Highlights:

• 1,036 of the most vulnerable and conflict affected children were given birth certificates during a rapid birth registration campaign in Aden Governorate, South Yemen.

• An additional 228 outpatient therapeutic care programmes (OTPs) have been opened so far in 2013 for the treatment of children with severe and moderate acute malnutrition, including 34 in Sa’ada, North Yemen.

• Over 22,675 people are being served by 7 new water pumping sets installed in Abyan and Lahj, South Yemen.

Highlights:

• 35,794 vulnerable displaced and conflict affected children (boys: 15,597, girls: 20,197) were provided psychosocial support in Abyan, Aden, Al Dhale'e and Lahj (South Yemen), Amran, Hajjah and Sa'ada (North), Amanat Al Asimah, Sana'a and Taiz Governorates (Central/West).

• The UNICEF WASH team is working with other cluster partners in preparedness for the upcoming World Water Day (March 22nd 2013).

Highlights:

-877 of the most vulnerable and conflict affected children (413 girls, 464 boys) received birth certificates during a rapid registration campaign in Aden Governorate, South Yemen.

-The nutrition sub cluster in Southern Yemen finalized the data collection phase of the ongoing SMART survey in Abyan during December. Data entry and analysis will begin in January 2013.

-86,000 bags have been distributed as part of the back to school campaign for Hodeidah, Al-Mahweet and Raymah Governorates, North Yemen.

Highlights:

• The President of Yemen issued a decree to end the use and recruitment of children by armed forces or groups in the wake of a recent visit by the Special Representative for Children Affected by Armed Conflict (SRSG CAAC). As a result, a structured disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme will be drawn up based on signed action plans with the listed entities under security council resolution 1612.

The project, supported by the government of the Netherlands, will focus on Hodeidah, Taiz and Ibb governorates, which have the highest levels of water scarcity and malnutrition

SANA’A/BRUSSELS, 19 November 2012 - The European Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) is increasing its funding to UNICEF to help combat child malnutrition in Yemen. UNICEF announced today that ECHO has donated a further €3.8 million for this nutrition project in Yemen, bringing the total ECHO contribution in 2012 to €7 million.

Highlights:

-The SMART nutrition survey was conducted in Aden, covering a sample size of 1,221 households. Preliminary analysis of under 5s revealed; a normal chronic malnutrition level of 16.7%, serious underweight ratio of 24.4% and critical acute malnutrition of 18.9%.

-UNICEF and the EU supported the “No Kids Behind Bars” campaign launch in partnership with civil society organizations.

08 August 2012. Next Report: September

Highlights

SMART nutrition survey in Lahj governorate (south Yemen) documents a global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate of 23% and a severe acute malnutrition (SAM) rate of 4.5% in the lowland ecological zone. In Rayma governorate (central Yemen), a SMART survey measures stunting prevalence at 71.4%, with severe stunting at 41.3%. These findings exceed WHO ‘critical’ levels.

Yemen a year after the civil unrest – deeper humanitarian crisis compounded by chronic underdevelopment; challenging political transition and volatile security affecting access; aggravated socio-economic situation manifested by a collapse of basic social services and rising cost of living leading to greater disparities and inequity, and shrinking community resilience.

Children continue to bear the brunt of the crisis. They constitute half of the population.