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Heavy air strikes by US drones, UAE fighter jets and military operations on the ground by Yemeni forces have effectively eroded Al Qaida's power and prevented it from returning to liberated areas in southern Yemen. The militants have attempted to exploit the current raging conflict in Yemen to take control of key cities in the south. Thanks to massive support from the UAE Armed Forces, Yemeni forces that regrouped in military bases inside and outside the country managed to expel the militants from their former strongholds, forcing them into taking refuge along a chain of mountains in Baydha.
Two in three Yemenis do not know where their next meal will come from Humanitarian needs across Yemen continue to increase, fuelled by ongoing conflict that has collapsed the economy, crippled social services and severely disrupted livelihoods. With more than 17 million – two in three people – not knowing where their next meal will come from, Yemen is the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
The coalition   which has intervened in Yemen in 2015 against Iran aligned Houthis who had ousted the internationally recognized government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi   says it does not target civilians.Residents said the explosions damaged the main road linking the capital Sanaa and the northern province of Saada, where the Houthi tribe which controls much of northern Yemen comes from.
The assessment showed that the conditions in Far Al Udayn does not meet multiple Sphere minimum standards and indicators as shown below:  Water Quantity: 51% of household surveyed in the three areas use less than 15 liters/person/day while 47% use 15  35 liters/person/day;  Up to 42% of HHs spend more than 30 minutes up to 1 hour to go to the main water point, fetch water, and return while 15% spend  ( 1 – 2hours ) ;  50% of HHs indicated that distance considered as a problem;  23% of households surveyed in the three areas use unprotected wells;
On Friday April 27, 2018 at 10:40 PM, an airstrike from the Saudi led coalition hit the National Blood Transfusion and Research Center of the Al Sabeen Hospital, a building located 65 feet from the First Physiotherapy Center, where Humanity & Inclusion, which works under the name ‘Handicap International' in Yemen, is providing support. No one was killed or wounded in the strike. In 2017, however, explosive weapons killed or injured 2,169 people  ( 77% were civilians )  in the country.
Amid the destruction as Iran backed Al Houthi militants fight Saudi led forces, its members have found a key role in a country and region where women are so often shut out. The association started in April 2016 and now has a research department and one for public relations to campaign for the release of men.
Five people, including security officers and a child, died in the blasts at the headquarters of an anti terror unit in the Tawahi district, Aden security chief General Shallal Al Shae said. He said 24 civilians on a nearby beach were wounded as were seven guards.
The timely provision of school bags and equipment came when most families are suffering from economic difficulties caused by the actions of the Iranian backed Houthi militias and the tough humanitarian conditions in the country. Rashid Al Khateri, ERC Representative in the Red Sea Coast of Yemen, said, in a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, that the distribution of school bags and equipment to local students highlights the UAE's desire to support Yemen's education system, as per the ongoing directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the ERC, to assist the Yemeni people. "Today, thousands of school bags, as well as school equipment, were distributed to school students in Khawkhah, to support the education system and assist them through the tough conditions they are facing," Al Khateri said. In another statement to WAM, Arwa Nasser, Director of Khawkhah School, thanked the UAE and the Arab Coalition for supporting Khawkhah District and providing school bags and equipment.
Al Hudaydah Hub: DRC distributed 229 NFIs and ESK to 229 families. 21 NFIs and EESKs will be distributed this week. UNHCR through Jeel Albena will distrubte NFI for 15 families in ALmansoria.Aden Hub: UNHCR plans to assist 500 families in Aden through provision of NFIs. Ibb Hub: field visit was conducted to 5 families relocated to Ibb, Al Mashanah district It was noticed that IDPs residing in schools have some worries of receving the same services to where they will be relocated. Also, a meeting with UNHCR was held to have an update on the 300 families in Maqbanah Taizz which will be targeted by NFIs and EESKs.
The recent spread of diphtheria is another grave concern. Lack of livelihood opportunities has given rise to desperate coping mechanisms, including increased household borrowing and rising rates of child marriage and recruitment of children into armed forces and groups. An estimated 400,000 children under 5 years will suffer from severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM )  in 2018, and the damage or closure of schools and health facilities will threaten children's development for years to come.
Today in Yemen, 22 million people – three quarters of the population – need assistance; one million more since June last year. Two out of three Yemenis are food insecure. "Humanitarian aid will not solve the crisis. Humanitarian agencies can neither feed millions of Yemenis nor provide for the healthcare needs of the entire country," Mr. Maurer added. "While some steps have been taken, if we are to help the many millions facing starvation, we simply must see greater action by all parties to allow humanitarian action, to find political solutions and to advance Yemen's economic recovery."
Yemenis are left so poor they kill themselves before the hunger does'
The rise in suspected cases in Hodeidah follows a dramatic increase in fighting between the Houthis and forces backed by the Saudi  and Emirati led Coalition since June. Between 26 and 28 July, airstrikes resulted in the damage of a sanitation facility and water station that supplies Hodeidah with most of its water. After this incident, suspected cholera cases almost doubled between July  ( 732 )  and August  ( 1,342 )  in Save the Childrensupported health centres.
The military offensive in Al Hudaydah continues with more than 78,400 families displaced since the onset of the clashes. Since 1 October, some 8,100 newly displaced households from Al Hudaydah reached the southern governorates, leading to a total of 24,366 households that have been displaced to Taizz Governorate and Al Hudaydah coast line districts  ( Hays, AlKhawkha and Mawza ) . UNHCR is advocating for a peaceful resolution to the conflict and for all parties to adhere to their obligations under International Humanitarian Law. So far, UNHCR has assisted more than 100,000 people as part of the Al Hudaydah response.
Nabil al Afif, first deputy of Dhale District, said that the aid was distributed to 1,500 families, and food baskets were also provided to 36 children suffering from malnutrition. The Yemeni official expressed his sincere appreciation to the UAE which he said has helped many Yemeni people overcome hardship by improving their living conditions.
“People in Hodeidah are still living in limbo, deciding whether to flee or to stay. This means leaving jobs, homes, friends and possessions, or remaining without any guarantee of safety,' says Suze van Meegen, the Norwegian Refugee Council's  ( NRC )  Protection and Advocacy Adviser in Yemen. While a full scale military advance has been paused during diplomatic talks, the conflict may escalate soon, van Meegen stresses.
The intervention targets Aden's most vulnerable neighborhoods affected by the conflict and those who returned after the conflict with the focus on livelihood improvement and protection. The project's 's pillars are: i )  analysis on local needs and opportunities to recover, ii )  restoring the disrupted livelihoods of crisis affected populations and; iii )  strengthening community based protection mechanisms with a focus on women and youth.
As of 17 July, 30 displaced households from Al Hudaydah Governorate have been verified in Sa'ada and Al Jawf governorates and 17 of them have received assistance. WFP is supporting treatment of moderate acute malnutrition  ( MAM )  cases in 114 health facilities in Sa'ada Governorate, in addition to 23 health facilities in Bart Al Anan and Rajuzah districts in Al Jawf Governorate. UNICEF has signed agreements to implement five water projects in al Jawf Governorate, benefiting some 58,000 people.
Served 14,573 hot meals, distributed 603 food baskets, 5,408 water bottles, 164 boxes of dry snacks and juice packs, and 400 boxes of dates in various IDP locations since the crisis began. Provided 2,797 medical consultations, 127 antenatal care services to pregnant women, 239 reproductive health consultations, 327 MHPSS services, and 153 nutrition consultations to date. In addition, health awareness orientation was provided to 674 individuals.
ADO  ( Abs Development for Women and Children )  and SRA Foundation for Sustainable Development have completed the baseline assessment in 464 IDPs hosting sites in Sana'a, Al Mahwit, Hajjah and some districts in Al Hudaydah. The assessment will enable Cluster Partners elicit the multisectoral needs in IDP Hosting Sites and mobilize support to meet them through the Site Management support systems.
Since violence broke out three years ago, 22 million Yemenis are now dependent on aid and over eight million are believed to be on the verge of starvation. Health facilities have been cut by more than half, thousands of schools have been destroyed, and over 2,000 children have been killed, according to UNICEF. After a four day visit, United Nations Children Agency's  ( UNICEF )  Executive Director Henrietta Fore observed what was left of children in the war ravaged country.
Each health facility across 5 districts in Al Hudaydah supported with a gynecologist and two midwives. Twenty midwives and medical service providers from health facilities within the governorate trained on reproductive health Minimum Initial Service Package.
In response to the increased violence in Hudaydah, the UN System in Yemen has been implementing a Rapid Response Mechanism  ( RRM )  to provide items necessary for families to survive while that will suffice until they reach the next displacement destination. Through the provisions of Humanitarian Service Points  ( HSP )  and Humanitarian Transit Sites  ( HTS )  WFP is providing these families with Immediate Response Rations  ( IRRs )  sufficient for five days in addition to 2 kilograms of High Energy Biscuits  ( HEBs )  and 2.4 kilograms of date bars. As of 30 June, WFP has provided Immediate Response Rations  ( IRRs )  to 5,210 households through various HTPs and HSPs. In addition to the IRRs, HEBs have been provided to 4,175 of these households and date bars have been provided to 834 of these households.
The journey for those trying to flee, however, is often no safer with families having to brave minefields, airstrikes and being forced to cross areas of active fighting all in a bid to escape the embattled governorate. Civilian casualties in the most impacted districts more than doubled in the start of July as the fighting moved to more populated areas, according to the UN's Refugee Agency.
Since April, the escalation of violence in Hodeidah and Taiz has led to an increase of war wounded people. In the last couple of months, around 20 ambulances per day have been transporting patients from Hodeidah and surrounds to Aden, a six hour drive to reach much needed healthcare.
"An airport should be a safe and functioning piece of civilian infrastructure, allowing people to come and go freely," said Johan Mooij, Country Director for CARE in Yemen. "Instead, the airport in Sana'a has become a symbol of aggression and oppression for a very large population." By August 2017, 10,000 Yemenis had died from health conditions for which they were seeking medical treatment abroad, according to the Ministry of Health in Sana'a.
There are reports of civilians being stopped from leaving Hodeidah city. There are specifically reports of people not allowed to cross checkpoints into southern territory. While roads to Sana'a and Hajjah are intermittently open, there have been reports that people have at times not been allowed to use them outward bound from Hodeidah. These reports come on top of previous reports indicating that road blocks are being put up on main roads inside Hodeidah city. While the situation on the ground remains largely static, there have been reports of an intensification in fighting on the ground as of 2 July.
In Sana'a hub, authorities agreed to allow a discreet cash for rent scheme for 278 families from Al Hudaydah who have recently been hosted in 9 schools in Amanat Al Asimah. SNC  ( Sub National Cluster )  organized a meettng with the Partners working in the Transit and IDP hosting sites  ( schools )  to discuss sequences for the implementation of the agreed scheme to ensure capturing the needs of sites residents through multi sectoral needs assessment, payment of cash for rent, restoration of schools and identifica  tion of new site for continued registration of new IDPs from Al Hudaydah. ADRA reported that there are 36 IDP families who are residing in Mahw Al Omiah school and Al Hamzah school in Dhamar governorate
UNHCR with partners carries out protection activities for refugees living in Kharaz camp, including cash assistance for the most vulnerable, legal and psychosocial counselling and services for children and survivors of sexual and gender based violence  ( SGBV ) . With support from UNHCR, the Immigration, Passport and Naturalization Authority  ( IPNA )  is conducting a registration and documentation exercise of refugees living in Kharaz camp. The verification of the refugee population started in August 2017 and is expected to be completed before the end of 2018. Current refugee documentation is expired, as a result of administrative hurdles that led to the suspension of registration activities in Kharaz since October 2013.
140,000 more people are at risk of displacement: Humanitarian partners estimate that some 140,000 more people are at risk of being displaced from the three southern Al Hudaydah districts – Zabid, Al Garrahi and At Tuhayat. If the conflict reaches Al Hudaydah City, projections are that an additional 200,000 people are likely to be displaced, mostly within Al Hudaydah Governorate.
Heavy rains and strong winds have been reported in the coastal areas of Sanaag and Somaliland, according to reports received on the morning of 19 May. In Berber town, humanitarians reported one death and one serious injury after the storm destroyed homes. Some 125 families whose shelters were flooded were evacuated to nearby schools by the local authorities, with the support of the Somaliland Red Crescent Society. The affected people received blankets, sleeping mats, biscuits and water. In the village of Ceel Sheekh, some 15 shelters were also destroyed, with the communities fleeing to higher ground. There are, however, concerns regarding the fate of over 150 families living in the areas surrounding the town. In Bulaxaar village, in the Berbera district, the storm hit in the morning of 19 May, and a number of affected people were evacuated to higher ground, but an unknown number of people has been reported missing. Humanitarians also reported that communication with Lughaya district was disrupted when a telecommunication tower was destroyed by the storm. Authorities and humanitarians will continue to monitor the situation. As of 18 May, more than 1.3 million in Awdal, Sanaag, Togdheer and Woqooyi Galbeed were estimated to be at risk of the tropical storm, according to the WFP led Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping  ( ADAM ) . Similar events in Somalia, the most recent being in Puntland in late 2013, have resulted in the loss of lives, crops and livestock and the destruction of property and infrastructure.
He pointed out that girls formed the largest number of beneficiaries, reaching a total of 30,180 girls, and children were the second largest group of beneficiaries, with a total of 20240 children. Meanwhile, the project still reached 19,847 male and 19,522 female beneficiaries.
Cholera is endemic in Yemen, but recent outbreaks have been fuelled by the conflict; the virtual collapse of healthcare services; inadequate water and sanitation; food insecurity and malnutrition; behavioural practices; and poverty. More than half of all districts remain at risk of another outbreak. The three phase preparedness integrated operational plan highlights a range of activities including risk assessments, awareness raising, strengthening laboratory resources and prepositioning medical and water treatment supplies. It prioritises 100 high risk districts, which have a population of 9.8 million people.
During the reporting period, a rapid need assessment was conducted in Khanfir, Zingibar, Lawdar Districts in Abyan Governorate and Al Had District in Lahj Governorate. Findings indicate that there is an urgent need for humanitarian assistance in the sectors of water, sanitation and hygiene, food and shelter. However, there is no need for rapid health response as it is being covered by existing health facilities services and mobile clinics. A multi sector assessment conducted in Al Khawkhah District in Al Hudaydah Governorate concluded the need for sustained interventions in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter and nonfood items, protection, food and health. A multi sector assessment in Bayhan District, Shabwah Governorate reported that there are 700 displaced families. More than 90 per cent of the IDPs lack access to water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter and non food items ad face specific protection concerns.
According to preliminary data collected in mid July, the price of wheat flour in Al Hudaydah City was similar to levels observed in May prior to the ongoing offensive, and in mid June once the offensive began. The price of petrol and diesel have increased slightly, by approximately two to six percent. In Sana'a City, the price of wheat flour remained unchanged compared to May 2018, and diesel and petrol prices increased slightly by four to six percent compared to May.
During the reporting period, humanitarian partners continued the distribution of cash assistance through local implementing partners in Sa'ada and Al Jawf governorates, targeting 37,600 beneficiaries in Sa'ada and 50,000 in Al Jawf. The distribution will continue until the end of April. Distribution of emergency shelter assistance to 500 displaced households from Kitaf in Nasreen area, Sa'adah district, is ongoing.
Hodeidah is the epicentre of Yemen's cholera outbreak with a cumulative total of more than 23,000 suspected cases so far this year, 7,000 of them children under five years old, according to the World Health Organization  ( WHO ) .
A proxy war is playing out in Yemen between Iran and U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. A Saudi led coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting Iran allied Houthi rebels. Iran has denied supplying the Houthis with weapons. The draft U.N. resolution, which needs to be adopted by Feb. 26, is likely to face resistance from Russia. A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the United States, France or Britain to pass. The Russian mission to the United Nations was not immediately available for comment on the draft resolution.Independent U.N. experts monitoring the sanctions on Yemen reported to the Security Council in January that it had “identified missile remnants, related military equipment and military unmanned aerial vehicles that are of Iranian origin and were brought into Yemen after the imposition of the targeted arms embargo.'
"Usually cholera cases increase corresponding to those rainy seasons. So we expect one surge in April, and another potential surge in August." Yemen also relies heavily on food imports and is on the brink of famine. The United Nations says more than 22 million of Yemen's 25 million population need humanitarian assistance, including 11.3 million who are in acute need.
"We need development back in Yemen. We are including everyone in this campaign: from different backgrounds to political views," Farah al Wazeer from SMEPS told Al Jazeera. "We need development to have a better education, to have food and water to be secured. We need more jobs and we definitely need more rights and freedom," she added. Since the campaign started, people on social media have been sharing their view of what issues need to be tackled to help improve Yemen. For many, education, jobs, and healthcare are the most important parts of rebuilding Yemen.
Dozens of Al Houthis have been killed over the last three days in clashes on the ground or by the coalition jets. In the central province of Bayhda, at least a dozen Al Houthi militants were killed when the coalition's fighter jet destroyed three armed vehicles carrying arms and fighters bound for battlefield in the province, Yemen's Defence Ministry said. Thanks to the coalition's massive airpower, government forces have managed to push back Al Houthi expansion and liberated 80 per cent of Yemeni territory.
Coalition air strikes have repeatedly struck civilian targets while trying to target Houthi forces across the country in the past three years. The Yemen has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced more than 2 million and put the country on the verge of famine.
The UN has described Yemen as “the world's worst humanitarian disaster'. Almost two thirds of the population need emergency support. The food system is collapsing, pushing the country to the brink of famine. Over 400,000 children are at imminent risk of starvation.
21% of HHs surveyed do not have latrines while 23% of HHs do not have a sufficient number of latrines to meet the ratio of 1 latrine per 20 people according to Sphere standards.  41% of HHs do not have enough quantity of water in the last 30 days. Besides, 72% of them reduce water for hygiene practices, 40% go to fetch water from a further water point, and 23% get water on credit/borrow water.  33% of HHs use flush latrine   open  ( unimproved )  while 20% use Pit latrineopen/without slab  ( unimproved ) .  35% of HHs have issues related to the taste, look, and smell of the main water source for the last 30 days in which 74% complained of its bad look, and 38% complained of its bad taste.  74% of HHs do not have access to safe drinking water.  88% of HHs do not have hand washing facilities, and 29% of HHs do not have soap.  51% of HHs buried or burned the garbage while 33% of HHs leave garbage in public areas.
“Parties to the conflict are obliged under international humanitarian law to do everything possible to protect civilians and ensure they have the assistance they need to survive. We cannot stress enough the obligation of the parties to protect the people who provide this aid.' Yemen is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Twenty two million people, 75 percent of the population, require some form of humanitarian assistance and protection. More than 190 partners are currently working across Yemen to provide life saving aid. At a conference in Geneva on 3 April, forty countries pledged more than USD 2 billion to support humanitarian operations in Yemen.
Despite vowing to defeat Al Houthi militarily, Bin Daghar said that he does not rule out the possibility of striking a political settlement with them, but he was sceptical given that previous peace talks proved that Al Houthis were unwilling to end their coup. “We do not rule out a political solution, but we will continue to confront them militarily. We do not want to exterminate Al Houthis, as some people think, or to exclude them completely from the political process. Rather, we want them to come to terms with the fact that they have killed Yemenis, and destroyed the country's economy and infrastructure,' he said.
And, in cases like Al Hasbani, they are making Yemeni culture a key part of the business proposition. It's a path that's not unusual for first  and second generation immigrants in the US. For Yemenis, the shift is also a reaction to chaos in their homeland, where a devastating civil war has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced 2 million.
As the cholera disease is abating in Yemen after affecting more than one million people, a new disease is threatening the country as the MOPHP in Hudaydah launched the first diphtheria vaccination campaign in three districts. 4 Save the Children stated that Yemen is facing the country's worst diphtheria outbreak since 1989 following a spike in cases in November where 716 suspected cases and 52 deaths were reported. Children are most vulnerable to the disease as 90% of fatalities are under the age of 15.5 Separately, UNICEF issued a report stating that more than 3 million children were born since the conflict escalated in Yemen, and more than 5000 children were killed and injured since then.
As part of the Al Hudaydah Response Plan, partners have pre positioned 15,000 hygiene and transit kits and 8,000 immediate response rations kits in warehouses in the three districts of Al Hudaydah City. They have also pre positioned 3,750 non food item  ( NFI )  packages, 500 emergency shelter kits, 1,000 tents and 40,000 food baskets. An additional 15,000 hygiene kits have been pre positioned in warehouses belonging to the city's local water and sanitation corporation.
Ongoing insecurity in Al Hudaydah continues to complicate relief operations. The UN warns that damage to Al Hudaydah's Red Sea Mills facilities which currently stores 51,000 metric tons  ( MT )  of food commodities, sufficient to feed 3.5 million people for one month could exacerbate the already dire food security situation in Yemen. UN agencies are appealing to parties to the conflict to protect humanitarian staff and critical infrastructure.
 Health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene  ( WASH )  actors have pre positioned emergency relief supplies including 121,000 liters of fuel for health facilities in conflictaffected Al Hudaydah; nutrition supplies sufficient to meet the needs of 56,200 children ages five years and younger experiencing moderate acute malnutrition  ( MAM )  and severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM ) ; and 34,000 health kits across Yemen sufficient to address humanitarian needs through December.
In a recent UN survey of more than 2,000 respondents across Yemen, more than half  ( 56 per cent )  cited water supply damage as the most common form of infrastructure damage. In Hodeidah governorate this jumped to 62 per cent of respondents. As battles have intensified around Hodeidah's port city in September, Save the Children is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe should the ground fighting reach densely populated areas or if the city should be besieged.
The Logistics Cluster facilitates access to fuel  ( petrol and diesel )  at WFP managed distribution points around Sana'a, Aden and Hodeidah. Fuel is available to humanitarian organisations on a cost recovery basis. • In September, fuel shortages occurred in Sana'a, with significant price spikes. Therefore, the price of the fuel made available through the Cluster, which is procured locally, is likely to increase. The new price will be communicated shortly.
On 26, 27 and 28 July, airstrikes occurred near a reproductive health centre and public laboratory in Al Hudaydah and hit and damaged a sanitation facility in Zabid and a water station, which supplies the majority of the water to Hudaydah City.
Indebted and vulnerable, millions across Yemen survive on one meal per day. “Every day many Yemeni families must choose between food and medicine,' Carboni said. The cost of living has skyrocketed. Prices for flour, sugar, rice and milk have increased by 30 percent since last month and surpass the modest budgets of most Yemeni families, whose savings have been depleted by long years of conflict.
Ongoing violence has forced many to flee for their life several times. Many don't know when they will be able to return home. “Yesterday, we found newly displaced people in neighbouring Hajjah governate with nothing but clothing rags for shelter, literally living under trees to keep away from the scorching heat, sun and sandstorms,' says Hussein Qais, who works in the area of livelihoods and food security.
Provided transportation support to 761 IDPs to relocate them within Sana'a locations, as necessary. Received, cleared, transported, and warehoused via three airlifts in kind support items from DFID. More airlifts are planned in the coming days.
“I saw what three years of intense war after decades of underdevelopment and chronic global indifference can do to children: taken out of school, forced to fight, married off, hungry, dying from preventable diseases,' she said. Approximately 11 million children   more than the population of Switzerland   are currently in need of food, treatment, education, water and sanitation. Health facilities have been cut by more than half, thousands of schools have been destroyed, and ov er 2,000 children have been killed, according to UNICEF.
ADO and DRC started Site Management activities in Hajjah in some 13 pilot priority sites and IOM started in Ibb and Taizz in 30 priority and critical sites. NCCT  ( National Cluster Coordination Team )  delivered presentations on the integrated response methodology and areas of collaboration in the IDPs hosting sites during the general meetings of Protection, Education, WASH, Nutrition and Health Clusters. The idea to get the buy in from other Clusters and Partners to spear head the implementation of a coordinated integrated response in IDP Hosting Sites.
ADEN HUB : 760 dignity kits distributed as part of the Rapid Response for those displaced from Al Hudaydah Health Facilities in Al Khawkhah and Al Mokha equipped with emergency reproductive health kits to serve emergency maternal health needs. Clean delivery kits provided to health facilities to assist people fleeing Al Hudaydah through the south.
This year, WHO has expanded its operations in Yemen, airlifting and shipping hundreds of tonnes of essential medicines and medical supplies. Most hospitals in Yemen are totally dependent on these supplies to keep providing services to those in need. The new WHO shipments arrive as dozens of thousands of families flee the conflict Al Hudaydah to neighboring governorates, doubling the burden on health facilities in hosting areas.
The MSF trauma hospital in Aden has received 493 patients from the frontlines on the western coast since April. In July, 83 per cent of the 173 patients received from Hodeidah and Taiz were injured by gun shots, landmines or bombing.
There are 22.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen, including more than 1.4 million people in need living in districts with the most severe access constraints. These districts are concentrated in the most conflict affected governorates, including Al Hudaydah, Sa'ada, Hajjah, and Al Jawf, with more than 1.1 million people in need living in these four governorates. Based on available data, Al Hudaydah has the highest number of people in need living in districts with severe access constraints  ( more than 400,000 people ) .
Distributed Rapid Response Mechanism  ( RRM )  kits containing enough food rations for a family for a week, basic hygiene requirements, and other essential items among 725 displaced families to date. Provided emergency accommodation, hot meals, water, mattresses, necessary healthcare support, and dignity kits to 160 individuals at the Migrant Response Point  ( MRP )  in Hudaydah.
Businesses remain closed and people are mostly staying inside. Water and electricity shortages in Hodeidah also continueleading to increased concern for the risk of spread of cholera.
From 23 to 29 July, IOM identified an increase of 5,151 displaced households. The largest increases being within Amanat Al Asimah, Al Hudaydah and Hajjah Governorate, with:  727 HH  ( estimated 4,362 individuals )  in Amanat Al Asimah, displaced to Ma'ain, Old City, Shu'aub, Bani Al Harith, Az'zal, Ath'thaorah, At Tahrir and Assafiyah districts. Households reached Amant Al Asimah by bus using Manakhah road access.  610 HH  ( estimated 3,660 individuals )  in Al Hudaydah, displaced to Zabid and Bayt Al Faqiah district.  437 HH  ( estimated 2,622 individuals )  in Hajjah , displaced to Al Miftah, Bani Al Awam, Bani Qais, Sharas, Najrah, Wadhrah, Hajjah , Kuhlan Affar and Ash Shaghadirah district. Table: Hudaydah household and individual level displacements, per governorate. As of 29 July, 2018. Covering a period between 1 June29 July, 2018.
Just a week earlier, on August 2nd 2018, Saudi led coalition airstrikes hit a busy fish market and outside the entrance to al Thawra hospital in Hudaydah, leaving dozens killed and injured.
Between 26 March 2015 and 9 August 2018, our office has documented a total of 17,062 civilian casualties – 6,592 dead and 10,470 injured. The majority of these casualties   10,471   were as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Saudi led Coalition. In another development, the de facto authorities in Sana'a in June refused to renew the visa of the head of the UN Human Rights Office, and since then he has been unable to re enter the country. They provided no reason for their decision and our requests for them to reconsider have, to date, gone unanswered. This has heightened our concerns for the safety of our staff and field monitors in Sana'a and other governorates across Yemen, and we urge the Houthis to reverse their decision.
The total number of refugees in Kharaz camp whose case files have been verified and updated now stands at 3,855  ( as of 26 July 2018 ) , with all refugees receiving new ration cards and identification documentation. In July, additional registration staff from IPNA were deployed to Kharaz camp to expedite the registration process. UNHCR initiated an Assisted Spontaneous Return  ( ASR )  programme for Somali refugees in 2017, and is working with IOM, the Yemeni authorities, National Commission for Refugee Integration, Somalia  ( NCRI )  and the Somali Embassy to support refugees' voluntary return to Somalia. UNHCR and INTERSOS established a Return Help Desk  ( RHD )  in Kharaz camp where refugees seeking support to return to Somalia have been receiving counselling. So far, over 2,000 refugees have departed Yemen, which has included over 700 Somalis from Kharaz camp.
To minimize the potential impact of the storm, authorities in the two states, coordinated by HADMA in Puntland and NADFOR in Somaliland, are raising awareness through radio broadcasts and mobile telecommunication companies operating in areas that are likely to be affected. In some locations, such as in Lughaya in Awdal region of Somaliland, the mayor and his team have been raising awareness in the town, including in IDP settlements, urging people to move from the coastal areas to higher ground. The mayor also requested the support of the military at Gerissa, to help move people from the town to higher ground. In Lughaya and Zaylac districts, the majority of the people living in low lying areas were reportedly evacuated to higher ground by the local authorities, with support from humanitarians. The residents of Zaylac district were evacuated to the villages of Dokhoshi, Jidhi and Ceelgaal. Procurement of shelter and non food items for the affected populations is underway. An emergency committee in Zaylac district has pre positioned vehicles provided by the Somaliland coast guard, the police and the local business community to help people move to safer areas. Authorities in Puntland and Somaliland have urged all stakeholders to be on standby to assist the affected populations.
Al Hudaydah Hub: On 24 April, airstrikes reportedly hit a fuel station located in Abs District, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others. The INGO Action Contre La Faim reported supporting 663 newly displaced families from Hays district hosted in Al Garrahi District with nonfood item  ( NFI )  packages. UNHCR supported 1,200 vulnerable displaced families living in Al Qanawes District with NFI packages. A total of 714 households of these received emergency shelter kits. UNHCR also provided 240 vulnerable displaced families in Al Hudaydah City with rental subsidies covering three months.
Sana'a: Ground fighting in Al Bayda Governorate escalated during the reporting period, resulting in the displacement of approximately 50 families. OCHA is working with shelter cluster to ensure that the needs are addressed. The latest report of the Civilian Impact Monitoring Project  ( CIMP )  covering Amanat Al Asimah  ( Sana'a City ) , Sana'a and Marib Governorates indicates that the number of civilian impact incidents fell again for the third consecutive week, from four to two. One of the incidents was in Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah District in western Sana'a, and the other was in Bani Al Harith in the north of the capital city. Both incidents were caused by airstrikes. Although there were no civilian fatalities, three civilians were reportedly injured and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
Large populations in Yemen continue to face Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  or Emergency  ( IPC Phase 4 )  acute food insecurity. As worst affected households begin to exhaust their coping capacity, populations may begin to move into Catastrophe  ( IPC Phase 5 )  even in the absence of additional disruptions. In a worst case scenario, significant declines in commercial imports below requirement levels and conflict that cuts populations off from trade and humanitarian assistance for an extended period could drive food security outcomes in line with Famine  ( IPC Phase 5 ) .
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. During the reporting week, 344,000 liters of water was trucked to different water points, hospitals.
As hostilities in the governorate do not abate, displacement from Hays and Al Garrahi districts, continues on a daily basis. As of 14 February, a total of 2,387 newly displaced families have been identified. In Al Garrahi district, fighting between GoY forces backed by the Saudi led coalition and Ansar Allah forces continued. The main road from Al Hudaydah and Taizz governorates through Al Garrahi was temporarily blocked.
The U.N. Security Council has banned the supply of weapons to Houthi leaders and “those acting on their behalf or at their direction.' It can also blacklist individuals and entities for threatening the peace and stability of Yemen or hindering aid access. Haley took her Security Council colleagues to Washington in January to view pieces of the weapons in a bid to boost the U.S. case against Iran. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said after the visit that he does not believe there is a case for United Nations action against Iran. Iran has described the arms displayed in Washington as “fabricated.' “Some members of the United Nations don't want to hear it because it is further proof that Iran is defying Security Council resolutions, and the pressure will be on the U.N. to do something about it,' Haley wrote in the New York Times.
The country also faces one of the world's worst cholera outbreaks in modern history. There have been more than 900,000 suspected cases of cholera in Yemen since late April, many of them in children, and more than 2,000 people have died from it, according to the World Health Organization.
"Malnutrition and disease are rampant as basic services collapse," said Meritxell Relano, UNICEF's representative in Yemen. "Those who survive are likely to carry the physical and psychological scars of this conflict for the rest of their lives."
Returnees & Refugees: The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Yemen is 280,692 according to UNHCR. In addition, 11,367 Somali refugees and asylum seekers returned from Yemen in March 2018 and 36,497 returnees since 2014 to date. Higher numbers of these refugees settled in Woqooyi Galbeed and Banadir while most returnees settled in Banadir. The number of registered returnees from Yemen in 2018 so far is 642 and 673 for Somali returnees under the Assisted Spontaneous Returns program. Somali refugees and asylum seekers aged between 18 and 59 years comprised 59.1% of the entire caseload and 49.9% of the caseload for the assisted spontaneous returns. In total, however, there are 36,497 Somali refugee returnees from Yemen since 2015.
People in Hodeidah are in desperate need of food, water, medicine and other lifesaving necessities. We are currently supporting people with cash grants so that every family can meet their most pressing needs. “We have been registering displaced people and provided them with food, cash, shelter and hygiene items as quickly as we can,' explains Ali Aljhajori, who leads our emergency efforts in Hodeidah.
Speaking during the 49th session of Arab Health Ministers Council at the Arab League headquarters, Dr. Baoum said, “The conflict in Yemen has led to disastrous results in the health sector, where 16 million people lack health care, 1.5 million children are malnourished.'He also added that 50 per cent of health facilities are partially or completely closed, 17 million people are suffering from food insecurity, drinking water shortages and services such as electricity and others. He also added that 50 per cent of health facilities are partially or completely closed, 17 million people are suffering from food insecurity, drinking water shortages and services such as electricity and others.
It has a team of people secretly tracking down missing persons in areas of the country controlled by Al Houthis. Yemen is a male dominated society, but there's a flip side: a woman can do things men can't during the sectarian conflict such as seek help from powerful clerics in the hunt for the abducted.
**Against a backdrop of intensified fighting and soaring needs, UNHCR is facing a funding shortfall despite the situation in Yemen now constituting the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. To address the gap, UNHCR urgently needs USD 198.7M in 2018 to reach the most vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced  ( IDPs ) , and IDP returnees.
“The Security Council should be naming and shaming everyone,' said Human Rights Watch U.N. Director Louis Charbonneau. “A statement that condemns one side, the Houthis, but doesn't even mention the abuses of the other, the Saudi led coalition, simply nurtures the atmosphere of impunity.'
In these circumstances, the population is at risk from various diseases, including cholera, diphtheria, measles and malaria. Suspected cholera cases have almost tripled in the Al Hudaydah Governorate since the escalation of fighting in June. Health facilities supported by Save the Children recorded a 170 per cent increase in the number of suspected cholera cases, from 497 in June to 1,342 in August.
It hasn't been enough to prevent the latest wave. More than 15,000 suspected cases were recorded across Yemen in the last week for which statistics are available, and Hodeidah province, where a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE are fighting an offensive against Houthi rebels, is reporting some of the highest levels in the country.
Clean water and medication are also a luxury in Yemen, where vital infrastructure is crumbling, a fact that has led to an increase in infectious diseases such as cholera and measles. During the first half of 2018, the ICRC provided food aid to roughly 500,000 Yemenis. The ICRC helped over 2 million people access clean water and better sanitation. Over 14,000 people injured in conflict benefited from the ICRC support to 15 hospitals across the country.
Provided healthcare assistance to 11,460 IDPs and other conflict affected Yemenis and 573 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.
“These are only numbers we have been able to verify. The actual figures could be even higher. There is no justification for this carnage,' Fore said. Violence has only escalated in the past month after a Saudi led offensive in Hodeidah, which has already displaced 43,000, left three million at risk of famine and cholera, and provoked an international outcry.
The attack on the water project in the Nushour area in the Sa'ada governorate, immediately disabled the system and damaged the solar power system, the pump and the storage tank. In March 2018, the Nushour water project was attacked twice in one week causing damage estimated at US$ 20,000. UNICEF repaired this damage. The current damage to the water system is estimated at US$ 300,000. The conflict has already run down the water and sanitation system in Yemen leaving 8.6 million children without regular access to safe water and at risk of water borne diseases, including cholera and acute watery darrhoea.
“Some patients are arriving at our hospital in Aden in a critical condition, due to the long distance they've needed to travel to access health care', said Thierry Durand, MSF project coordinator in Mocha. “This is one of the main reasons that led us to open this hospital in Mocha, so people are able to get to us quicker, enabling us to save more patients.'
OCHA has reported that money changers in the city remain closed. In view of longstanding liquidity problems, and the reported rise in prices of basic commodities and scarcity of many products in Hodeidah, this could indicate that people who might otherwise cope, will be left unable to purchase whatever is available. Humanitarian needs may therefore intensify sharply even absent the imminent threat of military action while negotiations are ongoing.
In Aden hub, the security situation in Aden governorate worsened further this week with two IEDs  ( Improvised Explosive Devices )  explosions in Enma'a city and Al Mualla district also the city experienced security unrest including blocked roads due to public protest and security deployments that spread in various locations.
In the first half of 2018, AOAV recorded a 32% increase in civilian casualties from explosive violence in Yemen, compared to the same period last year  ( 703 to 926 ) . An increase in civilian casualties from Saudi led coalition airstrikes in 2018 is responsible for much of the harm, with a 37% increase in civilian casualties from airstrikes  ( with 778 civilian casualties in the first half of 2018, compared to 567 during the same period in 2017 ) .
As of first week of August 2018, the quantity of in country available stock of food commodities approximately estimated at around 1.1 million MT: 587,000MT of wheat  ( grain/flour ) ; 71,150MT of rice; 325,000MT of pulses; 71,300MT of sugar, and 4,130MT of vegetable oil. The current amount of wheat expected to cover the national requirement for about 70 days, the quantity of rice will be sufficient for two months and that of sugar will cover the needs for around four months. However, the estimated amount of vegetable oil is too little to last any longer than 10 days. As a result of the overall good supply of food commodities, most of the essential food items are abundantly available in all governorates except in Al Hodieda where basic commodities are scarcely available due to the ongoing intensified fighting has disrupted the markets and movements of traders and commodities. Markets in Ad Dhuraimi and At Tuhyata districts of Al Hodieda governorate have been closed and availability of food is scarce, while access to these districts for supply of humanitarian aid has not been possible for 2 months now.
A total of 2,461 conflict affected children  ( 757 girls and 1,704 boys )  benefitted from a range of activities including acting, art, sports, and orientation on recycling and personal hygiene provided in 24 ChildFriendly Spaces  ( CFSs )  in Sana'a and Aden. In addition, 8 girls and 19 boys were referred to focused PSS. Due to school holidays and temporary closure for security reasons, 24 out of the 34 IOMsupported CFSs are currently operational.