Humanitarian Snapshot YEMEN: (15 October 2015) Humanitarian Snapshot The humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating rapidly. The number of internally displaced people is on the rise, the food security situation is expected to worsen, the health system is failing and more children are at risk of death if they are not treated immediately. Humanitarian organisations have scaled up life-saving and urgent humanitarian response to people affected by conflict, despite an extremely challenging operating environment. Pre-crisis Crisis 1.3m children under age five moderately malnourished Pre-crisis Crisis 537,000 children under age five at risk of severe acute malnutrition Sources: UNHCR (Sept 2015); FEWSNET,IPC 2015, WFP 2015. * Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). In the last six months, nutrition partners have treated 97,000 children for severe acute malnutrition, and 65,000 for moderate acute malnutrition. However, treating malnutrition cannot be accomplished in isolation. All aggravating factors such as food insecurity, poor water and sanitation, and fragile health system, need to be addressed simultaneously. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 15 October 2015 Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/Yemen www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/yemen reliefweb.int/country/yem Sources: UNHCR (Sept 2015); FEWSNET, IPC 2015, WFP 2015, UNICEF (Sept. 2015). According to UNICEF, 537,000 children under age five are at risk of severe acute malnutrition – a threefold increase from 160,000 in March. Close to 1.3 million children under age five are moderately malnourished compared to 690,000 prior to the crisis. The alarming malnutrition levels around the country are aggravated by limited availability and lack of access to food due to blocked or damaged delivery routes and restrictions on food and fuel imports. 2.3 m people internally displaced 51% 1.2m 49% 1.1m Number of internally displaced people in areas classified as crisis and emergency (IPC* proj. October - December 2015) IPC Phase 4 - Emergency IPC Phase 3 - Crisis 163.1 50.7 40.7 59.2 28.4 91.5 14.19 Abyan Aden Taizz Ibb Raymah Lahj Shabwah Amanat Al Asimah Sa’ada Al Maharah Hadramaut Al Jawf Amran Marib Hajjah Al Mahwit Al Huday- dah Sana’a Dhamar Al Bayda Socotra 8.6 393.5 300.6 82.3 185.6 280.8 Al Dhale’e 33.9 37.9 106.9 67.2 120.2 36.8 67.9 Current number of displaced people (thousands) XXX IPC* classification phases IPC Phase 4 - Emergency IPC Phase 3 - Crisis IPC - Phase 2 - Stressed children under age five moderately malnourished before the crisis 690,000 children under age five severely malnourished before the crisis 160,000

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YEMEN: (12 October 2015) Humanitarian Snapshot YEMEN: (15 October 2015) Humanitarian Snapshot

The humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating rapidly. The number of internally displaced people is on the rise, the food security situation is expected to worsen, the health system is failing and more children are at risk of death if they are not treated immediately. Humanitarian organisations have scaled up life-saving and urgent humanitarian response to people affected by conflict, despite an extremely challenging operating environment.

Pre-crisis

Crisis

1.3mchildren under age five moderately malnourished

Pre-crisisCrisis537,000 children under age five at risk of severe acute malnutrition

Sources: UNHCR (Sept 2015); FEWSNET,IPC 2015, WFP 2015. * Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

In the last six months, nutrition partners have treated 97,000 children for severe acute malnutrition, and 65,000 for moderate acute malnutrition. However, treating malnutrition cannot be accomplished in isolation. All aggravating factors such as food insecurity, poor water and sanitation, and fragile health system, need to be addressed simultaneously.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.Creation date: 15 October 2015 Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/Yemen www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/yemen reliefweb.int/country/yemSources: UNHCR (Sept 2015); FEWSNET, IPC 2015, WFP 2015, UNICEF (Sept. 2015).

According to UNICEF, 537,000 children under age five are at risk of severe acute malnutrition – a threefold increase from 160,000 in March. Close to 1.3 million children under age five are moderately malnourished compared to 690,000 prior to the crisis. The alarming malnutrition levels around the country are aggravated by limited availability and lack of access to food due to blocked or damaged delivery routes and restrictions on food and fuel imports.

2.3 mpeople internally displaced

51%

1.2m

49%

1.1m Number of internally displaced people in areas classified as crisis and emergency (IPC* proj. October - December 2015)

IPC Phase 4 - Emergency

IPC Phase 3 - Crisis

163.1

50.7

40.7 59.2

28.4

91.5