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Yemen: Al Hudaydah Update Situation Report No. 9 – Reporting Period: 14 – 24 July 2018
This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by the OCHA Yemen office. The next report will be issued when additional information on the emergency becomes available.
I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY…
Yemen: CCCM Factsheet – June 2018
RECENT SITUATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
On the 13th June, an offensive started along the red sea coast to take over Al Hudaydah Port by the Government of Yemen backed by the SLC (Saudi Led coalition) leading thousands of families to leave…
WFP Yemen Country Brief, June 2018
In numbers
99,000 mt of life-saving in-kind food commodities distributed in June 2018
USD 65 m six-months Net Funding Requirements (August 2018 – January 2019)
7.6 m people assisted in June
Operational Context
Yemen is…
WHO airlifts 168 tonnes of life-saving medicines and medical supplies to Yemen
20 July 2018— Seven WHO-chartered aircraft have landed in Sana’a Airport this week, while between 30 to 50 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies reach Aden regularly by a UN ship run by the World Food Programme (WFP). In total this week…
Port of Hodeida Remains Lifeline for Millions of Yemenis on Brink of Famine
Lisa Schlein
GENEVA — UN agencies are extremely worried that the upsurge in fighting in Yemen's Hodeida Governorate could result in the closure of the port. This, they warn would be catastrophic for millions of starving people.
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IOM Delivers Food, Tents and Medical Assistance to Thousands of Newly Displaced Yemenis
Al Hudaydah – IOM, the UN Migration Agency staff in Yemen are delivering assistance to thousands of people displaced by heavy fighting around the strategic port city of Al Hudaydah this week.
“We and our partners are working in a…
Update on the situation in Hodeidah, Yemen, 20 July 2018
Quote from Ali Al Hajori, in Hajjah:
"Conditions here are becoming worse. People aren't only arriving from Hodeidah now, but from areas in the north too. They come in the heat and dust with everything they can carry, but it usually isn't…
Q&A: Yemen’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Demands Action
For years, Yemen has been devastated by an armed conflict between Houthis and forces loyal to the Hadi government. A coalition led by Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is supporting forces loyal to the government. Recently, Open…
Humanitarians help to keep millions of people alive in Yemen
The UN’s humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, thanks donors for their support for life-saving humanitarian aid operations in Yemen, while asserting that only a political solution can end the suffering.
By Mark Lowcock
More than three…
Yemen close to famine after port offensive, aid groups warn
By Heba Kanso
BEIRUT, July 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Yemen is close to famine after a 25-percent increase in levels of severe hunger this year and an offensive on the main port city of Hodeida, a lifeline for millions,…