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Yemen: Humanitarian Dashboard (October 2014*) ) SUMMARY

The Humanitarian Dashboard measures progress against top-level humanitarian objectives, as defined in the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP). It briefly summarizes changes in major humanitarian needs, response and other key indicators. As of 1 October, more than 3.6 million people had been assisted out of the 7.6 million vulnerable people targeted in the YHRP. In September, emergency response activities revolved around providing assistance to conflict-affected people in Al Jawf, where a ceasefire was agreed on 18 September. Emergency assistance, mainly in health, was also needed during several days (18-21 September) of conflict in Sana’a.

KEY FIGURES People targeted for assistance1

Registered IDPs2

7.6 million

334,037

Food Security3

10.6 million people food insecure

30 September 2014

(total population: 25 M)

In Thousands

500 400 300 200 100

People targeted

New arrivals (refugees and migrants)2

30 September 2014 12768 10483

No. of returnees per governorate

8356 8706 5431

Jul-14

Sep-14

May-14

Jan-14

Sa'ada 68,591

children under 5 acutely malnourished

170,000

Abyan 138,635

children with severe acute malnutrition

811 0

Jan

Feb

Mar Apr

Jun

May

20-30% 50% 40.1 - 50% 30.1 - 40%

Nutrition4

215,381

30 September 2014 (Monthly new arrivals)

Mar-14

Returnees2

61,224**

1906

Nov-13

Jul-13

557,922 - 942,962

Sep-13

Mar-13

240,001 - 557,921

May-13

% of food-insecure people (2014)

23,888 - 130,000 130,001 - 240,000

Aug

Jul

Sep

FUNDING: 2014 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN

52%

596 million Requirements by Cluster (million $) Food Security and Agriculture

85.0

Nutrition

70.6

Health

44.9

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

34.2

Protection (GBV&Child Prot.)

30.8

Early Recovery

27.7

Shelter/CCCM/NFI

27.6

Education

15.2

Coordination & Support Services

52%

10

20

30

Unmet

million $

122.0

12.8

72.2

38.8

31.9

16.8

28.1

19.3

14.9

37% 56% 43%

13.3

32%

8.9

10% 19% 71% 43% 40

RECEIVED (US$) (as of 05 November 2014)

130.1

55%

2.2 0

met million

15%

5.2

Logistics Cluster not yet specified NS

Per cent funded by Cluster

252.2

Multi-Sector: Refugees/Migrants

309 million

FUNDED (as of 05 November 2014)

REQUESTED (US$)

17.5 18.7

0

20

40

60

80

100

United States

77.07

European Commission

34.69

United Kingdom

33.03

Germany

32.05

Japan Various (details not provided) Carry-over (donors not specified) CERF Sweden

26.50 26.01 15.63 13.90 12.99

Canada Allocation of unearmarked funds by UN agencies Switzerland

11.57 7.75 5.49

Netherlands

3.51 2.90

2.7

24.8

Denmark

2.8

12.4

Australia 1.85

3.7

1.5

0.9

1.3

Korea, Republic of 0.90 France 0.41

58.4

-58.4

50

n/a

Contributions (million $)

Finland 2.05 Norway 1.48

Luxembourg 0.34 Saudi Arabia 0.29 0

Creation date: 27 October 2014 Feedback: [email protected] https://yemen.humanitarianresponse.org www.reliefweb.int *Funding section reflects 27 October, all other sections 1 October. **Year to date Sources: 1. YHRP 2014, 2. UNHCR, 3. WFP, 4.UNICEF

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10

15

20

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30

Yemen: Humanitarian Dashboard (as of October 2014***)

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

1 Provide effective and timely life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people in Yemen 2 Assist and protect people affected by crisis, including refugees and migrants, as well as

returning Yemenis 3 Strengthen the capacity of national actors to plan for and respond to humanitarian emergencies 4 With development partners, including the Government of Yemen, address the underlying causes of vulnerability to reduce the need for continued humanitarian assistance and increase resilience 5 Ensure meaningful participation and equitable access to services, resources, and protection measures for women, girls, boys, and men

FOOD SECURITY

9.9 million people in need

37%

reached / in need

3,638,916 people reached

69%

reached / targeted

The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster aims to provide food and livelihood support to highly food-insecure people, including people affected by conﬂict.

Needs

● 1,200 IDP households in Al Jawf and 300 IDP households in Marib Governorate required immediate food assistance due to the recent conflict.

5.3M

Response

● Humanitarian access in conflict-affected areas is difficult. In September, one partner distributed food to 1,200 IDP households in Al Hazm, Al Khalaq, Al Matun, Al Maslob, Az Zahir and Al Gayl Districts in Al Jawf Governorate. In Marib, partners distributed food to 300 IDP households.

people targeted For more information, contact: [email protected]

NUTRITION

1.8 million people in need reached / in need

45%

reached / targeted

811,352

917,873

people reached

88%

people targeted

The Nutrition Cluster aims to improve access to high-quality, life-saving nutrition services for acutely malnourished girls and boys under the age of 5 and for pregnant and lactating women.

Needs

● Over 170,000 severely acutely malnourished children under 5 are in need of medical and nutritional treatment. ● Recent nutrition surveys identified critical levels of acute malnutrition among children (>15% GAM) in Al Hudaydah Governorate and in the lowlands of Hajjah and Taizz Governorates.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

Response

● In September, 33,167 people were enrolled in malnutrition treatment programmes. This includes 22,800 children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition enrolled in supplementary feeding programmes (SFP); 7,934 severely acutely malnourished children enrolled in outpatient therapeutic programmes; 3,000 pregnant and lactating women enrolled in SFP. ● In addition, 44,700 children aged 6-24 months, at risk of acute malnutrition, were admitted to blanket supplementary feeding programmes (BSFP).

WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)


9%

reached / in need


87%

reached / targeted

1.3M

people targeted

The WASH Cluster ensures that vulnerable people, including IDPs and host communities affected by conflict and natural disasters, receive life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene assistance.

Needs

Response

● Conflict-affected communities in Amran Governorate required WASH assistance to recover from the conflict of June-August 2014.

● Partners reached 6,465 conflict-affected people (host community and war-affected) in Amran Governorate with hygiene promotion and hygiene kits in September.

● An estimated 1,500 families (10,500 people) require immediate WASH assistance in Al Jawf ● In September, 145 IDPs (35 families) in Al Hamidat district of Al Jawf received hygiene (1,200 families) and Marib (300 families) promotion training. Governorates. For more information, contact: [email protected]

Creation date: 27 October 2014 Feedback: [email protected] https://yemen.humanitarianresponse.org ***Data in cluster charts reflect 2014 year-to-date estimates; cluster narrative text reflect priority activities in September only.

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Yemen: Humanitarian Dashboard (as of October 2014***) HEALTH


34%

reached / in need


64%

reached / targeted

4.4M

people targeted

The Health Cluster is targeting 4.4 million of the most vulnerable people for improved health care, with a focus on life-saving services and durable solutions in conflict-affected areas.

Needs

● 546 casualties were reported in Sana’a (97 deaths and 449 injured) during the recent conflict. It is difficult to distinguish between civilians and combatant casualities. Hospitals were overburdened with the high numbers of injured and dead bodies. ● Vulnerable IDPs, foreign migrants and Yemeni returnees in Haradh District, Sana’a, Aden, Abyan, Al Jawf, Amran, Al Dhale’e and Sa’ada Governorates continue to require basic healthcare.

Response

● In September, Cluster partners supported the main hospitals in Sana’a receiving casualities through provision of life-saving medicines and supplies including blood bags, ambulances, trauma kits, referral and corpse management. ● The Cluster and government partners continued to provide basic primary health care, including reproductive health, immunization, disease surveillance/response and mental health care in September.


MULTI-SECTOR: REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

795,000 people in need

41%

reached / in need

322,532 people reached

91%

reached / targeted

353,000

Multi-Sector Cluster support seeks to reduce suffering, mortality and morbidity among vulnerable migrant women, men, girls and boys, as well as refugees and asylum-seekers.

Needs

Response

● In September, 31,446 Yemeni migrants arrived at the Al Tuwal border crossing in need of protection, psycho-social and medical support.

● Over 27,815 Yemeni migrants received food and water upon reaching Al Tuwal border crossing in September.

● 12,768 foreign migrants and asylum seekers reached Yemen in September 2014 and required humanitarian assistance.

● 2,190 vulnerable foreign migrants received multi-sector humanitarian assistance in September along the west coast (between Hajjah and Aden Governorates) and major inland transit areas (Aden, Sana'a, and Haradh).

people targeted


PROTECTION

5 million people in need

13%

reached / in need

647,553 people eached

32%

reached / targeted

2M

people targeted

SHELTER/CCCM/NFI

571,963 people in need reached / in need

25%

reached / targeted

142,583

264,040

people reached

54%

The Protection Cluster facilitates a more predictable, accountable and effective response by humanitarian, human rights and development actors to protection concerns.

Needs

● A protection assessment in three conflict-affected districts of Amran reported 85 per cent of adults and 82 per cent of children are in need of psycho-social and legal support, including counseling and psycho-therapy. ● Monitoring, documenting and reporting of human rights violations are needed, as well as protection and human rights awareness-raising activities among conflict-affected persons in Amran Governorate. For more information, contact: [email protected]

Response

● In September, 67 awareness-raising programmes on protection, gender-based violence, child protection and mine risk education were held in six governorates. In Amran, four programmes took place in September. ● 577 people received protection services, including social and psycho-social counselling, legal support, referral and other services in five governorates, including 208 people in Sana’a City and Amran Governorate in September.

Cluster partners aim to provide emergency shelter and non-food items for newly displaced people and to support feasible, locally adapted solutions for long-term displaced and returnees.

Needs

Response

● An estimated 1,500 displaced families (10,500 people) in Al Jawf and Marib Governorates require essential non-food items, including cooking supplies and clothing.

● In September, 3,368 families received non-food items in three governorates including 1,303 families in Al Jawf Governorate. 97 families have received emergency shelter assistance in Sa’ada Governorate.

people targeted

For more information, contact: [email protected] Creation date: 27 October 2014 Feedback: [email protected] https://yemen.humanitarianresponse.org ***Data in cluster charts reflect 2014 year-to-date estimates; cluster narrative text reflect priority activities in September only

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Yemen: Humanitarian Dashboard (as of October 2014***) EARLY RECOVERY*

973,555 people in need

26%

reached / in need


26%

reached / targeted

15%

reached / in need


Needs

Response

● Landmines are one of the main obstacles to IDP return to their areas of origins after displacement.

● From January to August 2014, 792,016 sqm of marked minefields have been cleared in Taizz, Abyan, Lahj, Sana’a, Sa’ada, Amran and Ibb Governorates.

● Conflict resolution and social cohesion are the main entry points for resilience building in conflict-affected communities.

971,655 people targeted

EDUCATION

1.3 million

Early Recovery Cluster partners support local actors and vulnerable individuals to manage conflict-sensitive humanitarian programmes, and to diversify or establish livelihoods strategies.

people in need

34%

reached / targeted

584,000


The Education Cluster aims to ensure all those affected by humanitarian crisis have equitable access to education in a safe and protective environment.

Needs

● The Education Cluster has identified 51 schools in Sana’a that were affected by the recent conflict, including 10 that were occupied by armed groups. ● A UNICEF Education-Child Protection joint mission identified 47 schools in Sana’a City as potentially contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXOs).

people targeted


LOGISTICS

1,000 people in need (42 agencies)

52%

reached / in need

520

people reached

52%

reached / targeted

1,000

people targeted

● Two new community-identified conflict resolution projects started in Abyan Governorate in August.

Response

● In September, UNICEF and the Ministry of Education advocated that armed groups vacate schools. UNICEF provided 50 schools with small grants for rehabilitation to prepare for reopening. ● UNICEF Education and Child Protection sections coordinated with Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre to screen all affected schools for potential unexploded ordnance. 20 schools had been screened by 30 September, of which none were found to have UXOs.

The Logistics Cluster facilitates efficient coordination, information sharing and emergency response in support of fuel, storage and air transport needs of the humanitarian community.

Needs

Response

● Storage and distribution of fuel is needed to to deliver relief assistance at the right time to the right place for humanitarian operations.

● 40,445 litres of fuel were provided to 35 humanitarian partners in September.

● Logistics coordination is needed to ensure predictable, timely and efficient emergency response to ensure continuity of humanitarian assistance.

● Two flights were organized in September between Sana’a and Sa’ada Governorates, transporting 10 humanitarian workers.


Creation date: 27 October 2014 Feedback: [email protected] https://yemen.humanitarianresponse.org ***Data in cluster charts reflect 2014 year-to-date estimates; cluster narrative texts reflects priority activities of September only

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