OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Published purpose

March 2017 - Yemen has been suffering from a significant and prolonged humanitarian crisis, even before the escalation of the conflict in mid-March 2015. Humanitarian partners estimate that in 2017 there will be 18.8 million people in Yemen who need humanitarian assistance, including 10.3 million that require immediate life-saving assistance. More than three million people have been displaced and basic service provision is collapsing. According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, between seven million and ten million people in Yemen have no access to safe, sufficient and nutritious food. Malnutrition has soared by more than 60 percent since late 2015, and is affecting over three million people, including 460,000 severely malnourished children. Many health facilities have been destroyed and humanitarian access remains a significant challenge. With GAC’s support, the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund channels resources to humanitarian partners to respond to the critical needs of people affected by the devastating humanitarian crisis. Project activities include: (1) supporting life-saving activities by filling critical funding gaps; (2) promoting needs-based assistance in accordance with humanitarian principles; (3) strengthening coordination of humanitarian assistance; (4) improving the relevance and coherence of humanitarian response by strategically funding priorities as identified under the Humanitarian Response Plan; and (5) expanding the delivery of humanitarian assistance in hard-to-reach areas of the country by partnering with local and international non-governmental organizations.