KEY DEVELOPMENTS
On May 16, U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed warned that Yemen’s long-standing humanitarian crisis threatens to undermine recent moves toward political stability. RC/HC Ahmed called for increased support for humanitarian organizations, which continue to scale up efforts to meet the needs of IDPs, host communities, returnees, and other displaced populations.
With nearly $4 million in USAID/OFDA assistance, Save the Children/U.S. (SC/US) continues to support the health and nutrition needs of affected populations in northern and southern Yemen, particularly those located in Al Hudaydah, Sa'dah, and Ta'izz governorates. Between April 1 and May 15, SC/US treated more than 12,000 individuals through 20 health facilities and reached nearly 160,000 people with training and community awareness activities, including messaging on malaria, diarrhea, and malnutrition prevention.
Since the launch of the 2013 YHRP, international donors have provided $219 million—or 31 percent of requested funding—toward activities outlined in the plan and have committed more than $270 million in total humanitarian assistance to Yemen as of June 6.