Link: Yemen Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #7 Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

Recent changes in Saudi foreign workers legislation and their resumption of fencing the 1,800 km border with Yemen have exacerbated the situation of an already overflowing population of destitute migrants stranded in Haradh, at the border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Concurrently, the Yemeni military authorities have resumed raids on smugglers’ camps in Haradh and elsewhere; as of 8 April, hundreds of abused and hungry migrants have been released from the hands of smugglers and are now in urgent need of shelter, food, water and health care.

Link: Yemen Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

The Republic of Yemen faces a continuing humanitarian crisis following internal conflict and political instability, a breakdown of social services, the impact of high food and fuel prices, and rising poverty. Volatility in the Horn of Africa continues to add to Yemen’s complex humanitarian crisis, with 236,000 registered refugees currently in Yemen. Many refugees arrive with the expectation of passing through Yemen to the neighbouring oil-rich states. While the most vulnerable are accommodated in the isolated Kharaz refugee camp, many choose to settle in Yemen’s urban centres

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

• On January 22, the U.N. formally launched the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) for 2013. The YHRP appeals for approximately $716 million to finance 190 projects through 89 implementing organizations—a funding increase of 22 percent from the 2012 appeal, which requested $585 million. Approximately 50 percent of the 2013 YHRP requests comprise activities that address food insecurity, the U.N. reports.

Link: Yemen Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

LA COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE,

vu le traité sur le fonctionnement de l’Union européenne,

vu le règlement (CE) nº 1257/96 du Conseil du 20 juin 1996 concernant l’aide humanitaire (ci-après dénommé «règlement concernant l’aide humanitaire») et notamment son article 2, en particulier le point c), son article 4 et son article 15, paragraphes 2 et 3,