WFP Yemen Situation Report #12, December 2020
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3.6 million people internally displaced
16.2 million people are food insecure (IPC 3+) According to the Jun-Dec Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) extension
Highlights
2,101 confirmed cumulative cases of COVID-19 were reported by the end of December.
WFP requires USD 430 million to continue operations unimpeded over the next six months (January 2021 – June 2021).
Situation Update (including security)
As of 31 December, WHO reported 2,101 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Yemen and 611 deaths. A total of 20 confirmed cases were reported throughout December.
The fuel crisis in areas under the Sana’a-based authorities resurfaced in December after it had seen a slight improvement in mid-November. A total of six commercial vessels carrying fuel berthed in Al Hodeidah port in December.
WFP Yemen Situation Report #11, November 2020
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3.6 million people internally displaced
20.1 million people are food insecure
Highlights
• WFP targeted 8.7 million Yemeni people with general food assistance under November distributions.
• The new countrywide Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) findings were released on 03 December which revealed that in the first half of 2021, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity is anticipated to reach 16.2 million people. Additionally, for the first time in two years, pockets of IPC 5 conditions are reported, with 47,000 people facing IPC 5 conditions.
Situation Update (including security)
• As of 30 November, WHO reported 2,078 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Yemen and 605 deaths. While the number of reported cases in the past two months showed a decline, indicators suggest that the virus is still spreading in the community. The COVID-19 response focused on tracking the impact of the vi
20.5 million people lack access to clean water and sanitation.
50% of health facilities are not fully functional.
53.2% of children have experienced stunted growth due to malnutrition.
Yemen tops the International Rescue Committee s annual Emergency Watchlist for the third year in a row: a consequence of over five years of war and severe underfunding that has pushed the country to new lows in 2020. Here s what you need to know about what is still the world’s largest humanitarian emergency.
In 2015 a Saudi and Emirati-led coalition intervened in Yemen to support the Internationally Recognized Government against the Ansar Allah movement. Five years later, the conflict remains intense and the humanitarian response is on the brink of collapse.