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Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen. Outline. Scale of the Crisis Effect on population South: 200,000 displaced North: 350,500 displaced Food insecurity Risks to Development Health challenges Asylum seekers Humanitarian Outreach Impact Conclusion. Scale of the Crisis.
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Outline • Scale of the Crisis • Effect on population • South: 200,000 displaced • North: 350,500 displaced • Food insecurity • Risks to Development • Health challenges • Asylum seekers • Humanitarian Outreach • Impact • Conclusion
Scale of the Crisis • Half the total population affected by humanitarian crisis. Food insecurity and malnutrition widespread • Crisis could undermine political transition and prospects for peace and long-term development • Humanitarian community working with Government to reach those affected, but could do more with additional support • Needs increasing especially in the south, but funds not yet available to meet new requirements
Effect on population • 10 million food insecure, nearly one million children malnourished • 550,000 people displaced from their homes by conflict • 42 percent of population living below poverty line, youth unemployment 53 percent • one in four households has a food-related debt Source : CAP 2010, CAP 2011 and CAP 2012
No data < 20% 20.1-35% 35.1-50% > 50% Food insecurity – per governorate
Risks to Development • Nearly one million children under 5 malnourished. • 267,000 severely malnourished • Hodeidah alone 28 per cent children malnourished
Health challenges • Outbreaks of cholera and diarrhea expected to increase in summer • Measles threatening to become the number one killer of small children • Polio virus incidents increasing due to low vaccination coverage • Violence against children, 159 killed in 2011
Additional challenges • Half the population without access to affordable, safe water. • Risk of diseases because of poor hygiene practices • 300,000 children without access to quality education, 902 schools damaged or closed in 12 Governorates • Girls’ school participation further reduced, high dropout rates • Children recruited to support military goals, others trafficked • Crisis has mainly affected rural children, female-headed households, IDPs and returnees
Shelter needs • Majority of IDPs living in informal settlements that do not meet adequate living conditions, little or no privacy in informal settlements • 69 out of 135 schools in Aden serving as temporary emergency shelter for 20,000 IDPs • Thousands managing with plastic sheeting and make- shift accommodation, lacking sufficient mattresses and blankets in harsh weather conditions.
Protection needs • Protection space more limited. The lack of necessary documentation results in limited access to basic needs and services • Women and children increasingly exposed to violence,exploitation and neglect • Lack of basic services such as electricity further exposes women, children and youth to exploitation
Asylum seekers • Continuing influx of refugees and asylum seekers from Horn of Africa, 103,000new arrivals during 2011. • February 2012, an estimated 12,500 new arrivals (Ethiopians and Somalis). • 16,000 Ethiopian migrants registered at the departure center in Haradh in 2011.
Humanitarian Outreach • Humanitarian community providing assistance in nearly all conflict areas (UN, INGOs and NGOs). • 60 international organizations, broad partnerships with local NGOs
Response • Ongoing activities across the country, US$254 million received but requirements now up to about US$590 million for 11 clusters • Partnerships with local organizations increased two-fold since November 2011 • Abyan response plan formulated, critically important components include shelter, education, and protection • Agencies working with Government on mine clearance in areas like Doafas, Zinjibar and Jaar • Initiatives to address the issue of girls and women exposed to additional vulnerabilities including gender-based violence
Conclusion • Increasing Humanitarian Needs in Yemen • Broad range of support required, rapid interventions most critical • Need support for increased cluster requirements: WASH up by 95 percent, Early Recovery - 87 percent, Education – 105 percent, Food – 45 percent • Food, nutrition, health, water and sanitation, shelter, education, protection critically important • Should address requirements of general vulnerable population as well as IDPs refugees, migrants and food insecure populations
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