Highlights
IOM trucked 164,000L of water to various communities as well as health facilities in the districts of Crater, Ash Shaikh Othman, Khur Maksar and Attawahi, providing safe water to an estimated 11,270 individuals.
250 migrants that were evacuated on an IOM chartered boat from Al Hudaydah to Obock were accommodated and assisted at the Migrant Response Centre (MRC) in Obock.
A total of 2,383 individuals have benefitted from IOM’s health services in Somaliland, including 39 individuals who were referred to local hospitals.
Situation Overview
Coalition airstrikes continue to occur in Sa’ada, Marib, Hajjah, Al-Hudaydah and Abyan resulting in a further deterioration of the security situation in Yemen.
In Aden, the office of the ICRC was attacked on 24 August by armed gunmen which resulted in the theft of vehicles and equipment. As a result, ICRC has temporarily suspended its activities in Aden.
In Al Hudaydah, the port was inaccessible throughout the reporting period due to the security situation. This has resulted in a suspension of boat movements from the port with has affected evacuations as well as the transportation of humanitarian aid.
The need for life-saving medicines and medical supplies continues to rise throughout Yemen as close to half of the country’s health facilities have shut down leaving 15.2 million people in need of basic healthcare.
Access to basic services continue to deteriorate; more than 20.4 million people are in need of safe water (UNICEF, 18 August).