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Shortages in fuel critically impact the functionality of health facilities in Yemen

      Health facilities are reported damaged. The lack of fuel is hindering public services and the private sector. Water processing plants which supply residences with drinking water in Sana’a City have closed, operations at financial institutions and public transport have been reduced. Some bakeries in the city have closed because of the lack of fuel and shortage of wheat flour. The lack of security in the affected areas has led to limited access basic supplies and services.  Humanitarian space and secure access to conduct needs assessments and provide medical support has shrunk since commencement of bombing. Shortages in fuel have a critical impact on the functionality of health facilities and the vaccine cold chain in vaccination activities. Insecurity has led to warehousing and logistic constraints. Additionally, the electricity supply remains intermittent and generators running the health facilities run for few hours only (when fuel is available).

 

Telecomunication is about to shutdown in Yemen

 

     Widespread Internet and phone disruptions have been reported in several governorates, mostly due to lack of fuel and electricity. On 25 April, the Yemen Public Telecommunications Corporation warned that unless the fuel crisis is resolved, telecommunication services (mobile phones, internet, and land lines) will shut down within a week. The disruption in communication is hampering information flow on humanitarian needs and operations as escalation of conflict continues.

 

Violence continued in different parts of Yemen

 Widespread violence has continued in Aden City.  Houses were reportedly set on fire, while casualties and corpses lying in the street remained uncollected. Gaps in health services continued to grow with delivery of services coming to a standstill at the main hospital, Al Jumhouria, following occupation by militants. The second facility (22 May Hospital) is unable to absorb the additional caseload, the local water and sanitation comapny has reported that it is unable to operate due to heavy shelling in Al Barzakh and Al Karae area, where tanks supplying water to seven of Aden’s eight districts are located. The latest stats on the number of casualties in Yemen from the 19^th of March to the 4 of May are 1439 dead and 5951 injured. On 30 April, coalition airstrikes hit residential areas in Sana, killing 13 people including ten women and two children. 50 people were wounded, while shelling and street fighting in Taiz city continued, while clashes in Mareb is still intense.  Haradh, the main public hospital, which offers services to more than 150,000 people in Hajjah governorate, is almost deserted by staff and patients following an attack on the town on 24 April. Many people have fled the town in cars and trucks, heading south to Abs District and Al Hudaydah City. MSF reported that at least 11 people have been killed and 67 injured since 21 April during constant airstrikes and shelling in the area of Haradh.

International NGOs continue evaluating humanitarian situation in Yemen

 UNICEF reported on the 24^thof April that 64 children have been killed by aerial bombardments, by unexploded ordnance and mines, 19 by gunshots, three by shelling and three by unverified causes related to the conflict. In the north of the country, 71 children have been killed, while 44 have been killed in the south. UNICEF also confirms that during the same time period, at least 140 children have been recruited by armed groups, while 23 hospitals were attacked and 30 schools were damaged or occupied by parties to the conflict.
 On the 29th of April MSF announced that it directly treated 1,200 people wounded by the violence in Yemen since 19 March, at its projects in Aden, Al-Dhale, Amran and Hajjah governorates. Since the conflict started, MSF has also donated more than 100 ton of medical supplies to hospitals in Sana’a, Aden, Saadah, and Lahj governorates. ICRC reported that shipment of medical supplies was prevented to reach Mareb governorate on the 29^th of April, and announced a pledge to all parties to allow the support. On 28 April, an airstrike hit the runway at Sana’a International Airport and an aircraft belonging to a private transport company was damaged. The runway is not usable at present and may take a few days to repair. This may affect plans to deliver humanitarian assistance through the airport. Airstrikes were also reported at the Al Hudaydah airport and other targets in Sa’ada
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Data compiled by OCHA as of 28 April shows that the number of people displaced by the escalating conflict in the 19 governorates has increased significantly. Humanitarian partners had estimated that at least 150,000 people were displaced as of 17 April but that number has now more than doubled. Available data shows that governorates with the highest numbers of those displaced include Hajjah, Al Dhale’e and Abyan. The overall market information for March/April 2015 by WFP revealed that availability and supply of essential food and non-food commodities including fuel have been seriously disrupted by the ongoing war in Yemen. Retail prices of wheat have increased by more than 40 percent across most of the markets. As a result, the total food insecure population in the country is now estimated to be around 12 million and feared to grow further as the war continues.   
The government of Yemen reported as having food stock in the country enough for six months which is not fully supplied to the market due to the continued war which restricted movements. The commercial imports have been severely disrupted by the ongoing conflict, while Yemen used to import an average 350,000 MT food every month on commercial basis. Availability and supply of food commodities have been extremely hampered by the ongoing war and most of the markets in the affected 19 governorates are totally incapable of providing the necessary supplies.

The total number of people from Yemen who have arrived in Somalia since the conflict

escalated, is over 3,410 as of 30 April 2015. Data compiled by UN agencies shows that

Somaliland has registered 1,125 arrivals and Puntland 2,285. So far, 57 per cent of the arrivals are migrants, and the remainder refugees. In Djibouti, over 8,900 migrants have been registered. Most arrivals in Djibouti (4,700) are third country nationals   

Reports/ Articles:

 

1The following table summarizes resulted casualties:

Deaths and injures from 19th of    Marto 4th of May 2015
	Death	Injuries
Total	1439	5951
Women	40	107
Children	71	189

Areas of conflict and ongoing humanitarian activities

Source: OCHA, partners, media

 Current food insecurity situation and conflicts in Yemen

 Source: WFP CFSS 2014and adjusted to current estimates, WFP Security Daily Reports, OCHA Daily Flash Updates, and Various news and assessment reports, as of 15 April 2015.

National average nominal wholesale prices of wheat grain and wheat flour in Yemen (YR/50kg)

Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade of Yemen, WFP Sub-Offices, and assessments made by various NGOs working on the ground.

Yemen Crisis : YEMEN Children by UNICEF

Reports/ Articles: 

http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/yemen,

http://www.unocha.org/yemen

http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-escalating-conflict-flash-update-24-4-may-2015

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_81680.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfYSWTS2stw&app=desktop

http://www.mediafire.com/view/p05l1m6l5q6xknr/BCS-April-E.pdf

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32622406

http://www.msf.org/article/yemen-population-flees-haradh-latest-attacks-leave-11-dead-and-67-wounded

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2015/05/08/405125442/in-hard-to-flee-yemen-those-escaping-are-not-typical-refugees

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32654346

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/05/04/u-s-saudis-can-use-cluster-bombs-in-yemen-but-only-if-theyre-extra-careful/?utm_content=buffera427e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-yemen-security-truce-idUSKBN0NS1CX20150507

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/yemen_81783.html

http://m.hrw.org/news/2015/05/07/yemen-pro-houthi-forces-attack-detain-civilians

http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/04/29/european-union-must-help-rescue-yemen/i85x

Conflict in Yemen is taking an extremely significant toll on civilians

Around 1080 people were killed and 4352 injured from 19 March to 20 April 2015, including a large number of civilians; 18 out of 22 governorates are now affected by the conflict. Most of the roads connecting Sana’a to the governorates of Aden, Taiz, Al-Dha’ale, and Lahj are becoming gradually inaccessible, thus making the delivery of life-saving medicines a serious challenge. On 20 April, an explosion took place in the area of Attan-south of Sana’a city, causing large-scale damage to residential areas. This explosion caused the death of 39 people and injured 547 people.

Since the beginning of the crisis, more than 400 registered refugees and an estimated 2700 unregistered migrants are currently hosted in Djibouti. IOM reported that total arrivals from Yemen to the Horn of Africa, including to Djibouti, Somaliland and Puntland, have increased by 8,344 people this week. This brings the total since conflict escalated in mid-March to an estimated 10,263 people. Over 60 per cent are third country nationals who need assistance to return home. The Norwegian Refugee Council estimates that over 10,000 families are newly displaced by escalating conflict in Hajjah, Al Hudaydah and Abyan governorates. Around 3,500 of these families are living in open spaces or in tents and other improvised shelters. Many lost all their belongings. In total, at least 150,000 people are estimated to have been displaced across Yemen since March 2015. Al Dhale’e is becoming the “forgotten governorate” of the conflict. An estimated 9,000 households have been left with no assistance to date. The main hospital (Al Nasr Hospital) has no electricity and fuel. Health units have only basic medical supplies; food is scarce, and water, electricity and telecommunication networks are not disabled or challenged. OCHA continues to work with local partners to try to find alternative routes to deliver food assistance, as access from Aden is difficult. Possible alternatives include delivering assistance via Dhammar-Ibb into Al Dhale’e.