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IOM VISION
In 2023, IOM in Yemen will continue to respond to the severe and worsening humanitarian crisis through the provision of lifesaving multisectoral humanitarian assistance. In addition, IOM seeks to address the pre-existing drivers of fragility and improve access to durable assistance, both of which will reduce the reliance of populations of concern on humanitarian aid and support them in to transitioning from emergency to recovery conditions. In conjunction with a frontline response, IOM supports the restoration of household and public infrastructure to enhance communities’ self-sufficiency and promote local ownership of the communities’ recovery efforts.
CONTEXT ANALYSIS
The humanitarian situation in Yemen has led to considerable suffering across the country. According to the 2022 Yemen Humanitarian Needs Overview, an estimated 4.3 million IDPs, 300,000 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and millions of conflict-affected host community members are caught in the midst of an active armed conflict where the most basic resources are not available to ensure safety, dignity or protection. Fighting has exacerbated high-risk coping mechanisms, stalled development gains made in the years preceding and driven the country to the brink of famine. An estimated 81 per cent of Yemenis live below the poverty line which has increased competition over resources and diminished opportunities for sustainable gains in livelihoods. Seven years of conflict has also destroyed much of Yemen’s public health system: only 50 per cent of health facilities are operational, the majority of which operate at limited capacity as a result of damaged infrastructure and a lack of healthcare workers. Between July-September 2022, heavy seasonal rain, windstorms, landslides, and flooding across Yemen have resulted in significant damage to public infrastructure and deaths and injuries, impacting around 35,000 households or over 210,000 individuals. As of 2022, more than 23.4 million people in Yemen are estimated to need aid and this figure is expected to increase in 2023 (Yemen HNO 2022). Yet, as needs continue to rise, funding for the response has been on a worrying decline. Moreover, amid the ongoing conflict in Yemen, migrants travelling from the Horn of Africa through Yemen en route to Gulf countries are amongst the most marginalized, and vulnerable groups in Yemen and face considerable xenophobic, discriminatory and exploitative treatment, as well as deliberate targeting by parties to the conflict.