Yemen – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018

HIGHLIGHTS

• Conflict in Al Hudaydah Governorate displaces more than 121,000 people

• Relief agencies assist more than 80,000 Al Hudaydah IDPs

• Airstrikes result in civilian deaths, damage humanitarian facilities in Hajjah, Sa’dah, and Sana’a

• 2018 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan more than 60 percent funded as of July 13

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

• Conflict continues between Yemeni forces backed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)-led Coalition and Al Houthi opposition forces in Al Hudaydah Governorate, although major military operations near Al Hudaydah city diminished in late June.
Insecurity displaced more than 121,000 people between June 1 and July 4, according to the UN.

• Although Yemen’s Red Sea ports of Al Hudaydah and Al Saleef remained open for commercial and humanitarian imports as of July 11, any significant, prolonged disruptions to port operations would likely result in Famine—IPC 5—levels of acute food insecurity within three to four months, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) reports.4

• Fighting in Al Hudaydah city has disrupted electricity and water supplies, raising concerns regarding safe drinking water availability and a potential cholera resurgence in the city.
Conflict has also prompted several health facilities in Al Hudaydah Governorate to suspend operations.

• U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan and USAID Administrator Mark Green discussed the humanitarian impact of the fighting in and around Al Hudaydah city with non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives on June 22. The representatives emphasized that unhindered commercial and humanitarian imports through Al Hudaydah Port were crucial to preventing the further deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Yemen.