Highlights
On 29 August, the Ministry of Education launched the National Certification Exams targeting 600,000 children in grades 9 and 12. Due to insecurity, only 15 of the country’s 22 Governorates could hold the exams.
During the past week, fighting in Taiz city and surrounding areas intensified. Water, sanitation and health services in the city have collapsed, depriving over 300,000 people of access to basic services.
The number of closed Outpatient Therapeutic Care Centres (OTPs) has increased to 192 from last week’s report of 142. The additional 50 sites closed due to insecurity and relocation of personnel to safer locations.
During the reporting period, as part of the ongoing national immunization campaign, UNICEF provided micronutrient supplements to 433,017 children under 5.
During the reporting period, 18,054 children (8,074 girls and 9,980 boys) from conflict-affected populations received psychosocial support (PSS) via community and mobile based Child Friendly Spaces (CSF) and activities.