Highlights*
Funds are urgently needed to scale-up humanitarian response in Yemen. To date, US$29.5 million has been received against the US$183 million appeal, leaving an 84% funding gap1 .
During the past week, UNICEF provided access to safe water which benefitted over 400,000 additional beneficiaries across eight districts in Aden. UNICEF also continued to provide support to local water corporations in Lahj, Dhamar, Al-Bayda, Amran, Sana’a, Hodeidah, and Sa’ada Governorates, to help provide a total of 2,765,900 people with access to safe water.
On 15 August, UNICEF supported the launch of the first vaccination campaign in the country this year for Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) and Measles Rubella (MR). Over 40,000 vaccinators and volunteers were mobilized at fixed and outreach sites to vaccinate 4,264,759 children under 5 for polio nationwide and 1,450,998 children between 6 months and 15 years with the MR vaccine in 49 highest risk districts.
Over the past week, UNICEF continued to support the Ministry of Education (MoE) to prepare for national exams and to re-open schools for the new school year. Safe exam centres in 14 governorates have been identified, and those centres considered with a high risk of UXO contamination have been marked and shared with relevant authorities for clearance.