Monthly Bulletin On the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen Issue 18th / From December 11th to December 31th 2017 Yemen: The Humanitarian Situation Issue 18th / From December 11th to December 31th 2017 Amount of humanitarian aid & Amount of humanitarian aid provided Progress commitment provided to Yemen by to Yemen by KSrelief since 2015 Saudi Arabia since 2015 •• The Supervisor General of KSrelief, Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, stressed during his recent visit to Moscow that all ports in Yemen are open to receive humanitarian aid and commercial goods, and that the ports of Al Hudaydah and Al Salif now receive all commercial vessels, fuel $8.35 $821 and humanitarian aid. •• The Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population announced Billion USD Million USD the distribution of medical aid for hospitals in the Usaylan and Bayhan districts of the Shabwah governorate, which were recently liberated from the control of Houthi militias. HE Advisor at Royal Court and Supervisor General of •• KSrelief distributed 12,500 food baskets for beneficiaries in the KSrelief Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah Ensures that districts of the Hajjah governorate in Yemen. The center has several projects in the Hajjah area, including programs to combat malnutrition in children, pregnant and lactating mothers, and a All Yemeni Ports are Open for Humanitarian and Relief Aid program to improve the clean water supply in the region. This food aid project is just one of KSrelief’s 175 programs in Yemen to and Commercial Shipments alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people during the ongoing conflict there. Yemen Humanitarian Appeal 2017 ( as of 31 Dec 2017 ) •• KSrelief recently distributed food baskets to the Al Mhabeb Camp in the Al Hazm District of the Al Jawf governorate in Yemen. This aid is being provided as part of a larger KSrelief project to distribute The total amount requested is $2.3 Billion a total of 49,000 food baskets to Ma’rib, Al Jawf, Al Beyda, and Hadramawt. Funded Not Funded 1.65 Billion 691.5 Million •• KSrelief recently distributed the first batch of 1,000 emergency 70.5 % 29.6 % food baskets to the neediest families in the districts of Usaylan and Beihan in the Shabwah governorate of Yemen. * In mid-August, the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2017 was revised to $2.3 billion from $2.1 *Amounts in US$ billion to include new funding requirements to respond to the cholera epidemic. The Most Important Events in the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen in 2017 The Crown Prince, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman issued a June Funding of Cholera Control directive to allocate USD 67,7 million for cholera control in Yemen King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre organized in Riyadh a High-Level Meeting to Enhance the Humanitarian Organization of Meetings October Response in Yemen Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Supervisor General of King Salman October Upcoming Forum Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre, HE Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah announced that the 1st Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum will be held on 26 - 27 February 2018. The cholera epidemic in Yemen has been contained following a spike Containment of Cholera in the number of reported cases November Medical aid provided by King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief December Medical Aid Centre to Yemen reached USD 90 million Relief aid provided by King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Relief Aid December Centre to Yemen in 2017 reached USD 239,838,207 Planning and Development| Research and Information Department Yemen: The Humanitarian Situation Issue 18th / From December 11th to December 31th 2017 Progress KSrelief Projects in Yemen Since 2015 ( as of 31 Dec 2017 ) •• 47 trucks carrying KSrelief food aid arrived to Taiz – part of a larger distribution project to provide 76,250 food baskets to Taiz districts. This project is only one of a total of 175 projects which have been 48 implemented by the center throughout Yemen to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people during the current crisis there. 69 •• KSrelief recently distributed food baskets to displaced persons in Sa’dah, and to inhabitants of the Al Rakza Camp in Ma’rib. KSrelief 12 is implementing a larger project to distribute a total of 49,000 food baskets in Ma’rib, Al Jawf, Al Beyda, and Sanaa to alleviate the 7 suffering of the people of Yemen during their current crisis. 10 •• KSrelief distributed 2,400 food baskets for the neediest families in Al Ma’afer District, Taiz Governorate – part of a larger initiative to distribute 76,250 food baskets throughout Taiz. 10 •• KSrelief recently provided 20 tons of medications and medical 4 supplies to the medical supply center at the Republic General Hospital in Aden. The delivery ceremony was attended by the Undersecretary of the Health Ministry, a Representative from KSrelief’s Office in 7 Aden, the Coordinator for the Supreme Commission for Relief in Yemen, and a number of media professionals. 3 •• KSrelief sponsored a recreational field trip for the child soldiers as 3 a part of the project implemented by KSrelief to rehabilitate them. The trip included a visit to Marib Land, where they enjoyed the various games available there. Providing the children with a change 1 of scenery helps to alleviate the psychological trauma they’ve suffered at the hands of the Houthi militias, curbing aggressive 1 behavior and allowing them to revisit the childhood atmosphere they’ve missed while under the control of the militias. KSrelief’s Contributions Through the UN Organizations and International Organizations in Yemen From May 2015 to Dec 2017 466632459 152344125 Total Local Organizations World Food Programme UNICEF World Health Organization * 36 High Commission for Refugees International Committee for Red Cross Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Food and Agriculture Organization tarian Affairs * 5 International Organization for Migration OCHA - Yemen Pooled Fund International Medical Corps United Nations Population Fund * A10 million joint-project implimented $821 in both Yemen and Somalia Million United Nations Development Programme International Federation of Red Cross and Red Office of the United Nations High Commissioner Amounts in US$ Crescent Societies for Human Rights Top 5 Humanitarian Aid Donor Countries to Yemen ( as of 31 Dec 2017 ) Funding from Donor Countries Per Implemented Project Sectors ( as of 31 Dec 2017 ) United States of America 36.2 % Food Security $ 663 Million 28.9 % Multisector Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 10.1 % Health $ 240 Million 5.6 % Nutrition 5.2 % Multiple Sectors United Arab Emirates 4.9 % Water, Sanitation and Hygiene $ 222 Million 3 % Coordination and Support Services Germany 2.3 % Protection $ 209 Million 1.9 % Education United Kingdom 1.9 % Shelter in Emergencies and Non-food Items Million $ 190 *Amounts in US$ Planning and Development| Research and Information Department .