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2. Background The Republic of Yemen is situated in the strategic further South-Western tip of the Arabian Peninsula and is inhabited by approximately 24 million people. It is considered the poorest country in the region and faces major development and economic challenges due to the accumulation of armed conflict, political and civil unrest, dwindling resources including water and food, and food insecurity. All these factors affect the wellbeing and health of the people and particularly those in disaster and conflict prone areas. In March, 2013, a national dialogue started with great momentum and support from international community which represented a nationwide reconciliation platform to reach a common understanding between all communities of Yemen population on all critical issues facing the country. The outcomes of this National Dialogue Conference (NDC), which continued for six month, are expected to be announced by the end of October 2013. Great expectations are linked to this NDC as it will shape the future of the country based on political and economic adjustments which might entail rearrangement of administrative divisions. These measures will also have an impact on humanitarian and development interventions. Population of Yemen: 23,852,409 [fertility rate of 4.21% (WHO) The programme will be implemented throughout Yemen. Focus will be on areas with very high poverty levels and consequently access or availability of basic services including health; WATSAN/hygiene, nutrition, protection etc. require critical interventions. Efforts will also be taken to target the specific needs of Returnees & IDPs. In addition, high-risk areas prone to man-made disasters will also be targeted. See country map & Table below for a summary of overall humanitarian needs YEMEN: HUMANITARIAN DASHBOARD (OCHA - As of 27 Aug 2013) 13.1 M AFFECTED POPULATION 10.5 M FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE 1M OVERALL ACUTE MALNUTRITION 255,000 SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION CASES 6.4M WITHOUT HEALTH SERVICES 7.1 M IN CRITICAL WATER SITUATION 306,027 INTERNALLY DISPLACED 232,931 RETURNEES 2.1. Initial assessment In 2013, the United Nations classified the situation in Yemen “one of the world‘s major humanitarian crises, with more than half of the population affected and a third targeted for humanitarian aid due to its high vulnerability to natural and human-made disasters”. 1 According to the 2013 UNDP Human Development category, Yemen is positioned at 160 out of 187 countries. 2 Thirteen million people do not have access to safe water and sanitation, 10.5 million are food insecure, over 300,000 are internally displaced.90, 000 children do not have access to education. 1 OCHA Yemen, July 2013 2
Children are a particularly vulnerable. According to the UNFPA 2010 estimates, almost 48% of the population is comprised of children under the age of 8. Almost 1 million Yemeni girls and boys under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition, of which more than 255,000 have life-threatening severe acute malnutrition. 3 Apart from disease, children continue to be subjected to and/or exposed to violence in their homes & communities. In a recent article, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator commented on the particular vulnerability of children stating that “Women and girls are exposed to gender-based violence, and children are being recruited by armed groups.” 4 Yemen continues to rank last among 135 countries for women’s progress in the economy, education, health, and politics, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2012 Global Gender Gap Report. The total adult literacy rate in Yemen is 55%, yet the disparity between males & females is staggering, with women’s literacy rate at 30% compared to men at 70%. 5 Problems faced by the rural poor caused by an inter-related chain of inadequate and inaccessible health services, safe water and education is compounded by poor overall livelihood and health conditions and the on-going conflict in Yemen. 2.2. Situation analysis The Yemen Red Crescent Society (YRCS) was established in 1970 and was recognized as a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in 1982. It currently has its headquarters in the capital Sana’a, and a network of 19 branches throughout Yemen with 11,000 volunteers, 3500 members and over 300 employees. YRCS Governance is composed of a President, Secretary General, General Assembly and a board. YRCS has recently updated its statutes in accordance with minimum standards of the IFRC. With its partners, the YRCS is currently implementing programmes throughout Yemen and providing services to alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable. The YRCS priority areas are health, WatSan, disaster preparedness/risk reduction and Disaster Management and poverty alleviation. YRCS works closely with Movement partners in Yemen, including IFRC, ICRC, Danish RC, Norwegian RC, Swedish RC, French RC, German RC and United Arab Emirates RC & Saudi Red Crescent. YRCS has cooperation agreements with governmental entities including the Ministry of Water and Environment, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, National Disaster Management Unit, Civil Defence General Directorate, Ministry of interior, the Directorate of Environmental Emergencies and Disasters. The IFRC Delegation in Yemen is located in the Yemen Red Crescent Society (YRCS) HQ in Sana’a. The delegation consists of six staff: two delegates (country representative + support delegate) & four local staff (Finance Manager, Finance/Admin Officer, Reporting/Admin Coordinator and Driver/General Service). IFRC has a status agreement in the country and has integration agreements with participating NSs of Denmark, Germany and Norway. The IFRC is providing support to YRCS in Health and Care (H/C) with focus on community based health, Organizational Development/Capacity Building (OD/CB) and Disaster Management (DM) including disaster response and preparedness capacity enhancement. The support is designed to strengthen the YRCS in terms of strategic, organizational and technical capabilities. Currently, the main donors of the IFRC in Yemen are Norwegian RC, Danish RC, Saudi Red Crescent and DFID. The IFRC plays a key role in supporting coordination and exchanging of information among partners to ensure synchronized support to the YRCS. 2.3. Problem analysis The Development Operational Plan for 2014 will be a continuation of previous year’s efforts to build the capacity of Yemen Red Crescent (YRCS) to efficiently perform its mandate in providing services to the most vulnerable as an auxiliary to the public authorities. The role of YRCS is becoming more important as a national key player in providing humanitarian assistance due to on-going civil unrest and frequent natural 2 UNDP, Human Development Report 2013 3 Ibid 4 UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, May 2013 5 World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap 2012 3
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