mudhaffar hospital in Taizz governorate have called for urgent support to keep the hospital functioning and for their salary payments to be reinstated after almost 15 months. The hospital receives 350 500 patients every day, but lacks fuel, oxygen and medical and therapeutic supplies. WHO is planning to support the hospital from its office in Aden.
Aden city is tense but calm following two explosions in At Tawahi on 24 February that reportedly killed at least four people.
Aden: An assessment by a humanitarian partner in Tuban district, Lahj governorate, found that 65 per cent of the estimated 729 displaced households in the governorate were from Al Hudaydah and 26 per cent from Taizz. More than half of the IDPs are women. Only 46 per cent of the assessed population have access to drinking water and to personal hygiene facilities. Another assessment conducted in four districts of Shabwah governorate  ( As Said, Habban, Ataq and Nisab )  found that half of the displaced children are not attending school, exposing them to the risk of early marriage, child labour, recruitment and other types of exploitation.
Civilians, medical personnel and health structures have been affected by warring parties in Yemen. MSF hospitals have been hit several times. All parties to the conflict must do all they can to reduce the disproportionate suffering of the people in Yemen: That means: respecting International Humanitarian Law; ensuring the protection of civilians and medical structures and personnel allowing the wounded and sick unhindered access to healthcare. Health personnel don't dare to work in hospitals; patients don't dare to come as they think hospitals are a target.
“In addition to new displacement from the western coast, UNHCR is also observing a spike in new displacement from other frontline areas, including Yemen's border governorates of Al Jawf and Hajjah, and also in Shabwa in the east,' she said
From June 1–September 19, relief actors provided humanitarian assistance to nearly 89 percent of the more than 434,000 IDPs displaced within Al Hudaydah through the RRM, according to the UN.
Access within Yemen is severely limited and the security situation is precarious. As such, Trócaire does not have a direct presence there, nor do any of our sister Caritas agencies. By partnering with Islamic Relief, we can still provide life saving care to people in Yemen.
To help the displaced through the winter, the Yemen Humanitarian Fund has launched an allocation to provide winterisation assistance for people affected by the Al Hudaydah crisis. The allocation targets 15,000 IDP families from Al Hudaydah Governorate, with each family receiving a one off US$230 grant. Funding of almost US$4 million has been provided to four projects – implemented by a UN agency, a national NGO, an international NGO and the Red Crescent Society – that will cover nine governorates and reach 105,700 people.
The ICRC in Hodeida is providing support to Al Thawra hospital and the Hodeida Water Authority to help keep basic services running. Since the escalation of the fighting in June the ICRC has delivered more than 80 metric tons of medical supplies to health facilities in and around the city and food and household items to more than 48,000 internally displaced individuals.
“There are no aboveground water sources in Yemen so the vast majority of communities depend entirely on wells and water trucks to meet their daily needs. Even in towns and cities water systems are in a state of disrepair or damaged from the fighting. Limited availability often results in poor hygiene practices and sanitation, heightening the risk of further cholera outbreaks.
The health system can't respond to the needs of the IDPs and, at the same time, we are severely restricted in the assistance we can offer in the places that are absorbing new displaced communities
There are seven functional therapeutic feeding centres  ( TFCs )  in Al Hudaydah Governorate supported by WHO and seven more in neighbouring governorates  ( one in Al Mahwit and six in Hajjah ) . In June, 216 people were admitted to TFCs in Al Hudaydah Governorate. WHO distributed a total of 12 Severe Acute Malnutrition  ( SMA )  kits to front line TFCs and five SAM kits to second line TFCs to cover their needs for six months.
9.3 million people were reached with wash assistance out of an overall caseload of 11.1 million people targeted. Overall, some 4.8 million people were reached with support to public water systems and 3.6 million people benefited from support to sanitation systems.
Clashes erupted in Taizz City on 12 August, including around Al Jomhouri Hospital. Patients and medical staff were trapped inside the hospital, but were able to leave the facility later when clashes subsided. Local authorities have reported families moving from the city to other districts. The situation remains fragile. Reports suggest that four civilians were killed and 13 others wounded. During the reporting period, armed clashes were reported in Maqbanah, Al Qahirah District and As Silw District in Taizz Governorate.
Sana'a Hub: The Protection Cluster reported that the number of civilian impact incidents in the Sana'a hub fell during the period from 19 to 25 April, although airstrikes hit an electricity power station in the south of Sana'a City. Five civilians were injured in the airstrike, and the damages caused to the facility will potentially affect 320 people.
UNHCR, through its partners, also provides protection/referral services, verification, protection assessment, legal consultations and psychosocial support to displaced families at the transit sites, schools and in community centres in Al Hudaydah city, Sana'a, Sa'ada and Aden.
IOM's coastal search and rescue teams for migrants found 313 new arrivals  ( 80 boys and 233 men )  in Khor Omera, Lahj Governorate. These migrants were provided with information, food, water, NFIs, and medical assistance, as necessary.
Currently, there is no stock of wheat flour and sugar and only low quantities of rice and other critical commodities. As of 4 June, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has brought in 70 MT of food ration, 500 tents, 3,000 blankets and 1,000 carpets. Kuwait relief agencies including the Kuwait Red Crescent have so far brought in 20 MT of food ration and on food items.
In the first half last year, the association documented 1,866 cases of people being abducted, including 35 women and 48 children, in areas controlled by Al Houthis, according to its report for the first half of 2017. It says 723 have been released.
Yemenis are facing “an extremely bleak outlook', with continued conflict, high fuel and food prices and disease concerns such as the cholera outbreak and the spread of diphtheria, Anderson added.
Yemen's health system has virtually collapsed, with chronic shortages of medical supplies, low immunization rates and most health workers unpaid throughout the war.
“This famine is a shocking example of an entirely human made crisis. The three year civil war between a military alliance led by Saudi Arabia, supported by the UK, the US and France, and Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, has led to this crisis, and it has been made worse by food and trade routes being cut off.'
While one road from Hodeidah to Yemen's highly populated inland areas remains open, fuel supplies coming through the port remain insufficient. Less than 9 per cent of the fuel required to come through Hodeidah port to meet needs in Yemen has been delivered so far in October. This is contributing to shortages and related price hikes.
Given the current life threatening conditions in Yemen for many civilians, including refugees, UNHCR is supporting the voluntary returns of Somali refugees in Yemen. UNHCR is working with IOM and the Yemeni and Somali authorities to facilitate voluntary returns to Somalia. On 2 October, 106 Somali refugees departed Aden under UNHCR's Assisted Spontaneous Return  ( ASR )  programme. So far, 2,506 refugees departed Yemen since the ASR programme started in 2017.
IOM provided healthcare assistance to 17,206 IDPs and other conflict affected Yemenis and 549 migrants during the reporting week. Healthcare services – provided through IOM supported healthcare facilities across Yemen – includes primary healthcare, MHPSS, and health promotion orientation through Migrant Response Points  ( MRPs ) , static and mobile health clinics, mobile health teams, and foster care.
Despite many challenges, Cordaid has succeeded in finding a local aid organization to work with and to provide assistance to 770 families who are among the hardest hit populations. This week theYamaan Foundationwill start distributing food vouchers, money for shelter and hygiene kits. They will do this with support from Cordaid.
Between January to June 2018, FSAC partners have assisted an average of 7.1 million individuals with regular monthly emergency food assistance  ( in kind, cash transfers, & voucher transfers ) . By the end of June 2018, a cumulative total of 976,000 individuals have also benefited from livelihoods assistance  ( 906,000 people assisted with rapid emergency agricultural, livestock & fisheries kits; and 70,000 individuals provided with longer term livelihoods support )
WFP reported distributing 5,001 MT of food assistance out of planned 5,075 MT to 371,118 beneficiaries in 16 targeted districts in Ibb Governorate. In Taizz, WFP distributed 10,462 MT of food aid out of planned 10, 803 to 793,675 beneficiaries out of 794,011 planned beneficiaries in 18 targeted districts. During the reporting period, an oxygen filling station has been opened in Al Thwara Hospital, capable of producing 100 cylinders  ( 40 liters )  per day which local authorities say is enough to meet the needs in Taizz Governorate.
An estimated 17.8 million people  ( six out of every ten Yemenis )  are food insecure, with 8.4 million severely food insecure, requiring urgent humanitarian assistance to stay alive. Needs are driven by the disruptions of commercial imports, mass displacement, loss of income and livelihoods opportunities, fuel scarcity, high commodity prices and the collapse of public services including the payment of salaries for civil servants. FSAC is only 2 per cent funded as of end of February
At the national level, import data from UNIVM and Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation suggest that total national maritime imports of wheat and wheat flour in June was above average at about 289,000 MT  ( 59 percent was imported through Aden port ) , which is slightly above the monthly import requirements  ( approximately 266,000 MT/month ) .
The Yemeni Riyal continued to experience rapid depreciation having lost about 225% of its pre crisis value. The average cost of the monthly minimum food basket in March increased by about 3% from February 2018 and was 58% higher than in pre crisis period. Food prices increased between 35% and 100% in March 2018 compared to the pre crisis fuel prices were still more than double  ( 109% 162% higher than in pre crisis time  ) .
Farming and fishing activities have been disrupted, thereby cutting off a major source of livelihood in the coastal areas such as Tuhayat district where the majority of the population  ( approx.102,000 people )  work in the fisheries and agriculture sectors.
True, the Saudi led coalition allows a small amount of food, fuel and medicine to enter northern Yemen through Hodeidah. But this is little more than a humanitarian gesture aimed at maintaining the inaction of western allies. It is economic strangulation and war that is driving the country towards a manmade famine. Many more Yemeni children are dying every day from lack of food, medicine and clean water than from fighting.
Public Health Engineering  ( PHE ) : Our PHE team installed 11 pumps run by a solar system to benefit 5,561 HHs of 38,927 individuals. The accumulative is 19 solar pumps achieved out of 24 benefiting 9,040 HHs of 63,280 individuals, while 5 solar pumps are under installation.
Disrupting humanitarian access would deepen what the United Nations already calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, said Rosanne Marchesich, a Rome based emergency response team leader at the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization  ( FAO ) .
On 23 November, WFP and its partner Islamic Relief Yemen  ( IRY )  concluded a blanket food distribution in Al Hudaydah City targeting 30,000 households  ( 180,000 beneficiaries ) . In parallel, WFP has pre positioned food for 40,000 households. Additional food to cover the needs of 20,000 households is in the process of being distributed.
Despite an extremely challenging operating environment, a total of117 national and international organizations, including nine UN Agencies, are working together to help people with the greatest humanitarian needs in almost all districts of Yemen.
For refugees, UNHCR coordinates with the Ministry of Education to facilitate refugee children's access to public schools and quality education. UNHCR and partners also organize informal education for children, including literacy and numeracy classes, and run child friendly spaces.
A Save the Children health worker in Hodeidah, said: “The number of suspected cholera cases in the health facility where I work has increased significantly over the past two months. Some of the people who arrive at the health centre suffering from suspected cholera are from the same family which isn't a good sign. It means cholera is spreading quickly through families and communities and we urgently need to confront it and help vulnerable people who don't even have enough money to pay for the bus fare to hospital.'
Despite continued insecurity, food prices remained high but stable in Al Hudaydah city as of late July, with preliminary data suggesting that wheat flour prices in Al Hudaydah and Sana'a cities were at similar levels to those observed in May, according to FEWS NET. However, fuel prices increased by up to 6 percent in Al Hudaydah and Sana'a cities in July compared with May
The Civilian Impact Monitoring  ( CIMP )  report for the Sana'a Hub, covering the period 26 31 July, noted that the conflict situation in three governorates, Amanat Al Asimah  ( Sana'a City ) , Sana'a and Marib remains unchanged. Only three airstrike incidents were reported, a slight increase from two in the previous weeks, but below the weekly average of six. Five houses and 10 farms were damaged.
In March 2018, a total of about 234,000 MT of food commodities was imported into Yemen  ( of which over 95 per cent is commercially imported ) . That amount together with the in country available stock has led to some improvement in the availability of food commodities in the markets and may likely to cover the national food requirement for up to three months from April 2018.
Casualty figures collected by WHO from health facilities across Yemen show that nearly 9,500 people were killed and over 55,000 injured between March 2015 and March 2018. Most casualties were men, with 663 women and 775 children killed compared to 8,041 men. Among those injured, 45,041 were men while 2,252 were women and 7,709 children.
The average price of diesel and petrol decreased slightly by three and five per cent respectively, in April compared to March, according to the April 2018 Market Monitoring Bulletin which is jointly produced by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation  ( MOPIC )  and FAO, with support from the EU.
Sana´a: The recent escalation of fighting in Nati' district in Al Bayda governorate has reportedly newly displaced 400 households to other parts of the governorate, while some 200 households have been displaced from Nati' to Shabwah in Bayhan and Usaylan districts. Long queues continue in Sana'a city due to limited quantities of cooking gas. The price remains at 3,000 YER/20 liter cylinder. Reports indicate that some households had to wait for up to eight days to get one gas cylinder filled.
Migrants transiting Yemen are extremely vulnerable during every phase of the journey. IOM is providing life saving, multi sectoral assistance to stranded migrants in Yemen, including providing an orderly, humane option to those who are unable or unwilling to remain in host countries for returning to their country of origin.
Only 50 per cent of health facilities in 16 governorates are functional, but lack supplies or are manned by health workers who have not received salaries for months. An estimated 16.4 million people require assistance to obtain healthcare – of whom 9.3 million are in acute need.
In 2017, 17 million Yemenis, or about two thirds of the population, were considered hungry, with 6.8 million needing immediate, adequate and sustained food assistance, WFP said.
The latest updated number of suspected cholera cases identified across Yemen was reported at 14,047, up from 2,597 suspected cases in June. This is a 541 per cent increase in suspected cases in less than three months.
With support from USAID/FFP, WFP reached 7.5 million people more than 96 percent of the 7.8 million people targeted with emergency cash, in kind, and voucher food assistance across 20 governorates in June. This marks a more than 10 percent increase from the 6.8 million people receiving WFP emergency food assistance in May, and a nearly 32 percent increase compared to the 5.7 million assisted in June 2017.
The ongoing conflict has created huge food shortages in Yemen. However, around the cities of Sana'a and Ibb there are still functioning markets. “It is very important that we keep those markets alive. Many displaced persons gather in these areas. This helps us to reach out to them and provide life saving assistance.'
Over 400 migrants arrived from Amran and Sada'a Governorates to an Immigration, Passport, and Naturalization Authority  ( IPNA )  run and IOM supported migrant holding facility in Sana'a. The number of unexpected new arrivals outmatched the available stock of NFIs, mattresses, and blankets. In addition, scabies broke out at the facility. IOM urgently procured the necessary supplies and taking the necessary healthcare and hygiene measures.
The Shelter Cluster reports that as of 15 March 7,677 displaced households out of 13,489 have been assisted in southern governorates.
The International Organisation for Migration  ( IOM )  reports that in the period 6  12 May, its coastal search and rescue teams for migrants found 313 new arrivals  ( 80 boys and 233 men )  in Lahj Governorate. The migrants were provided with information, food, water, NFIs, and medical assistance.
Aden Hub: Recent assessments in Abyan governorate show that there is space for partners to respond to growing needs of displaced people in Khanfir and Zingibar districts. The needs vary from food, water, shelter and education. About 74 per cent of the assessed population were food insecure and 57 per cent severely food insecure. As of 13 March, UNHCR assistance had reached 5,710 IDPs in Khanfir district and 2,540 IDPs in Zingibar district. In Shoqra district, a rapid WASH assessment of 430 recently displaced households from Al Hudaydah found drinking water to be a major problem.
The numbers have gone up with 8.4 million now on the brink of famine, it added.
On 14 September, WFP and a partner began the roll out of a blanket food distribution activity in Al Hudaydah City. It reached 37,000 households out of a target of 40,000 households. • As of 16 September, WFP had provided immediate response rations  ( IRR )  consisting of 903 MT of IRRs, 162 MT of high energy biscuits and 165 MTs of date bars to a total of 81,360 IDP households across the country. Of these 47,149HHs have been assisted in Al Hudaydah since the inception of the emergency response.
The situation for having marriage certificates is not better than the previously mentioned documents. Results revealed that 80% women have no marriage certificates and 20 % of men do not have marriage certificate. As one of the most vulnerable groups in the society and the less equivalent to men, women might not be able to get their rights and they might be more exposed to disputes relating issues like properties, while not having marriage prove certificates.
From July 10–24, Nutrition Cluster partners provided integrated nutrition and health services to nearly 10,000 children ages five years and younger in Al Hudaydah.5 Nutrition actors also screened nearly 4,500 children for acute malnutrition and treated more than 600 others for severe acute malnutrition in the governorate.
WHO reports that the cumulative total suspected cholera cases reported from 27 April 2017 to 15 July 2018 stands at 1,121,143 with 2,316 associated deaths across the country. Children under five years of age constitute 28.8 per cent of the total suspected cases. As of 15 July, 171 districts, out of 305 affected districts across Yemen were still reporting suspected cholera cases. Table 1 outlines districts with highest cumulative suspected cholera cases since 1 January 2018.
Shortage of fuel in Aden increased prices dramatically during the reporting week, with limited fuel supplies restricting the movements of mobile health and mobile migrant search and rescue teams. Transporting medical referral cases to relevant healthcare facilities was a challenge as a result.
Airstrikes, shelling and armed clashes are reported in several districts in Sa'ada and Al Jawf governorates, though there have been no reports of further population displacement. Casualties were reported but the exact numbers are unknown. Frontline districts in the two governorates have seen some of the most intense fighting in recent months. Two children were killed on 24 August when an unknown remnant of war detonated in Kitaf Al Boqe'e District. On 25 and 26 August, three people were reported killed in Haydan District.
Across Yemen, the cumulative total number of reported suspected cholera cases from 27 April 2017 to 1 April 2018 has reached 1,086,105 with 2,271 associated deaths. WHO reports that the trend is declining and in the last three weeks, 140 districts  ( out of 305 that were affected )  did not report any suspected cholera cases. Health Cluster partners are maintaining 146 diarrhoea treatment centres and 249 oral rehydration corners in 96 affected districts across 17 governorates.
Since December, humanitarian partners operating in the southern governorates have recorded at least 8,670 displaced households; of whom 54 per cent originated from Hudaydah. An assessment by an international partner found that 42 per cent of the total population of Hays and Al Khawkah districts in Hudaydah have moved out, mostly to Al Mukha, Aden and Abyan.
Although the conflict has split along sectarian lines, the association isn't politically affiliated. They will investigate reports Al Houthis have been abducted in territory controlled by government forces. If they are political prisoners or prisoners of war, the association doesn't lobby on their behalf, the women said.
With 70 percent of the rural population dependent on agriculture for food and income, sustaining production is crucial, FAO's Marchesich told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone.
A USAID/FFP NGO partner delivered food vouchers to more than 46,000 individuals in Abyan, Ad Dali', and Lahij governorates from July 1–August 31. The partner also conducted health and nutrition awareness campaigns for nearly 58,800 people during the same period.
33% of women who stated that they do not have marriage certificates think that they are not needed, 25% said they were denied by authority and 19% said that they have no money to get them, 6% have lost them in war, 6% do not know how to get them. Those percentages indicate the severe need for awareness sessions on the importance of legal documents and marriage certificates and legal services to help the community in getting legal documents. 78% of men who stated that they do not have marriage certificates they were denied by authority and 22% said that they have no money to get them.
On July 19th, 2018, our team conducted the CMAM basic training and IYCF within the activities of the integrated health, nutrition project in Mudhiakhera district of Ibb governorate. This eight – day training was targeting 12 health workers in order to enhance their skills on dealing with acute malnutrition cases.
As part of supporting national programmes in the implementation of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria activities in Yemen, IOM established a mobile medical team to increase awareness of these diseases, and to create demand for the health services made available through this initiative. During the reported period, the mobile medical team conducted awareness sessions and distributed printed materials in places such as orphans schools, prisons, and camps and camp like settings in Amran, Hajjah, Hudaydah, and Sana'a. Suspected cases of TB/Malaria were referred for laboratory investigation and necessary treatment.
The general situation in areas covered by Aden Hub is fragile with security incidents reported in Aden and Lahj governorates. Dispite the situation, partners continue to deliver assistance. All international sea and air ports within Aden hub and Mukalla Port are functional. UNHAS and VoS Apollo were on schedule.
An assessment was carried out in Khowkah and Hays districts in the Al Hudaidah Governorate to confirm the population size and needs of IDPs in those districts, including identifying available local implementing partners, coordination mechanism, and safe distribution points for providing assistance to the affected populations. A key finding of the assessment was that there is a critical need for NFIs and livelihood opportunities in the area. Accordingly, IOM is planning to support 4,200 households with NFIs in addition to the 61,089 IDPs supported with NFIs and Shelter materials in 2018 individuals. , coordinated through the Shelter cluster.
Treatment for noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension in Yemen is currently available in about 20 per cent of health facilities. The closure of Sana'a airport to commercial traffic has restricted travel for those who could seek treatment abroad in the past. As a result, these chronic conditions account for 39 per cent of all reported deaths. WHO plans to deliver another shipment of anti cancer drugs by July
According to IOM, the total number of migrants currently in Yemen is unknown but an estimated 100,000 arrived in 2017. Since January 2018, IOM has helped 197 Ethiopian and 939 Somali migrants and refugees to return home voluntarily to date
About 12,000 people in As Safra District are still without clean water following damage to the Nushur water facility during fighting in July. Partners estimate that repairs may take 6 to 12 months and cost more than US$600,000. Local water authorities are assessing the exact damage. Since July, the affected communities have depended on water from shallow wells.
As of 17 March, WHO reported a total of 1,368 suspected diphtheria cases in Yemen, including 76 associated deaths. The outbreak has affected 179 districts in 20 governorates. Ibb and Al Hudaydah are the most affected governorates. The first round of the diphtheria vaccination campaign was conducted in 37 out of the 39 priority districts from 10 15 March 2018, reaching more than 1.7 million children aged 6 weeks to 15 years.
So far in 2018, WFP has received in kind fuel supplies from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, totaling 716,000 litres. To date, WFP has delivered 302,000 litres to sites identified by WHO and UNICEF for the continuation of key health and wash facilities.
Al Hudaydah Hub: Fighting in Hays, Al Tuhayat and Al Garrahi districts of Al Hudaydah continues to displace hundreds of families. This week, local authorities reported that 223 families were displaced to Jabal Ras district, 59 to Al Hudaydah city and 13 to As Salif district. In Al Hudaydah city, local authorities are accommodating newly displaced families in a residential compound. Humanitarian partners have raised concerns over the legality of accommodating IDPs in private property, but will provide basic assistance to the affected families.
Yet, below average rainfall, fighting and limited, expensive inputs such as fertilizers, have pushed down yields, she added. Yemenis have exhausted strategies to cope with the crisis and some are selling off their assets for short term survival, deepening poverty and food insecurity, she warned.
365 of the governorate's 405 Outpatient Therapeutic Programmes  ( OTPs )  continue to operate; 40 have ceased to function as a result of the conflict. • 90 per cent of health facilities in Al Hudaydah Governorate continue to provide OTP services and Plumpy Nuts on a regular basis. A total of 10,000 cartons of Plumpy Nuts were provided. • 17 mobile teams are providing health and nutrition services to IDPs and children in Al Hudaydah Governorate.
Since March 2015, consistent insecurity in Yemen has ravaged the country causing subsequent collapse of the infrastructure, economy, health services and livelihoods with 22.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
17.8 million Yemenis are food insecure, with 8.4 million on the brink of starvation and needing emergency humanitarian assistance to stay alive. Needs are driven by the reduced level of commercial imports, increased hostilities, displacement, disrupted incomes and livelihoods, and alarming depreciation of the Yemeni Rial. Moreover, high prices of fuel ad diesel coupled with insecurity are affecting transportation and restricting movement of commodities leading to rising prices of basic food commodities.
Water trucking for IDPs in most districts of Al Hudaydah, Hajjah and Al Mahwit governorates is ongoing with about 27,000 litres delivered per day in Bani Sad, 40,000 litres per day in Al Khabt and 10,000 in Milhan. There are some water response gaps in Ar Rujum and Hufash districts, as well as sanitation response gaps in Bni Sa'ad.
Last month, Trócaire Executive Director Éamonn Meehan called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney,to condemn the Saudi airstrikeon a school bus at a market in the northern Sa'ada Governorate. The strike killed 46 people – including 29 children aged between 10 to 13 years old – and injured 75 others.
Al Hudaydah: Fighting continued in the same areas of Al Hudaydah city as in the previous week: around the airport, and at Kilo 16 and Kilo 10 along the Al Hudaydah Sana'a road, but generally less intense. Sporadic armed confrontations also occurred along the western coastline mainly in Ad Durayhimi, At Tuhayat and Bayt Al Faqiyah districts. In Hajjah Governorate, sporadic clashes are reported on the outskirts of Hayran District and around Haradh town. Civilian casualties, including fatalities, were reported. Farms and homes were damaged.