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IOM Yemen COVID-19 Response Update (23 August – 05 September 2020)
SITUATION OVERVIEW
1,993 Reported Cases
1,203 Reported Recovered
574 Reported Deaths
While official reports indicate that the number of reported COVID-19 cases is decreasing, there is limited available data to inform the epi…
Yemen Fact Sheet – UNHCR continues to adapt to challenges related to COVID-19, August 2020
COVID-19 and UNHCR
UNHCR continues to sensitise refugee, internally displaced Yemeni and host community families to better protect themselves against COVID-19.
A month before the first case was confirmed in Yemen in April, all UNHCR’s…
Yemen Food Security Outlook Update, August 2020
Fuel shortages ongoing in northern areas while Riyadh Agreement talks stall
Key Messages
Conflict across much of western Yemen continues to disrupt livelihoods, reduce access to income, and drive poor macroeconomic conditions.…
UNICEF Yemen Humanitarian Situation Report: 1 – 31 July 2020 [EN/AR]
Highlights
● Torrential rains and flooding hit Yemen, damaging infrastructure, destroying homes and shelters and causing deaths and injuries since the last week of July. By the first week of August, 160,216 people were affected by floods…
Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, 10 September 2020
IDP Response
In a recent country-wide survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of 16,500 IDPs, IDP returnees and host community families, 44 per cent reported challenges in accessing health services due to low income. Almost…
Yemen Fact Sheet: Cash assistance for IDPs in Yemen, August 2020
Cash in the time of COVID-19 and ongoing displacements
UNHCR implements the largest Cash-Based Interventions programme (CBI) for displaced families (IDPs) in Yemen. The country is now in its sixth year of conflict that continues to…
Yemen Fact Sheet – Emergency distributions in Yemen, August 2020
Emergency distribution on the onset of displacements and COVID-19
Nearly 5,500 houses have been destroyed by fighting in the past 12 months. There are now 43 frontlines across 11 out of 22 governorates in Yemen. More than 21,000 families…
Yemen Fact Sheet – Protecting displaced families in Yemen, August 2020
Protection in the time of COVID-19
As COVID-19 overwhelms the world including Yemen, displaced families continue to bear the brunt of the combined effects of the pandemic and the conflict. The impact of COVID-19 in Yemen is compounded by…
Yemen Fact Sheet – Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Yemen, August 2020
Refugee response during COVID-19
The 283,000 refugees and asylum-seekers estimated to be living in Yemen, mostly Somalis (90 per cent), are amongst the most vulnerable, especially in the context of COVID-19. Most refugees and…
Yemen: COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Monthly Report (August 2020) [EN/AR]
Situation Overview
In August, 230 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported, 73 deaths and 269 recoveries, bringing the total number of reported cases to 1,962 with 567 deaths and 1,133 recoveries. The numbers of reported cases show…