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In Sa'ada Governorate ◼ In 21 villages in Sa'ada Governorate, the ICRC distributed spare parts to support the rural water systems increasing access to safe water to 97,191 individuals. ◼ In Al Saifi Water System, the ICRC distributed consumables and spare parts to support its operation. ◼ In Sa'ada al Talh Hospital  ( 120 beds ) , the ICRC constructed a sunshade for the patients in front of the PHC entrance. Two additionally installed tents serve as mass casualty ward and triage area. Furthermore, the ICRC completed the upgrade of the iron removal unit with a sedimentation tank and trained operators on its use, ensuring safe water supply from the hospital's own borehole. Also, two air conditions installed for OT Foyer Suit. ◼ In Dahayan ICRC supported Dhahyan Water System to install 135 solar panels, 310 watt each, the projects benefit 27,000 people.
In Amanat al Asimah Governorate ◼ In Sana'a al Thawra Hospital  ( 987 beds ) , the ICRC installed a reefer container as morgue for 40 bodies and implemented minor repair works. Furthermore, the ICRC donated consumables and spare parts ensuring safe operation of the previously installed generator sets. ◼ In Sana'a 22 May Hospital  ( 140 beds ) , the ICRC donated spare parts for maintenance and safe operation of generators. Furthermore, the ICRC taught 15 staff on cholera infection control in support of the cholera treatment center. ◼ In Sana'a Central Prison, the ICRC repaired the generator and donated spare parts for its safe operation. In addition, the ICRC conducted an inspection and pumping test of the prison's borehole to prepare for the rehabilitation of the water system. ◼ In Sana'a City, the ICRC donated chlorine powder and personal protective equipment  ( PPE )  for cholera prevention through chlorination of the water in the main tanks.
A USAID/OFDA partner conducted more than 24,400 health consultations through 66 primary health care facilities, 11 mobile health clinics, and two hospitals across Aden, Lahij, Sana'a, and Ta'izz governorates during June.
◼ In Sana'a Wastewater Treatment Plant, the ICRC donated laboratory equipment supporting the authority to properly test samples and operate the facility, treating sewage of 1.4 million individuals. ◼ In Sana'a Wastewater Treatment Plant, the ICRC donated eight air respirators as response to the emergency need at Sana'a Waste Water Treatment Plant; beneficiaries: 8 technicians. ◼ In Sana'a City, 16 operators from Mahweet, Jumhouri Hospital, High Institute of Health Sciences Physio Center, and Dhamar Water Corporation were taught the principles governing the operation and maintenance of generators. ◼ At the High Institute of Health Sciences  ( 32 patients/day ) , the ICRC supplied and installed electrical equipment needed to operate a previously donated generator set for local power supply
In response to humanitarian need generated by the Al Hudaydah offensive, relief agencies have reached more than 80,000 IDPs displaced within and from Al Hudaydah with emergency assistance including cash assistance and rapid response mechanism  ( RRM )  kits in Aden, Al Hudaydah, Ibb, and Sana'a governorates. RRM kits contain immediate food rations sufficient to feed a six person household for one week, basic hygiene supplies, and other relief items commodities.
Detention Assistance was provided in 4 different places of detention as follows: ◼ Hygiene kits for 3,500 detainees ◼ Blankets for 300 detainees ◼ Mattresses for 1, 500 detainees ◼ Food for 360 detainees
416 migrants were provided NFIs and hygiene kits.  35 migrants were provided temporary accommodation.  392 migrants were provided awareness raising orientation.  IOM's coastal search and rescue teams for migrants found 278 new arrivals and provided them information, food, water, NFIs, and medical assistance, as necessary.
From January to September 2018, the ICRC helped families separated by the armed conflict to restore family links, facilitating the exchange Red Cross Messages  ( 1,574 collected, 1,158 delivered )  and 173 Safe and Well between Yemenis, refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. The ICRC also collected 179 forms for Radio Tracing in Somalia. The ICRC collected information from 220 persons who lost contact with relatives with the aim of identifying their whereabouts.
In Al Hudyadah hub, the humanitarian actors have assessed and verified about 8,859 IDP families in nine districts. JAAHD  ( Jeel Albena Associa�on for Humanitarian Development )  completed an assessment that covered 1,598 IDP families in Ad Durayhimi district. The results revealed that all the families assessed are in need for NFIs while 965 families are in need for EESKs  ( Enhanced Emergency Shelter Kits ) . Another assessment completed by JAAHD in Al Marawi'ah district showed that 181 IDP families who se�led in schools are in cri�cal need for NFIs and EESKs.
Through a local organization, State/PRM partner the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees  ( UNHCR )  is providing relief commodities such as blankets, kitchen sets, and plastic sheeting to IDPs in Al Hudaydah's Ad Durayhimi District
In Ibb hub, it was reported that 728 IDP families displaced in Ibb and 558 families in Taizz. YWU  ( Yemen Women Union )  completed the verifica�on of 1,286 IDP families displaced in Ibb and north Taizz. In south Taizz, the humanitarian partners including NRC, CARE, SCI, INTERSOS, OXFAM and GWQ  ( Genera�on Without Qat )  are currently assessing and verifying new IDPs in Al Ma'afer, Ash Shamayatayn, Al Mawasit, Al Misrakh, Al Mudhaffar and Al Qahirah districts. It was observed that majority of IDPs are currently hosted by rela�ves or friends in overcrowded situa�on whereby 4 to 5 families are sharing the same house. Families reported having to take long journey to reach displacement loca�ons in Taizz where they were vulnerable to pass through conflict areas, blocked roads, heavy rain and denied movement from some of the checkpoints .
As of late June, protection actors had conducted mine risk awareness sessions to benefit nearly 1,500 IDPs in Al Hudaydah, and had established referral desks at humanitarian service points and transit sites to identify individuals with specific needs for additional assistance, according to the UN.
Protection actors also provided more than 120 genderbased violence survivors with assistance including legal aid, medical services, and safe shelter and supported nearly 200 vulnerable women with psychosocial support across Al Hudaydah, the UN reports.
In Al Hudaydah hub, JAAHD completed the distribu�on of NFIs to 459 IDP families in Al Hudaydah City while the distribu�on for another 347 families s�ll ongoing. A Partner distributed NFIs to 828 IDP families in Al Marawi'ah district. NFI are being distributed by IOM for 1,400 families in Bayt Al Faqiah district. Oxfam distributed plas�c shee�ng for 350 IDP families in Abs district. In Ibb hub, UNHCR through YWU provided NFIs to two IDP families in Ibb and Taizz.. The distribu�ons ensured that the families have sufficient individual, general household, and shelter support items to ensure their health, dignity, safety and well being.
At least 552 children were killed and 764 injured due to conflict in Yemen in 2017, according to the UN Report of the Secretary General on Children in Armed Conflict. Airstrikes were the leading cause of death and injury among children, accounting for more than 50 percent of total casualties, followed by casualties resulting from ground fighting and explosive remnants of war. The governorates with the highest numbers of casualties were Ta'izz, Sa'dah, and Al Hudaydah, respectively.
The Yemeni Riyal further weakened in August 2018, and continued to drop sharply in September losing nearly 180% of its pre crisis purchasing power. In country food stocks are estimated at 1.4 million MT as of mid August 2018. Wheat stock may cover the national requirement for about three months, rice for two months while vegetable oil may last within a month. Fuel commodities  ( petrol and diesel )  are not widely available. Al Hudaydah suffers the most from scarcity of commodities in the markets due to the intensification of fighting.
"People fleeing now are utterly desperate   desperate for somewhere safe to sleep, desperate for something to eat, desperate for a situation that will allow them to go home." People who have fled are taking shelter wherever they can   in highly congested houses, repurposed schools, damaged buildings and empty markets. If we can't get enough food and clean water to these families each day, the risk of a major disease outbreak like cholera grows exponentially.
SHABWA, 30th September, 2018  ( WAM )     The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, intensified its ongoing efforts in Yemen yesterday, when it began distributing 1,000 food parcels to poor families in Mukalla District, Hadramaut, which will benefit 7,000 people living in remote mountain areas. The ERC also distributed 155 food parcels to patients and employees of the cancer treatment department in Ateeq City, Shabwa Governorate.
The currency plunge is just the latest in a series of conflict related economic shocks that have hit Yemen's economy. On 3 October, the World Bank warned that Yemen's economic prospects for 2018 and beyond will critically depend on rapid improvements in the political and security situation. Since 2015 economic output has contracted by about 50 per cent and poverty has dramatically increased with an estimated 52 per cent of the population now living on less than US$1.90 a day and 81 per cent have an income of less than US$3.20 a day.
Since March 2015, the escalated conflict coupled with protracted political instability, the resulting economic crisis, rising fuel and food prices, and high levels of unemployment has left more than 17.8 million people foodinsecure and more than 22.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. In addition, the conflict had displaced nearly 3 million people, including more than 900,000 people who had returned to areas of origin, as of December 2017. The volatility of the current situation prevents relief agencies from obtaining accurate, comprehensive demographic information.
People forced to flee their homes are set for a winter struggle to survive in areas of the country which are one step away from famine and often without adequate shelter to protect them or fuel to keep them warm as temperatures plummet. Almost 20,000 displaced people are facing winter weather in districts already experiencing famine conditions.
Humanitarian agencies have identified over 75,000 displaced, vulnerable families in districts across the country who will need help to cope during the winter months, and there are likely to be more who haven't been included in the assessment. 2658 of these families are in districts with catastrophic levels of hunger. Despite the warring parties agreeing to a ceasefire and withdrawal of forces from the key city and port of Hudaydah at negotiations in Sweden last week, there have been clashes, shelling and airstrikes in recent days. Continued fighting will disrupt aid efforts and make it harder for Yemenis to survive the winter.
Malnourished people are less able to cope with disease and extreme temperatures. Food price rises have put the cost of basic necessities beyond the reach of many. The price of a month's worth of essential food rose 15 per cent in October, the last month for which data is available. This basket of foods now costs 137 per cent more than it did before the conflict began.
Yemenis have launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #BringDevBack   or Bring Development Back to Yemen   highlighting how years of war have destroyed the opportunity for development.The campaign shows the people of Yemen are already thinking about rebuilding their country despite the ongoing conflict. The campaign shows the people of Yemen are already thinking about rebuilding their country despite the ongoing conflict.
So the 50 per cent of Yemeni children under the age of 5 who are today chronically malnourished are all children who will never develop to their full intellectual potential. That is bad for the children and bad for Yemen, if we ever want Yemen to be a country where it is good to live as a child. Vaccination levels have gone down dramatically since the beginning of the war. Let me also be very clear with all of you: even before the war, the vaccination levels were already not that good. They have gone down further. There is no country wide immunity, so we see outbreaks of measles and diphtheria   with a fatal impact on children.
In spite of the fact that most of the essential food commodities are reportedly available in local markets during the month of August 2018, prices increased from previous months, and they are still much more than those recorded before the pre crisis and those reported during the red sea port closure period in November/December 2017.
During last year's cholera outbreak, Save the Children supported 15 Diarrheal Treatment Centres  ( DTCs )  and Oral Rehydration Therapy points across Yemen. As cases decreased after the second wave, Save the Children closed these DTCs but continued to monitor the situation very closely. With the renewed increase of cholera cases this year, Save the Children has reopened several DTCs, including three in Hodeidah governorate.
“Since the weekend, the price of food has doubled – even buying an egg is very expensive now. Our neighbours came to us today asking for rice and onions to feed their children,' said Asma, a resident in Hodeidah city. “Before we would spare what we could to help beggars in the streets but now we have nothing left to offer.' The spiralling economy compounds the devastating humanitarian crisis in which Yemenis are facing with extreme violence, widespread disease, displacement and hunger. Over 8 million people are on the brink of famine, placing them at greater risk of disease in what has become the world's largest ever cholera outbreak.
Hodeidah's daily temperatures are currently reaching into the high thirties  ( upward of 100 degrees Fahrenheit ) , placing people at increased risk of dehydration, or communicable diseases caused by unclean water. Heavy ground clashes and strikes are continuing across southern areas of Hodeidah governorate. Humanitarian organisations are reaching some areas with aid but maintain serious concerns about people trapped between frontlines or otherwise unable to access help.
Meanwhile, temperatures are climbing up to 40 degrees in the port city, where the water supply has been disrupted in several areas. Many people are relying on water from mosque wells, and the risk of contamination is high. There have been 162,000 suspected cases of cholera since April 2017. Our teams are now working around the clock to restart activities responding to the cholera outbreak in Hodeidah, after local authorities suspended these activities for security reasons.
Sana'a, 28 June 2018   As the crisis in Al Hudaydah governorate intensifies, the number of people in need of humanitarian aid continues to increase. Prior to the escalation in conflict, health conditions in the governorate were some of the worst in the country. Today, a number of districts in Al Hudaydah are reporting the highest number of cases of suspected cholera, as well as the highest severe acute and chronic malnutrition rates in the country.
Conditions are ideal for cholera to spread rapidly in the hot summer months, with almost 3,000 suspected cases reported in the first week of July across the country – the highest number seen since the start of the year.
The US, UK, France, Iran and all the actors engaged in this war can and must put an end to the carnage. They must call on parties to drop their arms and start peace talks now." Quote from NRC staffer in Hodeidah, Ibraheem Al Hadri: "The mood in Hodeidah is one of resignation. There is no indication that the world is going to intervene, no promises that people will be protected from an onslaught. It isn't that Yemen is a forgotten crisis, it is just one the world chooses not to care about."
The alarmingly fast depreciation of the Yemeni Riyals  ( YER )  against US Dollar  ( USD )  during the past few months has further deteriorated the socio economic and humanitarian situation in the country. The national average exchange rate in August 2018 was about 550YER/USD, which dropped by 10.5% compared to July  ( 497YER/USD )  and was 155% lower than the pre crisis rate.
Yemen has historically been dependent on commercial imports of food, fuel and medicines. All ports must remain open to meet Yemen's import requirements. Hudaydah and Saleef are in geographic proximity to over 70 per cent of people in need of humanitarian assistance.
As of mid August 2018, the quantity of in country available stock of food commodities was approximately estimated at around 1.4 million MT  ( including about 110,000MT expected arrivals ) : 705,000MT of wheat  ( grain/flour ) ; 71,000MT of rice; about 400,000MT of pulses; 70,600MT of sugar, 10,470MT of vegetable oil, over 140,000MT of other food items.
The in country stock of wheat commodities as of August 2018 was sufficient to cover the national requirement for about three months, the quantity of rice was sufficient for a little over two months and that of sugar for around four months. However, the estimated amount of vegetable oil was sufficient for one month only.
As a result, large numbers of households in most districts across the country are forced to engage in negative coping strategies, including reducing the number of meals or size of food portions, consuming less preferred foods and prioritizing children's consumption. In addition, households have also resorted to practices that will undermine their longerterm food security, such as selling animals and household items.
As a result of the sufficient level of imports, 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 widespread intensified conflict which has disrupted the markets and movements of traders and commodities. The depreciation in Yemeni riyal has resulted in increase in food prices and thus reducing purchasing power of people and hence limiting their access to food.
Regarding the supply of fuel, most recent information indicate that a total of about 255,300MT of fuel commodities is currently available in the country  ( as of mid August 2018 ) . Given the fact that some unverified information estimated the monthly national fuel requirement at about 533,000MT, the in country available quantity of fuel commodities covers approximately 48% of the national monthly needs.
Because of the severe shortage of fuel commodities, availability in local markets is overwhelmingly scarce across most of the governorates  ( Table 1 ) . During the first two weeks of September 2018, the scarcity of fuel and long queues were observed in most fuel stations across several parts of the country including the capital, Sana'a City.
SANA'A HUB In the second week of December, the Protection Cluster reported that fighting continued in the main conflict areas. In Sirwah, Marib Governorate, an airstrike hit homes, while in Al Haymah and AlKharijiyah, Sana'a Governorate, an airstrike hit homes and farms. On 12 December, the head of OCHA Yemen paid a visit to the IDP camp in Ma'aber in the Jahran District and discussed the conditions of IDPs. Some 52 displaced families  ( approximately 365 people )  live in the camp and need shelter, food, water and sanitation facilities as a matter of urgency.
SA'ADA HUB Armed clashes continued in Sa'ada and Al Jawf governorates during the reporting period. The Protection Cluster reported daily airstrikes and crossborder shelling incidents in Sa'ada Governorate, where the two main areas of conflict are Baqim, in the northwest of the governorate, and Razih in the west. In Al Jawf, low level hostilities reportedly continued in southwestern districts. Twenty eight civilian casualties were reported, the majority of them as the result of airstrikes. In one incident, four civilians were killed and another nine, including a child, were injured when an airstrike hit a vehicle in Kitaf Wa Al Boqe'e District.
The cost of minimum food basket significantly exceeded the national average in Al Hodieda, Al Jawf, Al Mahra, Taiz, Amran, Sana'a City, Shabwa, and Dhamar governorates, suggesting that markets in those governorates became more disintegrated than the previous months due to increasingly difficult in the movements of traders and essential goods mainly caused by insecurity and high transportation costs  ( Chart 3 ) .
Poor households within the most affected governorates, whose livelihoods and incomes have seriously diminished by the ongoing conflicts, are expected to suffer the most from the increasing cost of living.
Following the ongoing scarcity of fuel commodities across most of the governorates, prices of fuel continued to steadily rise in almost all the governorates, particularly those with escalated and intensified conflicts and airstrikes such as Hodieda, Sa'ada, Hajja, and Sana'a as well as other neighboring areas are suffering from highest prices
The Alert for Price Spikes  ( ALPS )  indicator developed for each of the basic food commodities in Yemen using historical market data on the monthly national averages from January 2011 to August 2018. The results of the ALPS analysis reflect the changes in the prices and availability of essential food commodities as well as the cost of the minimum food basket.
Due to the multi dimensional impacts of high/rising prices of basic commodities and lack/diminishing of income sources coupled with the rapidly deteriorating purchasing power of Yemeni Riyals and exhaustion of coping strategies, millions of Yemenis who have been struggling to sustain their needs may likely fall down to seek external assistance, while those living on humanitarian assistance may like to face famine without humanitarian aid.
People inside the city tell NRC that most shops, especially in the southern side of the city, remain closed as shopkeepers are too scared to open them. Electricity is still unavailable in many areas and water remains scarce. Most people do not leave their houses unless it's urgent. Many don't have adequate food in their homes and are at the brink of going hungry.
The recent clashes in Aden have worsened the humanitarian situation and resulted in closing Aden sea and air ports in the already devastated country. UNHCR declared that they couldn't distribute aid to more than 40,000 IDPs in Aden as they had to postpone their operations and their humanitarian cargo remains at Aden port unable to be released1 where ICRC announced that the clashes had resulted in killing 36 people and injuring 1852 . The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen issued a statement on the situation in Aden calling on all parties to immediately end the fighting, protect civilians and ensure safe, unimpeded and rapid access for humanitarian personnel and supplies.
Most stores and shops have closed, leading to scarcity of basic commodities including medical, emergency supplies and ambulances. Last month, IOM dispatched four medical doctors to three healthcare facilities in Hudaydah and one mobile medical team – consisting of an ambulance and one doctor with three nurses.
Displacement continues as families seek shelter in relatively safer districts within Al Hudaydah Governorate or in neighbouring governorates. The exact numbers, locations and immediate needs are being verified by humanitarian partners. Humanitarian partners report that IDPs, who are arriving by truck, bus or private car in Amanat Al Asimah, Sana'a City, Ibb, Raymah, Dhamar, Al Bayda, Hajjah and other governorates, urgently need assistance such as food rations, medical care and protection services. Relief assistance continues to be provided to vulnerable people.
Yemen: 240,000 people suffer from "extreme" lack of food
UNICEF has shipped over 50 MT of medical supplies from Djibouti to Hudaydah. The shipment will benefit 250,000 children and mothers and tops up existing items that were placed in the port city before the current fighting started. • In Amanat Al Asimah, UNICEF has deployed a mobile team to Abu Bakr School to provide full package health and nutrition activities to the IDPs.
In Hajjah Governorate, registration of 350 newly displaced households has started. • Stocks in Al Hudaydah Governorate: UNHCR has 2,236 NFIs and 4,084 emergency shelter kits  ( ESKs )  and IOM 400 NFI/ ESK. One partner has 800 NFIs available but has a shortage of kitchen sets. Action Contra La Faim  ( ACF )  has 140 NFI kits. Stocks in Hajjah Governorate: 94 NFIs with one partner including 658 Mattresses. Norwegian Refugee Council are expecting 500 NFIs and 355 ESKs on 29 June; Danish Refugee Council expects 5,000 NFIs and ESKs on 1 July.
Heavy figh�ng erupted in Al Dhale'e governorates and new waves of displacement expected to be generated towards An Nadirah, Ar Radmah, As Saddah and Yarim districts in Ibb governorate. ACTED is currently conduc�ng needs assessments in new IDP hos�ng sites located in At Ta'iziyah, Dimnat Khadir and Sabir Al Mawadim districts.
Somaya, once a member of the Yemeni National Dialogue, has been based inside Yemen throughout the war, and has been doing a lot of work to help resolve conflicts at the local level. She helped resolve a dispute between two tribes, that took the lives of more than 60 persons. Acting as a mediator and facilitator, she thinks that persistence and good communication with all the parties are key to reaching a peaceful settlement. “For this particular dispute, all the parties were responsive. They fully engaged with the mediation efforts. And no, they did not refuse to deal with a woman. I was able to win their confidence, and work with them to reach a settlement.
In this context, and in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 which address the importance of the inclusion of women in peace and security, as well as the outcome document of the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen  ( OSESGY )  formed the Yemeni women's technical advisory group, to ensure the inclusion of a variety of Yemeni women's voices. The members of the group offer advice, in their independent capacities, directly to the Special Envoy and his team, based on the principles of neutrality, independence, and professionalism.
In the directorate of Mudaraba, one of Lahj's directorates, 8,000 African refugees live; most of them come from Somalia after crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen. They are among thousands of refugees, some of whom were horribly killed during the trip, either drowning or suffocating due to overcrowding in the boats. There is a small number of refugees in Sana'a, but they are mainly concentrated in Kharaz camp, which was established as a temporary solution for refugees from the Horn of Africa, until the end of the conflicts in their countries, especially Somalia. The camp is a number of buildings provided by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; it includes schools and clinics and food rations are allocated to it.
The devastation of essential infrastructure has exacerbated struggles faced by the Yemeni population to find livelihood opportunities and provide for their families. As a result, an estimated 22 million Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance and almost 18 million are food insecure, according tothe UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The protracted conflict and subsequent displacement has also halted the education of nearly two million children, that the Ministry of Education andUNICEFestimate, are not attending school. Recognising the need for children to have a safe place to play, IOM has established 31 Child Friendly Spaces in Yemen.
As of 18 September, 76,512 households have been displaced by the conflict in Al Hudaydah Governorate since June, both within the governorate as well as in neighbouring Hajjah, Raymah and Mahweet governorates. More than 81,000 displaced households in the four governorates have received assistance through the rapid response mechanism  ( RRM ) . More than 62,000 IDP HHs have been displaced within Al Hudaydah Governorate, 55,000 of them have been assisted with RRM.
The ceasefire for the port was only agreed between the government and rebels at talks in Sweden on Thursday. It is hoped Hudaydah, occupied by Houthi rebels, can be used to bring in supplies for starving millions.
SHABWA, 26th July, 2018  ( WAM )     The Emirates Red Crescent has provided a urology hospital and dialysis centres in the Shabwa Governorate of Yemen with diesel fuel necessary to ensure the continued operations of the medical facilities for three months. Sultan Al Nuaimi, an ERC representative in Shabwa, said that the latest delivery to the dialysis centres and hospital included a tanker carrying 36,000 litres of diesel to ensure continued operations to provide treatment of patients with renal failure.
Sana'a – Over the past three months IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has donated 22 ambulances to the Ministry of Health in Yemen to strengthen health services and enhance disease surveillance across the country.
774 migrants  ( 23 girls, 151 boys, 76 women, and 524 men )  were provided NFIs and hygiene kits.  288 migrants  ( 19 girls, 24 boys, 46 women, and 199 men )  were provided temporary accommodation.
Armed clashes continued during the reporting period in Taizz Governorate, including in Maqbana, Hayfan and Jabal Habashy districts. In Taizz City, which is crossed by different frontlines armed clashes and shelling remained a major threat to the civilian population.
Health: Regular Health Services in Mudhiakhera District: A total number of  ( 4,301 )  individuals disaggregated  ( 1,152 men, 1,266 women, 556 boys, 1,327 girls )  were provided with free healthcare services including Primary Health Care  ( PHC )  and Integrated Management Childhood Illnesses  ( IMCI ) , and  ( 342 )  children disaggregated  ( 156 Boys and 186 Girls )  were vaccinated. Also,  ( 206 )  women were provided with reproductive health services through four targeted health centers  ( Bani Ali – Halyan – Al Sharqi – AlAfuash )  which we support to provide free medical consultation and drugs prescription, basic Lab services, free reproductive services, ANC/PNC, Normal Deliveries, essential Newborn Care, outreach immunization, and IMCI services.
In Yemen, amidst the world's largest humanitarian crisis, we provide life saving aid to thousands of civilians. In June, the Saudi led Coalition announced its intention to take control of the port city Hodeidah through military action.
New York – At the United Nations General Assembly High Level meeting on "Addressing Malnutrition in Yemen," International Committee of the Red Cross  ( ICRC )  President Peter Maurer stressed the conflict roots of Yemen's current crisis of malnutrition. The meeting was hosted by the United Kingdom, United Nations Children's Fund  ( UNICEF ) , World Food Programme  ( WFP ) , and the World Health Organization  ( WHO ) . "Food insecurity is the result of protracted conflict," Mr. Maurer said. "It is the result of broken health systems, damaged infrastructure, and shattered economies. It is the result of continued violations of international humanitarian law and the dignity of human life."
Despite increasing hostilities and access challenges, UNHCR continued to provide life saving assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons during the first half of 2018. Protection and shelter needs of IDP families have increased. In 2018, UNHCR has so far assisted over 608,000 IDPs, of whom some 100,000 were reached during the Al Hudaydah response. UNHCR assisted spontaneous return for Somali refugees in Yemen to Somalia continued in 2018, bringing the total number of Somalis voluntarily returning to 2,270 persons.
Ongoing fighting, the effective closure of the main Al Hudaydah Sana'a road, a further sharp depreciation in the Yemeni Rial, disruption to trade and the movement of commercial supplies and restricted humanitarian access have together led to a deterioration in the humanitarian situation in Al Hudaydah City. While some shops in the city remain open, supplies are running low; field reports indicate that shop owners are not replacing their stock, preferring to sell their supplies before deciding whether to close or move to another location. The little that is available is not affordable to most people. In villages on the outskirts of the city where the conflict rages, markets have ceased to function or operate on a limited basis due to insecurity.
DHALE, Yemen, 27th September 2018  ( WAM )     The Emirates Res Crescent, ERC, yesterday dispatched the first relief and food aid convoy to rescue the residents of Al Azariq District, Dhale Governorate, in Yemen. The urgent aid convoy, which was received by Major General Ali Muqbel, Governor of Dhale, included 1,500 food parcels and similar number of food supplements for children, and a medical team. The ERC was the first to respond to the calls of humanitarian organisations to rescue thousands of residents and children in Al Azariq, who are suffering from malnutrition, a lack of healthcare services and famine, and threaten their lives and require urgent intervention.
HODEIDAH, 25th July, 2018  ( WAM )     Up to 2800 Yemenis in Ad Durayhimi District of the Hodeidah Governorate have benefitted from an extensive humanitarian airdrop operation carried out by the Saudi led Arab Coalition Forces, for the second time in a week. Utilising state of the art technology, including parachutes and GPS techniques, the airdrop, which included 400 food parcels, as well as mineral water provided by the Emirates Red Crescent  ( ERC )  fits within the Arab Coalition's surge plan to stand by the residents of Hodeidah and improve the living conditions of Yemenis in the country's newly liberated areas, damaged by the Houthis' depredations.
Save the Children's health centres report 170 per cent spike in suspected cases. • Malnutrition, displacement and attacks on water supplies could spark a new wave of the disease nationwide. • 100,000 severely malnourished children at risk in Hodeidah.
Roads are the lifeline of any society; they facilitate movement for people and contribute to improving people's lives and livelihoods especially when it comes to reaching education and healthcare. In the rugged mountainous terrain, as certain areas in Al  Mahwit Governorate, people are in need of a good road. But in the midst of conflict and crisis, it is difficult for Yemen's concerned authorities to cut, pave or asphalt a road, despite its small size.
Other districts in Al Hudaydah Governorate that were hit by airstrikes included Al Marawi'ah, Ad Durayhimi, Al Hawak, Al Hali, As Salif and Zabid, and clashes continued in the Hays area. Further south, heavy shelling was reported in At Tuhayat town on 6 and 7 November. To the north, in Hajjah Governorate, by 7 November, the fighting had reportedly moved to A'shim Junction, Haradh and Mustaba districts, and armed clashes were reported around Haradh town.
Ibb Hub:   Communication means are very poor which led to difficulties in communication with the teams on the field and some IDPs especially those resident in open areas don't have phones so that they could not be reached.   The movement within the targeted districts in Taizz  ( Maqbanah, mawza'a and Jabal Habashi  ) are very limited by the military operations .
Overall estimates of civilian casualties in Al Hudaydah and surrounding governorates since the initial escalation of fighting in June 2018 vary, and are likely to be underestimates. Between 13 June and 22 October  ( before the recent escalation of fighting ) , WHO recorded 193 conflict related deaths  ( 135 men, 21 women, 25 boys and 12 girls )  and 2,091 injured  ( 2,033 men, 28 women, 25 boys and five girls )  based on health facility reporting in Al Hudaydah Governorate.
Over 22 million people – 75 per cent of the population – are in need of humanitarian help in Yemen. The crisis stems from the conflict between a military alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels. It has been made worse by food and trade routes being cut off.
WFP and its partners continue to provide food assistance to internally displaced people  ( IDPs )  in Al Hudaydah Governorate who have received RRM kits. A total of 57,721 IDP families were provided with food assistance through the general food distribution and commodity vouchers through Traders' Network  ( CV TN )  modalities. • In November, WFP and its partners reached over 303,000 beneficiaries in Al Hudaydah Governorate through general food distributions and 342,264 beneficiaries through the CVTN programme.
In order to improve the capacity of water supply in Al Hudaydah City, the Al Qutaie well field projects supplied four pumping units, a main pumping line, a high voltage electricity line, and two generators to the water network which supplies water to 168,000 people. • WASH partners strengthened the sanitation systems through the installation of 1,400 latrines in Aslem and Quaidinah districts; 1,600 latrines in Abs District and 30 latrines in Al Mansouriah. • Seven water tanks were installed and connected with the water network in Al Mansouriah. • Chlorine powder was provided to Al Salam Psychological Health Centre in response to an urgent request from the local authortiy. • Wash partners provided 100 consumable hygiene kits and 50 basic hygiene kits.
Psycho social support services were provided through the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour  ( MOSAL )  to 18,815 children and care givers  ( 1,106 girls, 705 boys, 11,801 women and 5,203 men ) . • Mine risk awareness sessions run by MOSAL and the country portfolio coordinator to 18,815 people. • Case management services were provided to 146 children  ( 76 girls and 70 boys ) . • Mine risk education awareness sessions run by MOSAL and the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre reached 46,778 people  ( 15,336 girls, 14,438 boys, 11,801 women and 5,203 men ) . • Protection partners continued to provide victim assistance services in Al Hudaydah City and southern districts in the form of medical support to children. •
• Health Partners continue to support 13 district hospitals, 3 general hospitals, 62 health centres, 170 health units and 4 specialized hospitals in Al Hudaydah Governorate. • Neonatologist deployed to Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care  ( CEmONC )  team at Al Thawrah Hospital; CEmONC and Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care services provided at eight health facilities in Al Mahweet and Hajjah governorates; medical equipment provided to the expanded CEmONC centre at Al Thawrah hospital; two shipments of medicines and medical supplies provided to health centres in Zabid and At Tuhayat districts; Ear, Nose and Throat specialist deployed to Bajil Rural Hospital. Hygiene kits distributed to health facilities in Al Hali, Bayt Al Faqih and Bajil districts.
Over 700 medical consultations conducted by IOM in Al Hudaydah and Hajjah governorates and at 3 facilities in Reymah; reception centre for displaced people opened in Al Hudaydah City, registered 601 new IDPs and provided healthcare assistance to 212 people; medical supplies, including intravenous fluids, furniture and healthcare awareness leaflets, provided to facilities in Al Hudaydah City; three oral rehydration centres  ( ORCs )  in Bura District and a diarrhea treatment centre  ( DTC )  in Al Qanawis District supported.
Conflict and port status: During September, parts of Al Hudaydah governorate witnessed sporadic ground fighting, intensive airstrikes and shelling, especially in Kilo 16 and Kilo 10 areas. The road connecting Sana'a and Al Hudaydah is blocked due to severe fighting and people have to use a longer road to reach Al Hudaydah City through the Bajil Al Dhahi road.
Many of these losses are preventable. Worldwide, a woman dies giving birth every two minutes – and over half of these deaths occur in countries, like Yemen, affected by humanitarian crisis or fragility. Yet an estimated two thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths can be averted by well trained midwives, according to UN data.
Aden, Yemen   UNDP Yemen, in partnership with Oxfam, is conducting a series of Community Protection workshop for 300 beneficiaries from the targeted districts of Craiter, Attawahi and Mualla in Aden with the funding support from Government of Japan. The sessions run from July 4th to 19th, 2018. They are expected to enhance community protection mechanisms empower those who have been through traumatic experiences during and after the 2015 war and its devastating psychosocial impacts on the lives and relationships of the communities in Aden. Youth participants identify the behavior, influences and prejudices that negatively impact their neighborhood and devise mechanisms to protect their community from future shocks.
SANA'A, Yemen – Four years into conflict, Yemen has become home to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Over 22 million people are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. Two thirds of the population do not know when their next meal will come.
An estimated two million pregnant and lactating women will be at risk of death if famine strikes. Some 1.1 million are already acutely malnourished, heightening the chance of miscarriage and stillbirth.
While the number of women and newborns who have died from pregnancy  and childbirth related causes since the crisis began remains unknown, mortality rates have almost certainly spiked – and this in a country already suffering one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the region.
The Fund's work does not stop here. Since the start of 2018, UNFPA's response in Yemen has reached more than half a million people, including over 150,000 women and girls receiving protection services – such as health care, legal support, livelihood skills development and cash assistance – and 250,000 reached with sexual and reproductive health services. UNFPA is also supporting 206 health facilities to provide care for pregnant and lactating women.
Food insecurity is more severe in the areas with active fighting, and is particularly affecting IDPs and host families, marginalized groups, as well as landless wage labourers facing difficulties in accessing basic services and conducting livelihood activities. Overall, there are more than 3 million IDPs in Yemen who face comparatively worse food security outcomes. In terms of severity  ( areas in IPC Phase 3+ ) ,the worst affected areas are located inAlHudaydah, Amran, Hajjah, Taiz and Saada Governorates. In terms of magnitude  ( population in IPC Phase 3+ ) , each of the governorates of Al Hudaydah, Amanat Al Asimah, Dhamar, Hajjah, Ibb and Taiz have more than one million people in IPC Phase 3  ( Crisis )  and above, while 13 governorates without HFA would have populations experiencing catastrophic food gaps. They include; Abyan, Aden, Al Bayda, Al Dhaleé, Al Hudaydah, Al Mahwit, Amran, Hadramout, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahj, Saada and Taiz.
While a recent humanitarian conference on Yemen attempted to address the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis, Norwegian Refugee Council Europe's Director Edouard Rodier told IPS that it was a “failed opportunity.' “We didn't have the right people because those who are in a position to make political decisions, the kind of decisions that we need, were not there,' he said.
On 25 October, Humanitarian Coordinator Lise Grande spoke about recent attacks killing and injuring dozens of civilians in Al Hudaydah. She said “civilians are paying a shocking price because of this conflict.' Overland access to Al Hudaydah is still limited to the northern entrance, as the route via Kilo 16 to the east of the city is inaccessible due to continued fighting. UNHCR's warehouse in AlHudaydah remains temporarily closed due to the prevailing security situation.
Hodeidah, July 26   Yemen could be on the brink of a deadly new cholera epidemic that could affect thousands of people in the coming weeks unless urgent action is taken, Save the Children is warning. The charity is becoming increasingly concerned that Hodeidah City could be besieged as the Saudi  and Emirati led Coalition makes advances in northern Yemen and continues to consolidate gains around the south of the city. This could potentially cut off Hodeidah City, its port and its people from the rest of the country.
On 23 October, Emergency Relief Coordinator  ( ERC ) , Mark Lowcock, warned the United Nations Security Council  ( UNSC )  of the risk of famine in Yemen. The ERC briefed the Council, focussing on the link between the war, food insecurity and the risk of starvation, in line with the framework of UNSC Resolution 2417 of May this year. He warned that there is now “a clear and present danger of an imminent and great big famine engulfing Yemen: much bigger than anything any professional in this field has seen during their working lives.' The statement concluded with a call to support action in five areas  ( summarised as follows ) : cessation of hostilities around infrastructure that facilitates humanitarian aid; cancellation of planned and existing restrictions on food imports; larger and faster injection of foreign exchange into the economy; increased humanitarian funding; and belligerents' full engagement with the UN Special Envoy.
High food prices, contributed to households employing different food coping strategies like shifting to less preferred and cheaper food orreducing number of meals among others. Limited job opportunities and decreased wages and salaries of different segments of the society affected household income, diminishing purchasing power and added additional problem to food access. There was evidence of households adopting differentlivelihoods coping strategies to cope with difficulties in accessing food. Among these strategies were selling last female animal, begging, selling household assets, strategies that will compromise households' ability to further cope with food gaps in the future.
The new resolution, the first to be passed on the conflict in Yemen since 2016, is designed to build on the momentum generated by UN peace talks in Stockholm last week. The resolution calls for a ceasefire in Hodeidah governorate as agreed in Stockholm and support for the work of the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths.
We must now focus all our efforts on addressing the urgent humanitarian needs of the people of Yemen and locking in the historic agreements made by the parties in Stockholm. The world has an opportunity to prevent further devastation in Yemen, and the UK will continue to use all the diplomatic and humanitarian tools at our command to bring this terrible conflict to an end.
Between 1 and 6 November, MSF teams treated 24 war wounded civilians in Hodeidah and another 50 in Mocha. As fighting intensifies, MSF is extremely concerned for patients and staff at its health facilities, as well as for the thousands of people who live near frontlines. All parties to the conflict must ensure that civilians and civilian facilities such as hospitals are protected.
Between 1 and 6 November, MSF teams in Hodeidah treated 24 war wounded civilians at Al Salakhana hospital, including five women and nine children. Of these patients, 17 had blast injuries and one had a gunshot wound.
Yemen is the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Some 22.2 million people   75 per cent of the population   are in need of humanitarian assistance. 17.8 million people are food insecure and 8.4 million people do not know how they will obtain their next meal. Conflict, protracted displacement, disease and deprivation continue to inflict suffering upon the country's population.
Al Qanboor village is one of the villages of Az Zuhra District in Hodeida Governorate, which owns vast areas of agricultural land. However, the scarcity of rain water and the drought of the wells around many of them to arid lands. For instance, the area of ​​more than  ( 4356 m2  )  which belongs to Ali Ameen, one of the beneficiaries of the distribution of improved agricultural seeds implemented by the National Foundation for Development and Humanitarian Response  ( NFDHR )  within the activities of the project of food security and agriculture funded by Vision Hope International  ( VHI ) .