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HUMANITARIAN
UPDATE
Two young internally displaced girls in
a UNHCR-supported IDP site in Aden
Issue 3 / March 2021
Governorate. Giles Clarke/OCHA.
YEMEN HUMANITARIAN
HIGHLIGHTS RESPONSE PLAN AIMS TO AVERT
Prioritizing People in Need FAMINE, PREVENT DISEASE
P 03
OUTBREAKS AND PROTECT
Resurgence of COVID-19
cases in Yemen CIVILIANS
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The Yemen Humanitarian flooding, a desert locust plague,
Persistent fuel shortages Response Plan (YHRP) for 2021 was economic collapse, a fuel crisis across
undercut humanitarian released on 16 March, appealing northern governorates and reduced
operations and exacerbate for US$3.85 billion to provide humanitarian aid. As the devastating
humanitarian needs humanitarian assistance to some 16 armed conflict continues into
P 05 million people in need, including 2021, vulnerable populations are
Humanitarian Coordinator 12.1 million people in acute need. increasingly unable to cope. Today,
takes stock of needs in Ma’rib The YHRP is based on the 2021 some 20.7 million people in Yemen
and Al Hodeidah Yemen Humanitarian Needs require some form of humanitarian
P 07 Overview (HNO), published by the and protection assistance. More
Humanitarian Country Team in than 16.2 million of them face going
Displaced families relocated February, which highlighted that hungry this year, including some
from schools in Ta’iz Yemen – already the world’s worst 5 million people on the verge of
Governorate humanitarian crisis for the past famine and nearly 50,000 people
P 08 four years – is at high risk of rapidly already experiencing famine-like
Fire in Sana’a Immigration deteriorating into the worst famine conditions. 7.6 million people are
Holding Facility the world has seen in decades. estimated to need services to treat
P 09 or prevent malnutrition, and over
Unprecedented levels of
2.25 million children aged below five
humanitarian assistance helped
and more than a million pregnant
avert famine and other disasters in
and lactating women are projected
2019, yet the underlying drivers of
to suffer from acute malnutrition in
the crisis persist. Throughout 2020,
2021.
the humanitarian situation was
aggravated by escalating conflict, Meanwhile, preventable diseases
the COVID-19 pandemic, disease have become pervasive and
outbreaks, torrential rains and morbidity and mortality are
2 FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR AND MULTI-SECTOR
SECTOR/MULTI-SECTOR FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS (US$)
Food Security & Agriculture (FSAC) $1,708M
Nutrition $442.9M
Health $438.8M
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) $330.7M
Education $257.8M
Protection $218.0M
Shelter/Non-Food-Items (NFI) $207.6M
Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) $61.3M
Refugees and Migrants Multi-Sector (RMMS) $58.7M
Logistics $51.2M
Coordination $37.9M
Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) $37.6M
Emergency Telecommunications (ETC) $3.3M
Source: Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) 2021
increasing, even as health partners do all they $3.85 billion is required to ensure that 16
can to mitigate and address the spread of million people in Yemen receive the protection
COVID-19 while safeguarding the existing and humanitarian assistance they need this
health system from collapse. The conflict year. The 2021 YHRP strategy is centered
continues to devastate families, put civilians on three priority objectives: (i) preventing
at grave risk and cause the death and injury of disease outbreaks and reducing morbidity and
men, women and children. Since its start, the mortality; (ii) preventing famine, malnutrition
conflict has displaced over 4 million people, and restoring livelihoods; and (iii) protecting
making Yemen the fourth largest internal and assisting civilians. 167 partners will
displacement crisis worldwide. Against all this implement the response, which focuses on
is an operating environment that has been displaced and marginalized communities, and
extremely restricted, characterized by extensive for which enhanced cooperation between the
access challenges and insecurity that hinder humanitarian community and the Government
a principled aid operation. With principled of Yemen and the authorities in Sana’a will
aid delivery at risk, humanitarian partners be essential. At a high-level pledging event
continue to calibrate assistance to reduce risk co-hosted by the UN and Governments of
levels and strengthen measures to ensure that Switzerland and Sweden on 1 March, nearly
assistance goes where it should – to the people $1.7 billion was pledged towards the HRP
who most need it. funding requirement – less than last year’s
pledges, and a billion dollars less than the
The escalating conflict, deteriorating economic
amount raised in 2019. Some $442.3 million of
situation, food insecurity and nutrition
this has been disbursed, and the humanitarian
conditions indicate that needs will continue
community continues to urge donors to swiftly
to increase this year. Even more suffering
disburse the remaining pledges.
looms from potential shocks such as disease
outbreaks, natural hazards and a potential oil It is urgent that aid agencies secure sufficient
spill from the floating storage and offloading resources to keep people alive. Inadequate
unit (FSO) SAFER off Yemen’s west coast. support means that life-saving programmes
Without adequate funding, these needs cannot will be forced to stop or scale down, with
be met and gains achieved to date will be devastating consequences for Yemen and its
reversed, plunging Yemen even further into people. While the only way to end the crisis
crisis. in Yemen is ultimately through lasting and
3 inclusive peace, there is still an opportunity to is the world knows exactly what is needed to
make a difference right now. As emphasized prevent catastrophe: pay for the aid operation,
by the UN Under-Secretary-General for ensure access for aid workers, support the
Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief economy and – most of all – end the war. The
Coordinator Mark Lowcock at the high-level only question is: what will the world choose to
pledging event: “Millions of Yemenis are do?”
looking to the world for help. The good news
PRIORITIZING PEOPLE IN NEED
Severe deterioration in living standards, by increased hostilities, economic decline,
physical and mental wellbeing and coping flooding, locust swarms and a significant
capacity have created immense support needs reduction in funding for humanitarian aid.
in Yemen, where people have been enduring Although 20.7 million people are in need and
devastating multifaceted impacts of the humanitarian partners aim to assist some
country’s protracted crisis for the past six years. 16 million people under the 2021 Yemen
Of the estimated 20.7 million people who Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), continued
require some form of humanitarian assistance resource shortages mean that partners
and protection, 5.5 million are girls, 5.8 are forced to prioritize who receives what
million are boys, 4.6 million are women and assistance when. In line with humanitarian
4.8 million are men. 1.8 million are pregnant principles, this prioritization is determined
and lactating women, 2.8 million are children based on vulnerability and needs to ensure that
under the age of five, 3.1 million are people help first reaches those who require it most.
with disabilities and over 925,000 are people
A central element of this is the Joint Inter-
over 60 years of age. 12.1 million people
Sector Analysis Framework (JIAF), which
are in acute need, and of the over 4 million
measures needs based on indicators related to
people internally displaced, some 3 million are
humanitarian conditions as defined by living
determined to be in circumstances between
standards, coping capacity and physical and
severe and catastrophic.
mental wellbeing, as well as severity rankings
The 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview ranging from one (none/minimal) to five
(HNO) revealed that severe needs exist (catastrophic). Over half of Yemen’s population
across multiple sectors in the same locations live in areas with severity rankings of three,
in Yemen, disproportionately affecting four and five (severe, extreme and catastrophic
marginalized and vulnerable groups. Millions respectively): 65 of Yemen’s 333 districts are
of people in Yemen face compounding categorized as catastrophic in severity, 164 as
challenges related to food insecurity and extreme, and 103 as severe. This translates to
malnutrition, displacement, disease and an alarming 3.3 million people deemed to be
protection risks, their vulnerabilities deepened in catastrophic need, pointing to a complete
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE BY TARGETED GROUPS
IN NEED
POPULATION GROUP PEOPLE IN PEOPLE
NEED TARGETED TARGET
Internally displaced people 3.0M 3.0M
People with disabilities 3.1M 2.4M
Children under 5 years old 2.8M 2.2M
Pregnant and lactating women 1.7M 1.3M
Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants 275K 275K
Source: Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) 20214 collapse of living standards, exhaustion of is found in areas close to the frontlines,
last resort coping mechanisms and excess indicative of how conflict is driving needs
mortality. These districts are where the most throughout the country. This analysis allows
urgent assistance is required to save lives and for effective needs-based prioritization in the
prevent the disintegration of livelihoods. humanitarian response, based on geographical
severity and highlighting vulnerable groups
On top of this, 17 million more people are
disproportionately in need of assistance,
in severe and extreme circumstances as a
including displaced persons, refugees, asylum
result of deteriorating living standards and
seekers, migrants, people with disabilities and
basic services, increased reliance on negative
Muhamasheen – the people bearing the brunt
coping strategies and the significant impact
of the ongoing crisis.
of the conflict on physical safety and mental
resilience. Indeed, the highest severity
PLANNED RESPONSE
PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED WOMEN CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY
20.7M 16M 4.3M 8.8M 2.4M
People targeted
< 20,000 20,001 - 40,000 40,001 - 60,000 60,001 - 80,000 > 80,000
SAUDI ARABIA
OMAN
SANA'A CITY
SA'DAH
AL JAWF HADRAMAWT AL MAHARAH
HAJJAH AMRAN
AL MAHWIT MA'RIB
SANA'A SHABWAH
AL HODEIDAH
DHAMAR
AL BAYDA
RAYMAH IBB
ABYAN
TA'IZ 100 km
ERITREA LAHJ SOCOTRA
ADEN
ETHIOPIA AD DALI'
DJIBOUTI SOMALIA
Source: Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) 2021
RESURGENCE OF COVID-19 CASES IN
YEMEN
A sharp increase in COVID-19 cases has been over the same period, from two deaths the
observed in Yemen since mid-February, with week of 15 February to 13, 19, 33, 54 and 95
the number of new cases reported by the deaths respectively in each of the weeks that
Government of Yemen (GoY) in areas under followed.
its control rising from fewer than 10 per week
Since the first COVID-19 case was identified
since October 2020 to 21 in the week of 15
in April 2020, health authorities have reported
February 2021, followed by 112, 175, 327,
4,119 confirmed cases as of 29 March 2021,
507 and 691 new cases respectively in each
mostly in GoY areas – nearly half of these
of the subsequent five weeks. The number of
within the past five weeks alone. The highest
COVID-19 associated deaths has also increased5 numbers have been reported in Hadramawt prevention and early detection of COVID-19,
(1,896 cases), Aden (774 cases) and Ta’iz (560 promote behavioral change through risk
cases) governorates. With a high associated communication and community engagement
fatality rate at hospital ICU-level of 21 per (RCCE), expand testing capacity and support
cent – due mainly to late arrival of patients COVID-19 case management. WHO and
and a lack of experienced human resources and health partners are further scaling up their
capacities – 864 COVID-19 associated deaths support by providing essential, lifesaving
have been recorded, as well as 1,659 recoveries. medicines and medical supplies, to enable case
Official information about the number of cases management of patients, including severe
in areas under the control of Ansar Allah in cases, while ensuring the protection of health
the north of Yemen remains absent, although care workers. Efforts are also underway to
informal indications are that cases are rising vaccinate priority groups such as frontline
there too. Health authorities in both the north health care workers, older people and people
and south of Yemen have highlighted the need with comorbidities. Yemen will receive 14
to enhance measures to mitigate the spread million doses of COVID-19 vaccines through
of COVID-19, including isolating suspected the COVAX Facility, which will cover
and confirmed cases as well as initiating the vaccination of some 23 per cent of the
epidemiological investigations. population across all governorates. The first
360,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were
Inadequate testing facilities and official
received on 31 March, together with 13,000
reporting as well as delays in people seeking
safety boxes and 1.3 million syringes that are
treatment due to stigma, difficulty in accessing
critical for the safe and effective roll-out of the
treatment centres and the perceived risks of
vaccination campaign. This first batch is part
seeking care continue to inhibit the response
of 1.9 million doses that Yemen will initially
to COVID-19. To address this, health partners
receive throughout 2021.
are working to enhance surveillance for the
COVID-19 CASES IN YEMEN Confirmed Cases Deaths
4,361
4000
3000
2000
889
1000
0
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR
Source: WHO 2020 2021
PERSISTENT FUEL SHORTAGES
UNDERCUT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
AND EXACERBATE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
Yemen’s northern governorates have been dependent on the fuel supplies made available
contending with crippling fuel shortages through the informal market – usually smuggled
since June 2020, following a dispute over the from areas under the control of the Government
use of revenue from fuel imports between of Yemen in the south – with fuel prices doubling
the Government of Yemen and the de facto or even tripling in some areas, which has
authorities in Sana’a. Shortages have deepened contributed to increases in food and water prices,
since January 2021, leaving the population further eroding families’ purchasing power and
struggling to access essential services and exacerbating humanitarian needs.
impacting aid partners’ ability to deliver
In January 2021, only four commercial fuel
humanitarian assistance to people in need.
tankers discharged their fuel cargo of 80,854
In the meantime, people in northern metric tonnes (MTs) in Al Hodeidah. No fuel
governorates have become increasingly vessels were permitted to enter Al Hodeidah port6 in February despite all fuel vessels being inspected programmes have been affected by fuel shortages.
and cleared by the United Nations Verification In addition, 619 nutrition sites have been
and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM). As of 29 impacted, affecting 38,655 children under five
March, one commercial fuel vessel discharged and pregnant and lactating women. Partners
3,705 MTs of fuel for WFP and four UNVIM- warn that an additional 867 nutrition sites will
cleared commercial fuel tankers with a combined soon be impacted, affecting an estimated 138,981
cargo of 72,295 MTs had entered Al Hodeidah children under five and pregnant and lactating
port and were in the process of discharging their women. Meanwhile, Shelter Cluster partners
cargo. Another ten UNVIM-cleared vessels with report that the limited availability of fuel has
a combined cargo of 237,519 MTs of fuel remain impacted assistance distribution activities,
held in the Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) holding needs assessments, transport of supplies and the
area, awaiting permission from the Government reconstruction and rehabilitation of transitional
of Yemen to enter. These vessels have been shelters, affecting 17,760 families in Sana’a and
waiting for clearance for an average of 72 days, Ta’iz governorates alone.
further increasing costs that will be passed on to
Protection Cluster partners have reported a
Yemeni consumers.
reduction in protection activities, including the
In a precedent not seen since the beginning of provision of psychosocial support and legal aid
the conflict in 2015, no commercial fuel imports and the conduct of needs assessments. Partners
entered Al Hodeidah port for 52 days-from 28 have resorted to relying on mobile clinics
January to 21 March 2021. This is an alarming to visit beneficiaries who cannot afford the
development, considering that more than half transportation costs to visit community centres.
of Yemen’s commercial fuel imports had been Overall, protection partners estimate that limited
coming through Al Hodeidah in recent years. fuel availability had impacted the provision of
services to 10,500 families in Ibb, Ta’iz and Sa’dah
Field reports indicate that fuel shortages are
governorates.
impacting commercial activity, including the
transport of food to markets, and threaten Evidence is also emerging that fuel shortages are
to undercut the availability of clean water as impacting WASH support activities, affecting
fuel-powered water pumps run out of fuel. the delivery of assistance to some three million
Aid partners report that the price of water has people across northern governorates. Partners
increased across northern governorates – by up report that some water delivery and sanitation
to 50 per cent in Hajjah and Al Hodeidah, for projects have been suspended, with cleaning
example – risking an increase of diseases such as activities and assessment and monitoring
Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) or cholera. activities also impacted.
Humanitarian operations are also being impacted Almost all health facilities – which rely on fuel
by the limited availability of fuel, according to power their electricity generators – have been
to reports from aid partners. WFP reports affected by the limited availability of fuel. Field
that transporters it contracted to deliver food reports indicate that some health facilities in Ibb,
assistance are facing delays of between three and Sana’a, and Sa’dah governorates face an imminent
four days in some districts due to the limited risk of being forced to suspend health services
availability of fuel. due to lack of fuel. Meanwhile, the people
who most need aid cannot afford the increased
Nutrition Cluster partners report that outpatient
transportation costs to seek treatment in health
therapeutic feeding, targeted supplementary
facilities.
feeding and blanket supplementary feeding
AVERAGE FUEL DISCHARGED THROUGH AL HODEIDAH PORT SINCE JANUARY 2020
Fuel (MTs) 259,480
250000
204,777 197,650
184,435 187,272 187,788
200000 164,660
132,903
150000
83,699 75,904 80,854
100000
8,099 19,985
50000 3,705
0
0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR
2020 2021
Source: UNVIM7
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR TAKES
STOCK OF NEEDS IN MA’RIB AND AL
HODEIDAH
The Humanitarian Coordinator for largest IDP population in Yemen, according
Yemen, David Gressly, accompanied by the to local authorities – with some living in
International Organization for Migration’s approximately 125 IDP sites. Sirwah District
(IOM) Chief of Mission in Yemen, Christa hosts around 30,000 displaced people in at least
Rottensteiner and other UN officials, visited 14 displacement sites.
Ma’rib on 20 March to see first-hand the
Earlier, Mr. Gressly, accompanied by OCHA
growing humanitarian needs of displaced
Head of Office, visited Al Hodeidah, including
families, including those newly displaced
the Al Hodeidah seaport, over the period 6 to
following the most recent escalation of
8 March, to assess the humanitarian situation
hostilities there, which began in the first
and discuss ways of addressing the immense
week of February. Mr. Gressly visited two
humanitarian challenges in the governorate.
displacement sites, where he met with
In his meeting with local authorities,
internally displaced people and community
including Al Hodeidah’s acting Governor, Mr.
members.
Gressly emphasized the need to de-escalate
During the two-day visit, Mr. Gressly also met hostilities and grant relief organizations the
with local authorities, including the Governor necessary access to aid people in need across
of Ma’rib, and with humanitarian partners the governorate. Mr. Gressly also met with
working on the ground. He also met the humanitarian partners and had the opportunity
strengthened field coordination fora recently to speak to families affected by the conflict,
introduced by OCHA in Ma’rib, which was including displaced people.
well received by authorities and partners.
Al Hodeidah is one of the governorates with
The armed confrontations that erupted in the highest severity of needs in Yemen. More
several districts of Ma’rib in the first week of than 2.57 million of the 20.7 million people
February 2021 have led to the displacement of in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen
at least 2,133 families (about 15,000 people) live in the governorate. More than one million
as of 25 March, according to IOM. Many people living in Al Hodeidah face a crisis level
of those displaced are from Sirwah District, of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3) or above, and
which saw some of the heaviest fighting. the governorate is one of six in Yemen with
Most of the newly displaced people reported acute malnutrition rates exceeding the 15
being displaced for the third or fourth time, per cent World Health Organization (WHO)
and many are living in extremely precarious emergency threshold.
conditions. Ma’rib Governorate hosts the
Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly, meets representatives of women’s groups working in Ma’rib Governorate. © IOM8
DISPLACED FAMILIES RELOCATED FROM
SCHOOLS IN TA’IZ GOVERNORATE
On 20 February, a long-running inter-cluster sectoral team in the first half of December
endeavor came to fruition as 106 displaced 2020. Site preparations quickly commenced.
families were successfully relocated from two The ExU was designated to pave the site
schools in Ash Shamayatayn District in Ta’iz and prepare access roads, and humanitarian
Governorate to a new hosting site within the partners across sectors coordinated to make
same district. The families had been living the site habitable. By early February 2021, 97
in the two schools – Al-Noman and Al-Fajr shelters had been installed by the Norwegian
Al-Jadeed in the At Turbah area – since July Refugee Council (NRC) and nine more by
2015, when hostilities drove people to flee the UNHCR partner Suna’a Al-Nahda, while
Ta’iz City for surrounding areas. This resulted the International Organization for Migration
in the closure of the Al-Noman school as well (IOM) installed the most needed water,
as 16 out of 24 classes at the Al-Fajr Al-Jadeed sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, and
school, affecting some 950 students who as a cluster partners including for Food Security
result faced longer and riskier journeys to other and Agriculture (FSAC), Health and Protection
schools and increased congestion in classes that were standing by to provide their services at
remained open. the site. Preparations continued in the weeks
that followed, and the displaced families were
To enable the resumption of education services
moved from the schools to the new site on 20
at the schools, the Ash Shamayatayn District
February.
authorities and host community entreated
for the relocation of the displaced families to With the two schools in Ash Shamayatayn
alternative hosting sites. Aid partners raised District now vacated, the Education Cluster
this appeal with the Government of Yemen’s plans to implement rehabilitation activities
Executive Unit for Internally Displaced Persons and replace materials to rectify the damage
(ExU) in 2019, with the ExU subsequently and wear and tear incurred as a result of over
proposing six potential sites. Three of these five years of residential occupancy. Through
were rejected on protection grounds, while this collective effort, humanitarian partners
two others were refused by the landowners. As were able to provide safe and dignified
time progressed, the displaced families endured accommodation to the displaced families while
increasing insecurity and risk of eviction, as also returning the two schools to educational
disgruntlement among the host community service for children living in proximity to Al-
grew about their protracted occupancy of Noman and Al-Fajr Al-Jadeed.
the schools and delays in their relocation.
Ultimately, local authorities set a deadline
by which the schools had to be vacated – 30
November 2020 – after which the families
faced forcible expulsion.
Given the grave risk this posed to the people
living in the two schools, OCHA engaged
with the Governor of Ta’iz, successfully
requesting that no deadline be imposed
before an alternative site was available as
well as assurances that the displaced families
would be protected from harm. Efforts were Tents in the new hosting site for the displaced families.
increased to locate a suitable site, and one was Source: Shelter Cluster
finally identified and approved by a multi-9
FIRE IN SANA’A IMMIGRATION HOLDING
FACILITY
On 7 March, a fire tore through an Forty-five victims of the fire have reportedly
immigration holding facility in Sana’a, killing been buried in the Sana’a Central Cemetery,
at least 45 migrants and injuring over 170 and of the estimated 170 injured migrants,
others. Nearly 900 migrants – most of whom some remain in public hospitals while
are Ethiopian – were held in the overcrowded others were transferred to private hospitals,
facility, which is run by the Immigration, police stations or other temporary detention
Passports and Naturalization Authority facilities. Detainees of the affected facility
(IPNA). Over 350 people were in the hangar who escaped the fire were reportedly released
area where the fire broke out, reportedly as a into Sana’a city, transferred to police stations
result of teargas canisters discharged into the or to southern governorates controlled by
hangar by guards attempting to end migrants’ the international recognized government
protests against their treatment at the facility. as the facility was vacated following the
tragedy. Efforts to verify their whereabouts
Humanitarian actors were on site when this
are ongoing, as are discussions between key
devastating incident occurred, enabling an
stakeholders to potentially organize exceptional
immediate response as teams of health workers
returns for people affected.
and ambulances were swiftly dispatched to
the facility and major hospitals to support the Despite the ongoing conflict and the
Ministry of Public Health and Population in COVID-19 pandemic, Yemen remains a transit
providing urgent life-saving assistance. Access country for migrants travelling between the
to victims of the fire has been challenging, Horn of Africa and the Kingdom of Saudi
however. Health teams were initially kept out Arabia. Some 138,000 migrants lived in
of intensive care units (ICU) and emergency Yemen as of late 2020, all of whom have a
rooms, and the migrant community was right to protection and safety afforded by
denied access to the injured and the deceased. the authorities. The UN reiterates its call for
Humanitarian and health partners have since the cessation of arbitrary arrest, detention
been able to gain access to survivors, albeit and forced transfer of migrants in Yemen.
with continued heightened security presence Alternatives to detention are needed for
and limits on access to ICUs and the main burn humane migration management, with migrants
unit where patients are receiving treatment. granted freedom of movement and access to
services as well as access to voluntary and safe
As of 31 March, more than 29,000 medical
humanitarian returns administered in line with
items have been provided by humanitarian
international human rights standards.
partners, as well as 610 food packages and
204 kits of non-food items including clothes,
hygiene materials and other specialized items.
Delivery of a further 17,000 medical kits
and supplies and 500 blankets has also been
coordinated. Humanitarian actors continue to
communicate offers of support to the hospitals
and to authorities, including with regard to
family tracing efforts for the dead and injured.
For further information, please contact:
Sajjad Mohammad Sajid OCHA information products are available at:
Head of Office, OCHA Yemen www.unocha.org/yemen
E-mail: sajid@un.org www.unocha.org
www.reliefweb.Int
Tapiwa Gomo
Head of Communication, OCHA Yemen
Tel: +967 712 222 860
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