OCHA - Support to Yemen's Humanitarian Pooled Fund

Yemen is a large scale humanitarian crisis, with more than 80% of the population or 21.1 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance. Almost 13 million people are food-insecure and Yemen has one of the highest rates of child malnutrition in the world. In addition, about 20 million Yemenis have no access to improved water sources or to adequate sanitation facilities.

The humanitarian situation deteriorated dramatically with the Saudi Arabia led military intervention in Yemen against the Houthis which started on March 26 and is still ongoing. The destruction of vital infrastructure and the difficulties to bring supply goods and humanitarian aid into the country threatens directly or indirectly the lives of millions of Yemenis. By October 2015, more than 2.3 million people are internally displaced.

The overall goal of the YHPF is to enable the humanitarian community at the country level to deliver timely, coordinated, and principled assistance, to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity.

Yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance including Internally Displaced People (IDP's), refugees and migrants according to implementing partner’s assessments.

• Life-saving assistance to people affected by the conflict is provided.
• The protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel is ensured.
• Access for humanitarian goods and personnel into the country and to areas affected by conflict is enabled.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Mass casualty management and life-saving health care is provided.

Affected people have access to safe water through water trucks or tanks, improvement of non-conventional or non-primary water sources, treatment of water, and support to local water authorities to resume services.

Medical, material, financial, psychosocial and legal assistance provided to vulnerable groups, including IDPs, returnees, conflict-affected communities.

All relevant parties involved in negotiations that shall ensure access and safe passage for humanitarian goods and personnel into and within Yemen.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

As of October 2015, 1,769,539 beneficiaries were assisted through 69 projects across 8 Clusters and an amount of 37.3 million USD.

The reporting of the YHPF has considerably improved.

There are synergies with the INGO Forum project, as well as with other NGO- and multilateral projects, which SDC is funding bilaterally in Yemen.

Phase 6 01.11.2015 - 31.10.2016   (Completed)