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At least three attacks hit the city on 2 August, which is controlled by the Houthis, with mortars landing in different locations in Al Hawak district. These include Hudaydah fishing port where mortars stuck the dock and hangar, at the time full of fishermen and street vendors. Shortly afterwards, three mortars fired in quick succession hit Al Thawra Hospital and its surroundings, also causing many civilian casualties. The first landed in the street in front of the hospital, which was full of traffic, street vendors and pedestrians. The second landed on a nearby road and the third hit and destroyed the hospital archive.
Some civilians are reportedly stranded in areas of fighting without access to humanitarian assistance. The Yemen Red Crescent has evacuated 20 wounded civilians and the two bodies from Al Mandhar, with the wounded being taken to hospitals inside Hudaydah City.
Aden Hub: Since December 2017, the total number of families displaced to areas accessible by the Aden Hub has reached 15,678 households as of 13 May. Most new IDPs have come from Taizz, Al Hudaydah and Al Bayda governorates. During the reporting period, humanitarian partners continued to respond to the needs of the affected people. WFP and UNICEF availed 1,000 rapid response kits for pre positioning in Al Mokha and Al Khawkhah.
**According to the UN Refugee Agency  ( UNHCR )  in Yemen, at least 152 Somali and Ethiopian refugees and migrants left the Yemeni port of Aden on an overcrowded boat with people smugglers on 23 January. The boat never made it to its destination in Djibouti after it capsized amid reports of guns being fired on board.
According to the UN, more than 65,000 Yemenis are estimated to have been killed or injured in the conflict.
As part of supporting national programmes in the implementation of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria activities in Yemen, IOM established a mobile medical team to increase awareness of these diseases, and to create demand for the health services made available through this initiative. The mobile medical team conducts awareness sessions and distributes printed materials in places such as orphans schools, prisons, and camps and camp like settings in Amran, Hajjah, Hudaydah, and Sana'a. Suspected cases of TB/Malaria are referred for laboratory investigation and necessary treatment. Food baskets are procured, warehoused, and distributed among target beneficiaries. X ray film rules, film packets, and film solution are provided to the National Tuberculosis Institute  ( NTI )  and TB centres across Yemen. Some of the key achievements to date include: Supporting the National Malaria Control Programme  ( NMCP )  in the rehabilitation and maintenance of a pharmaceuticals warehouse; and Supporting National TB Programme  ( NTP )  in providing quarterly nutritional support for patients on TB treatment including multi drug resistant TB  ( MDR TB ) .
While food supplies have continued through Hodeidah port through September, the amount of fuel discharged reflects only 21 per cent of the amount required, causing shortages that threaten transport, water pumps and hospital generators. Fuel shortages across Yemen have pushed prices up by as much as 300% over the past month in some parts of the country.
UNHCR, through the Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, completed the distribution of NFIs to 1,598 families and enhanced emergency shelter kits  ( EESK )  to 965 families in Ad Durayhimi district. UNHCR, through ADRA, also completed the distribution of NFIs to 23 families in Dhamar Governorate, 299 families in six IDPs hosting sites in Amanat Al Asimah Governorate and 78 families in Amran Governorate. The NFI kits contain critical household items such as blankets, mattresses, kitchen sets, sleeping mats and water buckets.
WHO reports that, as of 15 February 2018, the cumulative number of suspected diphteria cases is 1,085 with 66 associated deaths. 20 governorates and 162 districts have reported suspected cases. Ibb and Al Hudaydah are the most affected governorates. Children under the age of five years account for 30 per cent of suspected cases and for 47 per cent of diphteria associated deaths.
WFP continued to provide life saving nutrition support in Al Hudaydah City. In November, it provided 23.3 MT of Plumpy Nut and 5.73 MT of Wheat Soya Blend  ( WSB ) , enough for 7,735 children under 5 months and 956 pregnant and lactating women  ( PLW ) . All 25 health facilities in Al Hawk, Al Hali and Al districts provide Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programmes  ( TSFP )  for children under age 2, and 24 provided TSFP for PLW. Only one health facility in Al Hawk District has closed. WFP is in discussion with partners about expanding services in Al Hudaydah Governorate.
The cumulative suspected cholera cases reported since 27 April 2017 reached 1,059,970 with 2,258 associated deaths on 11 February. The five governorates with the highest cumulative attack rates per 10,000 remain Amran  ( 894 ) , Al Mahwit  ( 857 ) , Al Dhale'e  ( 644 ) , Hajjah  ( 520 )  and Sana'a  ( 515 ) . In the past three weeks, 123  ( out of 305 affected districts )  have not reported any cases. The trend at governorate level continues to decrease or is stable except in Aden.
Within the framework of the RRM, there were significant delays in the dispatch of kits due to deconfliction requests not being granted. All kits in stock have now been moved from the warehouse in Al Marawi'ah to the warehouse in Bajil and all dispatches will now be carried out from there. This should ensure a smooth rollout of dispatches as Bajil warehouse is further away from the frontline. For fuel deliveries in Al Hudaydah, the cluster has assessed the fuel needs of active organisations for the next six weeks and is taking the necessary steps to ensure delivery of diesel and petrol in the next few days.
WHO has provided the Central Public Health Laboratory in Al Hudaydah with essential reagents for the diagnosis of cholera and diphtheria. WHO also is supporting seven therapeutic feeding centers in the Al Hudaydah Governorate to treat children suffering from malnutrition. Al Thawrah hospital, the main hospital in Al Hudaydah, with a medical waste treatment unit, an oxygen station and a water well, producing 2.6 million litres of water monthly.
WHO airlifted nearly 170 MT of medicines and medical supplies including antibiotics, cholera kits, interagency emergency health kits, and surgical kits to Sana'a International Airport in late July to support the ongoing scale up of health activities in Al Hudaydah Governorate.
IOM supported the NMCP to conduct onsite training on the National Anti Malarial Drug  ( AMDs )  Policy and Treatment Guidelines of severe Malaria cases. During the reporting week, 7 laboratory technicians were trained on microscopic diagnosis of malaria and 98 medical doctors and health workers have attended trainings in 5 hospitals in Raymah governorate.
To date, out of 8263 samples collected during 2018, 2178 cases have been confirmed as cholera positive by culture at the central public health laboratories in Al Hudaydah, Sana'a, Taizz, and Aden governorates. This reporting period, 29 stool samples from Amanat Al Asimah, Sanaa, Hajjah, Al Mahwit, Al Hudaydah, and Ibb tested positive.
According to news reports, factions and militias on both sides of the conflict have blocked food aid from reaching groups suspected of disloyalty, diverting it instead to front line combat units or selling it for a profit on the black market.
As of 29 November, the YHF has allocated over $188 million to 53 partners implementing 112 projects across Yemen. It has received over $168 million in contributions and pledges from 24 generous donors, making it the largest country based humanitarian fund managed by OCHA in the world.
The separatists aim to restore the independent state of Southern Yemen, which united with northern Yemen in 1990. They have fought alongside forces of the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour al Hadi, but rose up this week and seized control of Aden after Hadi refused to sack his prime minister.
NRC's staff in Hodeidah are continuing to carry out our usual cholera prevention programs, focused on ensuring people have access to safe water and hygiene material.
Another distribution of NFIs completed through NMO  ( Nahdah Makers Organization )  for 2,996 families in different locations including IDP hosting sites such as Al Yabili, Al Gashah, Bani Jaber, Al Aqed, Al Mazare'a in Al Khawkhah district  ( AlHudaydah ) . NMO started the distribution of NFIs for 336 families in Qa'atabah districts  ( Al Dhala'a ) . Transfer of the cash assistance for rental subsidies completed by UNHCR through Al Amal Bank for 533 families: 122 in Aden, 4 in Al Hudaydah, 88 in Hadramaut, 174 in Lahj and 145 in Taizz.
ABYAN, Yemen, 15th July, 2018  ( WAM )     The Emirates Red Crescent has begun the distribution of food baskets in the areas and valleys surrounding the village of Khanfar in the Yemeni Governorate of Abyan, as part of efforts to meet the immediate needs of Yemenis and improve living conditions of people in liberated areas.
Some 232 households  ( estimated 1,392 individuals )  in Taizz were displaced to Al Mudhaffar, Dimnat Khadir, Al Qahirah, Salh and Hayfan district. An additional 111 households  ( estimated 666 individuals )  in Ibb were displaced to Far Al Udayn, As Sabrah, Al Dhihar, Al Mashannah, Jiblah, Hazm Al Udayn and As Sayyani district.
IOM is the co lead of the Task Force on Population Movements  ( TFPM )  and is responsible for assessing movements of various demographic groups across Yemen. IOM continues Area Assessment in nine Governorates and Migrants Flow Monitoring across Yemen. Assessment of returnee Yemenis from Saudi Arabia – conducted on a daily basis in the Hadramout Governorate – finding over 6,600 Yemenis returned from KSA in April 2018, with 61% returning without travel documents
Troop movements are coming closer to the sea port and the edges of the city but face resistance from the Houthis, who are reported to have deployed forces, and are using snipers as well as laying trenches and landmines to thwart the advance of the coalition.
Long lines have been forming at fuel stations, with cars queueing down the street and people desperate to fill up with petrol. With limited fuel available even in the parallel markets, those who can afford to pay the hefty prices are stocking up in anticipation of a military escalation and protracted street war. Some traders are also reportedly hoarding fuel and pushing up prices, further reflecting that there is still profit to be made by those with few scruples.
The bombings comes after deadly clashes in Aden last month that saw southern separatists seize much of the strategic coastal city from the Saudi backed government.
Partners continued support to water and sanitation systems, with an estimated 1.9 million people reached in January and February. Fuel support to public water networks in key cities is further scaled up. Cholera response continued at large scale; around a million people were reached with safe water, chlorine tablets, hygiene kits or hygiene messages in January and February. Cholera preparedness is ongoing, and the cluster is mapping potential gaps in the preparedness capacity of partners ahead of a possible third cholera wave
A fresh wave of violence that's seen bombing escalate and deadly clashes erupt south of Hodeidah City is putting the lives of thousands of children in extreme danger, Save the Children is warning.
In Aden hub areas of coverage, some 738 IDP families have been displaced in the southern governorates of Yemen. Sub Na�onal Cluster Partners including INTERSOS, NMO, CSSW, Al Amal Associa�on, DRC and HYAC  ( Al Heikmah AlYemaniah Associa�on Charity )  have assessed newly displaced families in Aden, Lahj, south of AlHudaydah  ( Al Khawkhah and Hays )  and Abyan and prepara�on for the provision of assistance is underway. NMO  ( Nahdah Makers Organiza�on )  is also conduc�ng rapid CCCM site assessments in Aden. It was reported that the Governors of Al Hudaydah, Aden and Lahj decided to establish IDP hos�ng sites in Aden and Lahj governorates. One of the new planned sites is located in Al Rebat area, Tuban district  ( Lahj )  with the capacity to host 500 families and the authori�es are planning to relocate families who are currently hosted in schools and in open areas to this site. SNCC  ( Sub Na�onal Cluster Coordinator )  visited the site and clearly ar�culated to authori�es, the possible support that could be provided by the Cluster.
RIYADH, May 3, 2018 – The Houthi missile attack on Wednesday targeting the headquarters of the Centre for Rehabilitation of Children in Yemen was condemned by Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre  ( KSRelief ) .
Although there were no reports of casualty, the two Katyusha missiles that landed close to the child soldier rehabilitation centre, located in a residential area, caused fear and panic among residents of the neighbourhood as well as the inhabitants of the centre, who are being rehabilitated so they can be reintegrate with their families and into society at large.
A recent report has compared the decline of Aden with that of Marib in the east. Despite heavy fighting against the Houthis, argues author Muhammad Fadhl Murshid, Marib has begun to prosperbecause the governor has been able to create political stability without government interference or political rivals. In the 1990s, Marib was known as the “wild east' of Yemen, with armed militias terrorizing the population. But with the end of fighting in Aden in summer 2015, both al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State have turned their attention to government and southern targets
The distribution of the food aid came with the generous support of the people of Qatar to coincide with UN warnings of a devastating famine that Yemen could face soon Food baskets include flour, rice, sugar, cooking oil, powdered milk, dates, salt, cans of bean and other materials, and will cover the needs of beneficiary families for basic food items for one month.
According to the UN, 14 million people may now be on the brink of famine in Yemen. The food that is available has skyrocketed in price, and families have resorted to skipping meals or eating leaves to survive. Just in the last month, Mercy Corps teams in Yemen have reported that cases of acute malnutrition have doubled in certain areas.
Since the beginning of the year, humanitarian partners in government controlled Aden in the south of the country have expanded their operations to reach the increasing number of people displaced by the conflict in Al Hudaydah. Some 7,000 IDP households have been registered in Aden since 1 June 2018. Almost half of the displaced are in the district of Al Khawkhah, staying with host families as well as in one of four informal tented settlements set up with the assistance of the Emirates Red Crescent and the King Salman Relief Centre. An assessment of the IDP population in the district which aims to evaluate needs and improve cluster response is in preparation.
Nihm District in Sana'a Governorate experienced the most hostilities. According to the Protection Cluster, fighting continued in Radman Al Awad in northern Al Bayda Governorate, as well as Sirwah District in Marib Governorate. Twelve civilian casualties were reported, 11 of which resulted from a grenade incident in Sana'a city, killing one person. Airstrikes were reported in various locations including Harf Sufyan District in Amran Governorate, while armed clashes were reported in Al Malagim and Natj districts in Al Bayda Governorate.
DHALE, Yemen, 18th October, 2018  ( WAM )     The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has sent a relief convoy consisting of 1,500 food baskets and five tonnes of food supplements  ( replacement meals )  for children of the Al Azariq District in Dhale Governorate, Yemen.
A United Nations chartered aircraft has transported some fifty badly injured Yemenis from the capital Sana'a to hospitals in Muscat, the capital of Oman, for treatment, the UN envoy for the war torn country has announced.
Mark Lowcock of the UN this week warned: “We may now be approaching a tipping point beyond which it will be impossible to prevent massive loss of life as a result of widespread famine across the country.'
Authorities in the Houthi held Yemeni capital Sanaa are sterilizing water supplies at wells, distribution networks and houses to help stem the world's worst outbreak of cholera.
MSF strongly condemns the attacks on our compound and staff. Due to the severity of these attacks and the clear lack of safety for the team working there, the organisation has been forced to withdraw its staff from Ad Dhale and suspend its medical programmes until further notice.
A Saudi led coalition airstrike that killed at least 26 children and wounded at least 19 more in or near a school bus in the busy market of Dhahyan, in northernYemen, on August 9, 2018, is an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. Countries should immediately halt weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and support strengthening a United Nations independent inquiry into violations by all parties to Yemen's armed conflict.
Humanitarian partners are concerned about the safety of more than 4,000 civilians living near active frontlines in Al Hudaydah Governorate. Local partners report that families are currently sheltering around Hays, At Tuhayat and Al Garrahi Districts where sporadic armed clashes have continued. During the reporting period, fighting was also reported in Al Khawkhah District.
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
A UAE de mining team at work in Yemen. Specialist UAE de mining teams have cleared more than 20,000 mines and explosives planted by Al Houthi militiamen over the past eight months across different parts of the Red Sea coast.
The World Health Organisation says a diphtheria outbreak in war torn Yemen has spread rapidly nationwide and infected more than 1,300 people.
The coalition said on Monday it would close all air, land and sea ports in Yemen to stem the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran.
Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in Yemen in the period between August to October this year, according to the UNHCR led Protection Cluster in Yemen. This means an average of 123 civilian deaths and injuries every week during this period.
Dozens of soldiers and civilians were also injured in the attack that battered the building and set fire to cars parked outside the camp in Aden's Al Mansoura district.
Islamic Relief has been working in partnership with Trocaire to provide cholera medicines, hygiene kits, and chlorine tablets to hospitals in Yemen.Yemen is still in a dire state.
Humanitarian partners are assisting some of the displaced in the areas covered by Al Hudaydah hub, but as shown in the map, a significant number of districts have high access constraints. Southern districts of Al Hudaydah Governorate and northern districts of Hajjah Governorate, where the conflict is most active, are among the hardest to reach.
An analysis by FAO shows that the cost of the minimum food basket for seven people per month rose to about 42,101 YER in the first week of October   a 25 per cent increase compared to the second week of September. Petrol increased by 23 per cent from September prices. Compared to the pre 2015 period, essential commodity prices have increased by 140 204 per cent and fuel by 280 357 per cent. Prices of locally produced commodities have also sharply increased.
Since the beginning of July, the WHO reports a significant increase of 115 lab confirmed cases of cholera. Though the vaccination campaign has officially ended, Jasarevic told VOA health workers are continuing to canvas the three districts to dispense the life saving oral vaccine to the population.
On August 4, Yemeni national health authorities launched an oral cholera vaccination  ( OCV )  campaign that aims to reach more than 578,000 people in three priority districts across Al Hudaydah and Ibb governorates, according to WHO. Approximately 375,000 people across the three districts had received the vaccine as of August 7, the UN reports.
Dr. Abdul Wahab Zainah pointed out that since the inauguration of the project, NFDHR has been providing these facilities with large quantities of medicines on a regular basis and, as a result, providing patients this medicine free of charge. He pointed out that the three health centers in Kharf Directorate in Amran have provided services to 27,346 beneficiaries from different age groups during the same period, and the medical teams in the Siyani Directorate provided services to 25,493 beneficiaries. In addition, 18,746 people were provided with medical supplies in Bani Matar and 18,204 people in the Directorate of Mtoun in Al Jawf Governorate.
Focused psychosocial support services  ( PSS )  was provided to 253 children and their parents – including 99 girls, 139 boys, 14 women, and 1 man – through individual and group sessions conducted in Child Friendly Spaces  ( CFSs ) .
As of 13 July, humanitarian partners have verified 35,000 displaced households from Al Hudaydah governorate since the offensive officially began on 13 June. Humanitarian partners have also supported some 20,000 of these displaced families with rapid response assistance.
Al Hudaydah port and Saleef port, north of the city, remain open and operational. They are critical to the supply of food and other humanitarian assistance to the capital, Sana'a, and other regions in northern Yemen; most commercial food imports are shipped through the ports.
"We perceive the country to be sitting on a knife edge in terms of famine   it could tip at any time really," Suze van Meegen, spokeswoman for the Norwegian Refugee Council, told the Thomson Reuters foundation by phone from the capital, Sanaa.
NRC's teams in Hodeidah and Hajjah governorates are delivering cash and other basic supplies to people fleeing conflict affected areas, many of whom arrive with very little and use any remaining cash or food within days of arriving.
Human Rights Watch documented the full names, ages, and status of 34 people killed in the attack, including 3 teachers and 25 children who were on the bus, and a child, a teacher, and 2 other men in the market. In addition, witnesses identified 4 other adults in the market who were wounded, and 13 children on the bus and 6 children in the market who were wounded. The bus driver, who was in a store in the market, was not harmed.
Cooking gas availability was a challenge in April, as the scarcity that began in February continued. Official stations were still not supplying the local market, causing prices to increase and to vary widely. In Sana'a and Dhamar, cooking gas even disappeared in the unofficial market, with supplies being delivered through community leaders at 3,000 YER per cylinder of 11 kg instead of the standard 18 20 kg.
A recent escalation of violence in Al Hudaydah has heightened fears of food shortages. The western port city serves as a lifeline for the import of food and emergency relief supplies.
Helle Thorning Schmidt continued: “Three years of war have created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and the tragedy of Yemen is that this crisis is entirely man made. Children's suffering is the direct result of the tactics and actions of all parties to the conflict, and it can end. We need to see an urgent stop to the fighting and a political solution to the conflict. We call on all parties to the conflict to engage in good faith with the UN Special Envoy, commit to a ceasefire and bring about a peaceful end to this war.
The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases reported since April 2011 has reached 1,087,495 with 2,272 associated deaths across the country. Some 17 Health Cluster partners are operating 141 Diarrheal Treatment Centres and 241 Oral Rehydration Corners. Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  campaigns are planned for early May with 1.3 million doses of OCV arriving late April. WHO recently warned that a new wave of cholera outbreak may happen in vulnerable districts in the southern governorates.
Our FSL team had launched the first distribution cycle of food assistance vouchers, reaching a total number of 3158 HHs, 22,106 beneficiaries disaggregated  ( 8842 men, 9196 women, 1990 boys, 2078 girls )  by utilizing the voucher modality for the most affected and vulnerable households in five sub districts  ( Sharqi Hamir, Bani Samie'a, Aleawadir, Bani Murir  ( Qubair ) , Hasiat Alhaij  ( Alsharqia )  ) , Shara'b Ar Rawnah district of Taizz governorate.
WASH cluster partners continued their support to water and sanitation systems, with an estimated 2.5 million people reached. Fuel support to public water networks in key cities was further scaled up. Cholera response continued at large scale; with around a million people reached with safe water, chlorine tablets, hygiene kits or hygiene messages during March and April.
More than 70 percent of the population had access to healthcare before 2015. Now, none of the country's major hospitals provide the same level of service as before.
They said the aircraft hit two cars transporting passengers and a truck on a main road south of the Saada provincial capital. They said 15 people died in the strike while several others were wounded.
The United Nations welcomed the generous pledge by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of $930 million in support of the 2018 YHRP, which represents almost one third of the $2.96 billion required under the YHRP.
ADEN  ( Reuters )    Three days of deadly clashes between southern Yemeni separatists and an internationally recognized government based in the port of Aden subsided on Wednesday after fighters handed back two military bases they had seized, residents said.
The WHO, a U.N. agency, has delivered antibiotics and vials of diphtheria antitoxin to affected areas and is helping establish treatment centers.
Attacks on hospitals and health facilities have increased by a third in the last year.
The old town contains about 6,000 buildings, almost all of which are beige colored, multi  storey, masonry structures with elaborate white gypsum friezes and embellishments as well as gypsum and stained glass windows. Another unique feature are a number of urban vegetable and fruit gardens whose vibrant green pleasantly off sets the towering masonry buildings.
To date, city development strategies  ( CDS )  have been initiated in four of Yemen's largest urban areas Sana'a, Aden, Hodeidah, and Mukalla.
Since 2000, with the issuance of the Local Authorities Law No. 4, Yemen has been pursuing an ambitious decentralization agenda. This agenda aims to delegate greater fiscal and administrative authority to local governments and to give communities public leaders, residents, and investors  more control over the economic and social development of their cities and towns.
Yemen has the highest rate of population increase in the Middle East and North Africa  ( MENA )  region, and the growth of the country's urban population far outstrips that of any other MENA country. Sana'a's population increase is by far the highest of any major Yemeni city. In 1977, Sana'a Municipality's population was a mere 162,000 persons representing just 3 per
The World Health Organization warned in October that about 10,000 new suspected cases of cholera were now being reported every week.
Close to 69 percent of the sites report water shortage and only about 58 percent of the sites have some sort of access to latrines and 59 percent to showers. Just under 8 percent of the sites reported having access to health services. As the displacement becomes more protracted target population groups including IDPs, Host communities and returnees are expected to increase and the needs to become more acute.
During the first 10 days of November, there was a marked increase in airstrikes, artillery fire and clashes in Al Hudaydah Governorate, especially around Al Hudaydah City. Hotspots included the airport area to the south of the city, and the areas around Kilo 10 and Kilo 16 to the east, the university and Al Thawrah Hospital towards the coast. Clashes were reported close to 90 Street and at the airport junction in the Alrabasa area to the northeast
Conflict in the country has its roots in 2011, but the situation escalated dramatically in 2015, when a Saudi led coalition was invited by the internationally recognized Government to intervene, uprooting millions and destroying civilian infrastructure across the country. “International humanitarian law has been flouted repeatedly,' Mr. Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today called for the urgent establishment of a ceasefire in Yemen and a lasting settlement to the conflict. She welcomed recent discussion of a halt to hostilities, and called on the United Nations Security Council, working with countries in the region, to find a negotiated end to the conflict and to uphold international laws on the protection of civilians. She appealed for greater understanding of refugee protection laws, and for all countries to play their part in alleviating the human suffering in Yemen.
FFP support also provides therapeutic nutritional products to the UN Children's Fund  ( UNICEF )  for the treatment of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Yemen. Additionally, FFP supports the UN Food and Agriculture Organization  ( FAO )  as the lead coordinating body for the cluster of international organizations responding to food insecurity in Yemen.
Following the escalation of violence in Al Hudaydah this June, IOM donated the first five ambulances to the Ministry of Health in Sana'a in July. Last week, another seven ambulances were provided to the Ministry in Sana'a, while seven ambulances are being handed over in Aden today  ( 09/10 ) .
In Kharaz camp, 91 percent of primary aged children are enrolled in camp schools. UNHCR is also currently in discussion with the Ministry of Education and governorate authorities with a view to integrating Kharaz schools into the national education system. Rehabilitation work has also taken place at Kharaz camp schools, with improvements being made to classrooms, washrooms, and shaded outdoor areas. Schools in Aden that host refugee students are also supported by UNHCR.
Targeting the civilian population and humanitarian actors is prohibited under international humanitarian law at all times and deprives the population of humanitarian assistance. MSF calls on all warring parties, armed groups and individuals to respect and ensure the protection of humanitarian and health workers in Yemen.
The devaluation of the currency and the general security situation have affected the nominal price of basic food commodities in Al Hudaydah. FAO reports that a price trend analysis of diesel and fuel in markets in Al Hudaydah Governorate indicate significant price increases. Diesel increased by 48 per cent and petrol by 42 per cent between August and the third week of September. The price of wheat grains has increased by 22 per cent while sugar has increased by 10 per cent across the governorate.
The recent escalation in hostilities in Al Hudaydah resulted in the displacement of 500 families. UNHCR observed displacement from villages in Ad Durayhimi District into Al Hudaydah city. On 16 September, UNHCR's partner JAAHD commenced a needs assessment of families displaced from Al Hudaydah to Asukhna, Bajel and Al Mansoria districts. Furthermore, in Ibb Governorate, UNHCR and its partner the Yemen Women's Union distributed core relief items  ( CRIs )  to some 450 displaced families from Al Hudaydah.
Since mid July the Yemeni rial has been more rapidly losing value. According to FAO FSTS, the overall average exchange rate of the Yemeni rial against the US dollar on the parallel markets  ( in Sana'a, Aden, Al Hudaydah, Taiz, Dhamar, Shabwa, Al Baidha, Hadrmout, Ad Dale, Abyan, Lahj, Ibb, and Hajjah )  in July was 496 YER/USD representing a 2 percent loss in value compared to June and about 131 percent loss compared to pre crisis February 2015. According to the WFP Market Watch Report, the national average daily exchange rate during the last week of July and beginning of August has further deteriorated to 550YER/USD. Yemen continues to print new notes despite the continuing depreciation of the Yemeni rial.
During the reporting period, heavy clashes have been reported in Ad Durayhimi District, south of Al Hudaydah City, with families fleeing to nearby areas or to neighbouring Al Mansuriyah District. Clashes were also reported in parts of At Tuhayat District, in the south of Al Hudaydah Governorate. Some civilians are reportedly trapped in areas where fighting is ongoing because they do not have the funds to travel, others remain because they fear further hardship in areas of displacement.
In July 2018, OCHA conducted focus group discussions in the humanitarian hubs with UN agencies, international NGOs and national NGOs to assess partners' perceptions of the humanitarian access situation across all 333 districts in Yemen. The results indicate that more than 1.4 million people in need of assistance live in districts with high access severity levels   200,000 more people than in February 2018.
NFI distributions were completed for 16,592 families in urgent need of essential household items. Emergency shelter assistance was provided for 1,519 families. Cash for rental subsidies was received by 4,851 families. Transitional shelters were provided to 500 families. The distributions and cash grants ensured that the families have sufficient individual, general household and shelter support to ensure their health, dignity, safety and well being.
Tens of civilians were killed in violence in several governorates during the reporting period. The most concerning incident occurred on 2 August when strikes were reported at a fish market and near Al Thawrah Hospital in Al Hudaydah City, killing civilians including women and children. As of 6 August, WHO reports that the latest casualty figures stand at 55 deaths and 130 injuries. Civilians and hospitals are protected under international humanitarian law. Several partners condemned the strikes and called on all parties to the conflict to respect the laws of war. “We've said this before and we are saying it again   parties to the conflict are obliged to do everything possible to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.
In Taizz and Ibb governorates, displacement from Al Hudaydah has reached over 4,300 households. During the reporting period, civilian casualties were reported in Sa'ada and Al Jawf governorates, especially in districts bordering Saudi Arabia, as airstrikes, shelling and fierce fighting continued. Casualties included a child and his mother in Sagayn District and another civilian in Shada'a District, Sa'ada Governorate. In Al Jawf, two civilians were reportedly killed by airstrikes in Bart Al Anan District. Armed clashes intensified in the northern and eastern parts of Taizz City, with residential neighbourhoods coming under indiscriminate shelling.
Since the beginning of Saudi Arabia's bombing campaign in support of Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in 2015, Houthi forces have consistently mounted counter attacks targeting border posts and cities along Saudi Arabia's southern border. Although many attacks are conducted by militias fighting guerilla style, there has recently been an increase in the number of missile and armed drone strike attempts targeting cities further north into Saudi territory, including in Riyadh. In addition to Saudi ground troops, soldiers combatting Houthi fighters and missile barrages reportedly include Salafist militiamen from the southern regions of Yemen and a number of other coalition troops, such as Sudanese soldiers and Green Berets from the US army.
En 7 estados se indicó que 30% o menos de la población vive en viviendas con materiales deficientes.

En la mayoría de los estados, las viviendas construidas con materiales deficientes se ubican en zonas rurales y asentamientos informales e improvisados en zonas urbanas.
 En un vuelo humanitario se entregaron 90 toneladas métricas de suministros médicos en la ciudad capital de Venezuela, Caracas, el 8 de abril para la OPS, UNICEF y otros organismos de la ONU. Los suministros incluían kits de higiene, equipos de protección personal, insumos para el tratamiento del agua y otros artículos esenciales para apoyar la respuesta ante la COVID 19. Se utilizaron fondos de USAID para apoyar una parte de los suministros de UNICEF.
yo tengo que estar cargando el agua más o menos a 6 cuadras',amplió que tiene que ir a otra comunidad donde los ciudadanos le proporcionan el agua. Por lo tanto la comunidad cuenta con 1 año que no recibe el suministro del servicio.
Vengo cada semana a buscar agua para poder surtir mi apartamento. Es un cargamento pesado porque no tengo otra opción, no puedo comprar agua en envases o en camiones como hace mucha gente. No tengo suficiente dinero".
Puerto La Cruz.– Los 21 municipios de Anzoátegui están padeciendo constantemente por la ausencia de agua, a los que los ha sometido Hidrocaribe, denunció el gobernador Antonio Barreto Sira, quien calificó como «alarmante» la situación en el suministro del vital líquido, al punto de que no se puede hablar de puntos críticos, sino que toda la entidad está sufriendo por las fallas recurrentes del servicio. «Me veo en la obligación de hacerles un llamado público a los encargados de la gerencia de la Hidrológica del Caribe, ante la permanente y ascendente crisis de los grifos secos que padecemos en esta región oriental', mencionó el mandatario regional. Recordó que en otras épocas las áreas críticas eran Píritu, Peñalver, Anaco, pero hoy, todos los municipios están afectados por la carencia del recurso «y uno se pregunta por qué Hidrocaribe no hace nada si conoce toda esta cruda realidad, por eso exhorto a quienes tienen poder de decisión en la hidrológica para que se aboquen de una vez a crear soluciones en el suministro, por cuanto se están violando los Derechos Humanos de la ciudadanía, debido a que en todos los Tratados Internacionales el acceso al agua es un derecho invulnerable y el Estado es el que debe garantizarlo».
La crisis no solo es en el este de la ciudad. Habitantes de La Pastora, municipio Libertador, manifestaron que pasan hasta cuatro días sin recibir agua. Otros recalcaron que este problema lo padecen desde hace mucho tiempo. Vecinos de La Vega se ven obligados a recurrir a llenaderos públicos, debido a que solo reciben el servicio una vez a la semana y con poca fuerza.
Por otra parte, el coordinador de Vialidad del municipio Bolívar, Anderson Rivera, hizo hincapié en que el terminal cuenta con las denominadas rutas alimentadoras, las cuales les facilitan a los usuarios ir desde el puerto terrestre hasta la redoma del cementerio, punto cercano al puente, y viceversa. Para ello, dijo, se cuenta con más de 15 unidades que trabajan todo el día
El Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria para Venezuela es impulsado por la ONU desde octubre de 2018, con el fin de dar asistencia a la población ante la incapacidad de cubrir sus necesidades básicas. Este programa se diseñó para ejecutarse entre julio y diciembre de 2019, con el objetivo de atender a 2,6 millones de personas, pero para ello eran necesarios 233 millones de dólares de los cuales solo se recaudó el 14%.
Crisis impact The deepening political and socio economic crisis in Venezuela has led to the collapse of services, deterioration of humanitarian conditions within the country, and one of the biggest mass displacements in the history of South America. Due to a significant drop in national oil production  ( 54% since 1998 ) , and international prices since 2016, Venezuela is estimated to have lost 18% of its GDP in 2018, and accumulated 159% of its GDP in public debt. Between 2014 and 2017, Venezuela had lost almost 39% of its economic activity per capita, and hyperinflation stood at 2,500,000% at the end of 2018. In addition, price increases reduce access to food, medicine, and other basic goods, while the general availability of food is hampered by import restrictions  ( El Nacional 04/10/2018, IMF 10/2018, FAO 16/01/2019, Harvard University 10/2018 ) . Presidential elections took place on 20 May 2018, four months before the scheduled date, with parts of the opposition boycotting the vote  ( NYT 01/03/2018 ) . With a 46% turnout according to the election board, Maduro was declared president with 67.7% of the vote. The opposition declared the turnout was in fact much lower, alleged further irregularities and did not recognise the results. Several countries indicated that they had not recognised the results, including the US and Latin American governments of the Lima group  ( BBC 21/05/2018, The Guardian 21/05/2018 ) . Protests in reaction to the socioeconomic situation persisted throughout the rest of 2018, while the opposition, despite experiencing strong internal divisions, intensified its calls for a transitional government. Neighbouring countries and international powers also called for a negotiated transition of power to find a way out of the crisis  ( Crisis Group 23/11/2018 ) 1.
Credible accounts of extrajudicial killings by government security forces have been reported. In impoverished areas where the population largely depends on state  sponsored social programmes, pro Maduro armed groups  ( colectivos )  are particularly active, using fear and repression as a strategy of social control. Poor areas in Caracas and all over the country register the highest number of victims killed in clashes with the authorities  ( Amnesty International 20/02/2019, The Guardian 22/06/2018, Caracas Chronicles 02/02/2018 ) . A panel of experts mandated by the Organisation of American States  ( OAS )  documented some 8,292 extrajudicial killings and 12,000 arbitrary detentions at the hands of the government since 2014  ( R2P 15/03/2019 ) . Between April and June 2017, crackdown on protests resulted in the death of over 100 people  ( R2P 15/03/2019 ) . In 2018, the Venezuelan Observatory on Social Conflict  ( Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social )  registered at least 12,715 protests  ( equivalent to 35 protests per day ) , a 30% increase from 2017  ( 9,787 protests )   ( Noticiero Digital 18/01/2019 ) .
Se precisa que más del 80% de los 4,5 millones de refugiados y migrantes venezolanos permanecen en la región, acogidos por otros países de América Latina y el Caribe
 El salario mínimo oficial fue aumentado por 7 vez en el año, representando esta última un aumento de 45%. Según el Centro de Documentación y Análisis para los Trabajadores  ( CENDA )   ( ** )  la tendencia de la relación entre el salario mínimo oficial y la canasta alimentaria básica normativa se comportó así al final del año.
Respuesta  En agosto de 2019, 5.279 niños y niñas de 6 a 59 meses y mujeres embarazadas y lactantes recibieron suplementación con micronutrientes en 12 estados  ( Anzoátegui, Apure, Bolívar, Distrito Capital, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Táchira, Yaracuy y Zulia ) .  Unos 827 niños y niñas menores de 5 años con desnutrición aguda moderada y severa, con y sin complicaciones, fueron admitidos y atendidos en los centros de salud apoyados por los socios del clúster.  Unos 7.991 niños y niñas menores de 5 años y mujeres embarazadas y lactantes beneficiaron del tratamiento para la desparasitación.  Unos 2.345 niños y niñas de 6 a 59 meses en riesgo de desnutrición aguda recibieron suplemento nutricional como medida de prevención, junto con consejería para los padres y las madres sobre la alimentación adecuada para sus bebés en los primeros 1.000 días de vida
El presidente de la Asociación Venezolana de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Mecánica y Profesiones Afines  ( Aviem ) , Winston Cabas, desmintió al régimen de Nicolás Maduro sobre el supuesto ataque ciberataque contra la hidroelectrica Guri, pues informó que el control automatizado de esta es analógico, por lo cual sería imposible un «ataque cibernético» desde el exterior.A pesar de que la dictadura se ha dedicado a señalar que el apagón nacional se dio por un supuesto sabotaje de la oposición venezolana con ayuda del gobierno estadounidense, la verdad es que especialistas han denunciado que la falla eléctrica y masiva que se dio en el país es consecuencia de la destrucción del sistema hidroeléctrico, la falta de inversión y la escasez de personal capacitado.
El Plan Agua Para Guarenas no solo se activará en tiempos de contingencia, sino que será una estrategia fija, que se fomentará en las comunidades que no cuentan con el servicio del agua potable.
Education Preparations for the back to school campaign scheduled for next September are ongoing and UNICEF will massively support this campaign and plans to assist 413,334 children from public and subsidized schools to go back to school. In this regard, UNICEF and its implementing partners trained 457 teachers in the states of Táchira, Bolívar, Zulia, Distrito Capital y Miranda, on the use of recreational kits and the promotion of safe learning spaces to increase children attendance and reduce drop  out. This preparatory activity of teachers in anticipation of the resumption of the school year will benefit 18,280 children. Likewise, a trainer of trainers  ( ToT )  activity on recreational kits, was carried out with the Ministry of Education  ( MoE ) , which included the participation of 24 directors, supervisors and coordinators. Trainees will subsequently organize workshops in public schools, reaching 2,500 teachers between September and October 2019.
Funding to maintain and expand the response is urgently needed, with UN agencies and NGOs reporting a limited amount of available resources.
WASH In August, UNICEF continued support to increase access to clean water in the most vulnerable communities in Venezuela. In partnership with the Sucre Municipal Water Institute  ( IMAS by its Spanish acronym ) , 108 chlorinated water trucks were delivered in Petare neighbourhood, in Miranda State, benefitting approximately 72,000 people in a month. Additionally, in Bolivar state, 11,500 people gained access to clean water in two hospitals through the distribution of water by 40 trucks.
Child Protection During the month of August, UNICEF continued strengthening support to Child Protect Councils in 32 prioritized municipalities reaching 98 counsellors with cash incentives in Zulia, Lara, Táchira, Apure and Bolivar states and providing specialized protection services and case management to 12,435 children.
Así mismo, dentro del estudio de este servicio, se evaluaron las formas de tratar el agua para elconsumo por parte de los ciudadanos, resultando que, el método más empleado en los centros urbanos analizados es el de hervir el agua, siendo los más altos índices de uso en Caracas con 48% y San Cristóbal con 43%, llamando la atención que en Valencia y Ciudad bolívar predomina la compra de agua embotellada con un 63% y 48%, de los encuestados respectivamente, lo que se puede traducir en poca confianza de los usuarios hacia el agua que reciben.
On September 25, Secretary Pompeo announced in New York nearly $119 million in additional humanitarian assistance to further demonstrate the United States' commitment and solidarity with the Venezuelan people and the region in response to the Maduro made Venezuela crisis. This amount includes nearly $36 million for life saving aid inside Venezuela. These funds will increase much needed assistance, not only in Venezuela, but in 16 countries across the region that continue to generously host the more than four million people forced to flee the former Maduro regime. U.S. assistance will consist of providing urgently needed medical and health support, water, food, and nutrition inside Venezuela, as well as providing food, shelter, water, medical assistance, mental health counseling, and legal assistance to Venezuelans forced to flee their country. This brings the United States' total commitment to $568 million since FY 2017, including over $472 million in life saving humanitarian aid inside Venezuela and for Venezuelans in the region, over $95 million in economic and development assistance, as well as the previous $20 million in humanitarian aid inside Venezuela pledged in January 2019.