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HIGHLIGHTS
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USG announces nearly $87 million in humanitarian funding for Yemen
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Conflict displaces more than 94,400 people from and within Al Hudaydah and Ta’izz governorates
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WFP vessel carrying 30,000 MT of wheat arrives in Aden
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Vaccination campaign against diphtheria targets nearly 2.7 million children
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
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On April 3, the UN and governments of Sweden and Switzerland hosted a high-level pledging conference in Geneva, Switzerland, where donors pledged $2 billion toward critical response operations in Yemen. The U.S. Government (USG) announced approximately $87 million in FY 2018 humanitarian funding for Yemen. The funding includes approximately $71.4 million from USAID/FFP, $13.9 million from State/PRM, and $1.4 million from USAID/OFDA, bringing total USG humanitarian assistance for Yemen to more than $854 million since FY 2017. The funding supports UN agencies and non-governmental organizations to provide food, shelter, protection, and emergency assistance, as well as health and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to prevent and treat infectious disease outbreaks.
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Since December 2017, ground fighting between forces loyal to the Republic of Yemen Government (RoYG) and armed opposition groups displaced more than 94,400 people from and within Al Hudaydah and Ta’izz, the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter clusters report. 4 Humanitarian agencies, including USG partners, are providing emergency assistance for affected populations.
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On March 19, a UN World Food Program (WFP)-chartered vessel carrying 30,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. in-kind wheat grain—sufficient to feed nearly 2.7 million people for one month—arrived at southern Yemen’s Aden Port.
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From March 10–16, the Sana’a-based Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) and the UN conducted a vaccination campaign targeting 2.7 million children ages six weeks to 15 years of age for the prevention of five infectious diseases, including diphtheria, across 11 governorates.