Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan - 2013

Sana’a, 20 October 2012

This session…

- 2012 in review- Achievements- Drivers of the Crisis- Needs Analysis- Planning Scenario- Strategic Objectives for 2013- Main Strategic Changes for Response

(then plenary review)

2012 in Review- Signing of the GCC agreement heralds new

opportunity for Yemen

- USD 7.9bn is now pledged for the transition...including humanitarian needs

- Stability has returned in some areas. And increased access (Abyan & Sa’ada) is allowing for recovery following conflict

- Conditions for durable solutions for IDPs are improving...numbers set to fall in 2013

YET...overall humanitarian needs have continued to increase rapidly:

- Food insecurity now affecting 10 million - 1 million are malnourished (comparable with the

Horn/Sahel)- Refugee and migrant flows at record highs- Preventable communicable diseases persist- Nature of conflict has shifted, new threats to

humanitarian community- Protection needs of civilians and children

remain high

Humanitarian action has increased substantially:

- International advocacy for humanitarian needs stepped up together with Government and regional partners

- Response plan doubled in size (USD 0.6 Bn)

- Funding received at USD 315 million (54%)

- YHRP now includes 190 projects (up 80% from a year ago) and will increase again next year

In Response...

- YHRP as a non-political strategy and coordination tool is working and new partners are joining

- Humanitarian action has broadened and became more inclusive (15+ new INGOs arrived from the middle east and further afield)

- OIC and GCC have opened offices

- 4x increase in partnerships

- Funding to local NGOs has increased...with more to be done

Achievements in 2012Strategic Objective 1 – needs are identified • MIRA established as an inter-cluster rapid assessment tool for sudden onset crises and rolled out in Abyan• Household-level food security survey completed• Coordinated assessment approach needed to improve quality and comparability of assessments• Common assessment platform for data sharing, consolidation and synthesis• System needed for inter-cluster monitoring of needs

Strategic Objective 2 – stabilise mortality rates•Increase of humanitarian response over last 3 years•Success in keeping rates stable•Improve advocacy through more comprehensive surveys and better figures in 2013

Strategic Objective 3 – preparedness • Contingency plan established with detailed analysis for the

north and the south• Increase of humanitarian response capacity in 2012

Strategic Objective 4 – protection • Monitoring increased but low level of protection• Protection of Civilians strategy for 2013

Strategic Objective 5 – resilience and recovery• Clusters included early recovery activities in 2012• More comprehensive approach in 2013

Strategic Objective 4 – protection • Monitoring increased but low level of protection• Protection of Civilians strategy for 2013

Strategic Objective 5 – resilience and recovery• Clusters included early recovery activities in 2012• More comprehensive approach in 2013

Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan – 2013

Drivers of the Crisis

1.Extreme poverty and volatile food and commodity prices

2.Low level of basic services

3.Political stability increased but localised conflicts continue

Needs Analysis Food insecurity: One quarter of the population, i.e. 5 million people severely food insecure, another 5 million at risk of slipping into same category (CFSS 2011/2012)

Malnutrition: One of the highest chronic malnutrition rates in the world - 60% of children under 5 stunted, almost 1 million children under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition.

Water: More than half of population no access to improved water sources and adequate sanitation (66% in rural areas and 28% in urban areas - 2012 Preliminary Rural water sector inventory survey)

Health: Malnutrition, the breakdown of health services, and poor water and sanitation increase the risk of life-threatening epidemics, e.g. 170 children have died from measles, could claim up to 5.000 lives if it remains unaddressed. Limited capacity of health care services, e.g. out of 49 health facilities in Abyan, 18 partially or fully damaged, 9 looted and 44 did not have essential drugs for minimum health care

Education: Estimated 902 schools in 12 governorates damaged as result of 2011 conflict - worst affected governorate, Sa’ada, with more than 200 schools destroyed or damaged and more than 170,000 children affected

Shelter/NFI: IDPs mostly hosted in inadequate shelter facilities including schools; limited access to shelter and NFIs increases vulnerability for violations of hr and IHL

Protection: IDPs and other vulnerable populations, e.g. women and children subject to violations of hr and IHL; absence of adequate frameworks for prevention and protection from hr and IHL, e.g. IDP policy

Refugees & Migrants: 229,622 refugees (August 2012) – conflict in Somalia; estimated number of migrants 95,000 end of 2013 – situation of extreme vulnerability – further increase in 2013, migrants expelled from KSA

Planning Scenario (highlights)- Positive political developments but overall humanitarian situation forecast to worsen in 2013.

- Multiple localised conflict continues in north and the south - displacement, unpredictable spikes in associated humanitarian needs and protection concerns.

- Cost of living: basic commodities and food, expected to increase again 2013 - reduce overall food security and increase malnutrition levels.

- Limited access and low level of basic services (education, social welfare, nutrition, water and sanitation, health) to continue.

- Regional dynamics outside of Yemen will continue to sustain high refugee and migrant flows into Yemen.

Strategic Objectives for 2013(1) Save lives & reduce the mortality rate of people in humanitarian need - food, nutrition, water and primary health;(2) Livelihood assets & social services - early recovery, capacity and resilience-building, emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction - conflict and non-conflict affected areas, including return of IDPs;(3) Protection: victims of human rights and humanitarian law violations – strengthen protective environment;(4) Reinforce focus of humanitarian action - joint prioritisation of clusters on assessments, programming and monitoring & advocacy

Main Changes in Response for 2013- Requirements for 2013 increased to approx USD XX million (XX%)

- Core focus on life-saving, BUT ALSO focus on sustainability of humanitarian action

- Includes scenario and objectives for 2014: to align with Govt two year transition plan and allow for multi-year funding

- Clear link to other transitional/development frameworks, particularly coordination structures and use of multi-donor funds (recovery/basic services)

- Cooperation with a broader range of actors including the GCC, OIC, Khalifa Foundation, Qatar Charity, regional Red Crescent Societies, Turkish INGOs and private sector

- ERF expanded to target underfunded sectors in the YHRP 2013, as well as new unforeseen crises

- Food security response broadened to include resilience and agriculture activities (conditional cash transfers, vouchers, seeds & tools, agri-livelihoods)

- Protection strategy to increase focus on advocacy and rule of law

- IDP policy

PLENARY

For discussion…

- Drivers of the Crisis- Needs Analysis- Planning Scenario- Strategic Objectives for 2013- Main Strategic Changes in Response