Highlights
· UNICEF is in urgent need of funding to scale-up its humanitarian response - to date, US$29.5 million has been received against the US$183 million appeal, leaving an 84% funding gap[1].
· UNICEF continues to have a strong operational presence in Sana’a and Hodeida and plans to further expand this field presence into other governorates, including Aden, Ibb/Ta’iz and Sa’ada over the coming weeks.
· This week, UNICEF provided fuel support to pump water in nine cities in the governorates of Sana’a, Hodeidah, Aden, Abyan, Amran, Hajjah, Al-Bayda, Dhamar and Sa’ada benefitting over 2 million. Additionally, 50,000 water purification tablets were distributed to displaced families in Hajjah benefitting over 7,700 people, and a total of 3,799 hygiene kits were distributed to displaced families in the governorates of Hajjah, Hodeidah, Marib, Amran, Sana’a and Al-Jawf benefitting over 26,500 people.
· During the reporting period, a total of 5,236 children (2,241 girls and 2,995 boys) from conflict affected and displaced communities in the governorates of Sa’ada, Abyan, Taiz, Ibb, Al-Amanah, Hodeidah and Amran received psychosocial support (PSS) via child friendly schools activities such as sports, art and recreation. To date, a total of 151,492 affected children have benefited from psychosocial support.
· During the reporting period, a total of 4,784 children under five were screened for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) via UNICEF-supported mobile health clinics in the governorates of Sana’a, Taiz and Hodeidah.