WFP continued to provide life saving nutrition support in Al Hudaydah City. In November, it provided 23.3 MT of Plumpy Nut and 5.73 MT of Wheat Soya Blend  ( WSB ) , enough for 7,735 children under 5 months and 956 pregnant and lactating women  ( PLW ) . All 25 health facilities in Al Hawk, Al Hali and Al districts provide Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programmes  ( TSFP )  for children under age 2, and 24 provided TSFP for PLW. Only one health facility in Al Hawk District has closed. WFP is in discussion with partners about expanding services in Al Hudaydah Governorate.


The cumulative suspected cholera cases reported since 27 April 2017 reached 1,059,970 with 2,258 associated deaths on 11 February. The five governorates with the highest cumulative attack rates per 10,000 remain Amran  ( 894 ) , Al Mahwit  ( 857 ) , Al Dhale'e  ( 644 ) , Hajjah  ( 520 )  and Sana'a  ( 515 ) . In the past three weeks, 123  ( out of 305 affected districts )  have not reported any cases. The trend at governorate level continues to decrease or is stable except in Aden.

Humanitarian conditions->Physical and mental well being


The Protection Cluster reports that the month January saw a steady decrease in civilian impact incidents in Sana'a Governorate. Four civilian impact incidents, an average of one per week, were reported. This is a significant drop from the rate of incidents in December.


Within the framework of the RRM, there were significant delays in the dispatch of kits due to deconfliction requests not being granted. All kits in stock have now been moved from the warehouse in Al Marawi'ah to the warehouse in Bajil and all dispatches will now be carried out from there. This should ensure a smooth rollout of dispatches as Bajil warehouse is further away from the frontline. For fuel deliveries in Al Hudaydah, the cluster has assessed the fuel needs of active organisations for the next six weeks and is taking the necessary steps to ensure delivery of diesel and petrol in the next few days.

Impact->Impact on systems, services and networks


WHO has provided the Central Public Health Laboratory in Al Hudaydah with essential reagents for the diagnosis of cholera and diphtheria. WHO also is supporting seven therapeutic feeding centers in the Al Hudaydah Governorate to treat children suffering from malnutrition. Al Thawrah hospital, the main hospital in Al Hudaydah, with a medical waste treatment unit, an oxygen station and a water well, producing 2.6 million litres of water monthly.

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Capacities & response->National response


WHO airlifted nearly 170 MT of medicines and medical supplies including antibiotics, cholera kits, interagency emergency health kits, and surgical kits to Sana'a International Airport in late July to support the ongoing scale up of health activities in Al Hudaydah Governorate.


IOM supported the NMCP to conduct onsite training on the National Anti Malarial Drug  ( AMDs )  Policy and Treatment Guidelines of severe Malaria cases. During the reporting week, 7 laboratory technicians were trained on microscopic diagnosis of malaria and 98 medical doctors and health workers have attended trainings in 5 hospitals in Raymah governorate.


To date, out of 8263 samples collected during 2018, 2178 cases have been confirmed as cholera positive by culture at the central public health laboratories in Al Hudaydah, Sana'a, Taizz, and Aden governorates. This reporting period, 29 stool samples from Amanat Al Asimah, Sanaa, Hajjah, Al Mahwit, Al Hudaydah, and Ibb tested positive.


According to news reports, factions and militias on both sides of the conflict have blocked food aid from reaching groups suspected of disloyalty, diverting it instead to front line combat units or selling it for a profit on the black market.

Humanitarian access->Relief to population


As of 29 November, the YHF has allocated over $188 million to 53 partners implementing 112 projects across Yemen. It has received over $168 million in contributions and pledges from 24 generous donors, making it the largest country based humanitarian fund managed by OCHA in the world.


The separatists aim to restore the independent state of Southern Yemen, which united with northern Yemen in 1990. They have fought alongside forces of the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour al Hadi, but rose up this week and seized control of Aden after Hadi refused to sack his prime minister.

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NRC's staff in Hodeidah are continuing to carry out our usual cholera prevention programs, focused on ensuring people have access to safe water and hygiene material.


Another distribution of NFIs completed through NMO  ( Nahdah Makers Organization )  for 2,996 families in different locations including IDP hosting sites such as Al Yabili, Al Gashah, Bani Jaber, Al Aqed, Al Mazare'a in Al Khawkhah district  ( AlHudaydah ) . NMO started the distribution of NFIs for 336 families in Qa'atabah districts  ( Al Dhala'a ) . Transfer of the cash assistance for rental subsidies completed by UNHCR through Al Amal Bank for 533 families: 122 in Aden, 4 in Al Hudaydah, 88 in Hadramaut, 174 in Lahj and 145 in Taizz.


ABYAN, Yemen, 15th July, 2018  ( WAM )     The Emirates Red Crescent has begun the distribution of food baskets in the areas and valleys surrounding the village of Khanfar in the Yemeni Governorate of Abyan, as part of efforts to meet the immediate needs of Yemenis and improve living conditions of people in liberated areas.


Some 232 households  ( estimated 1,392 individuals )  in Taizz were displaced to Al Mudhaffar, Dimnat Khadir, Al Qahirah, Salh and Hayfan district. An additional 111 households  ( estimated 666 individuals )  in Ibb were displaced to Far Al Udayn, As Sabrah, Al Dhihar, Al Mashannah, Jiblah, Hazm Al Udayn and As Sayyani district.


IOM is the co lead of the Task Force on Population Movements  ( TFPM )  and is responsible for assessing movements of various demographic groups across Yemen. IOM continues Area Assessment in nine Governorates and Migrants Flow Monitoring across Yemen. Assessment of returnee Yemenis from Saudi Arabia – conducted on a daily basis in the Hadramout Governorate – finding over 6,600 Yemenis returned from KSA in April 2018, with 61% returning without travel documents


Troop movements are coming closer to the sea port and the edges of the city but face resistance from the Houthis, who are reported to have deployed forces, and are using snipers as well as laying trenches and landmines to thwart the advance of the coalition.


In March 2018, a total of about 234,000 MT of food commodities was imported into Yemen  ( of which over 95 per cent is commercially imported ) . That amount together with the in country available stock has led to some improvement in the availability of food commodities in the markets and may likely to cover the national food requirement for up to three months from April 2018.


Long lines have been forming at fuel stations, with cars queueing down the street and people desperate to fill up with petrol. With limited fuel available even in the parallel markets, those who can afford to pay the hefty prices are stocking up in anticipation of a military escalation and protracted street war. Some traders are also reportedly hoarding fuel and pushing up prices, further reflecting that there is still profit to be made by those with few scruples.


The bombings comes after deadly clashes in Aden last month that saw southern separatists seize much of the strategic coastal city from the Saudi backed government.


Partners continued support to water and sanitation systems, with an estimated 1.9 million people reached in January and February. Fuel support to public water networks in key cities is further scaled up. Cholera response continued at large scale; around a million people were reached with safe water, chlorine tablets, hygiene kits or hygiene messages in January and February. Cholera preparedness is ongoing, and the cluster is mapping potential gaps in the preparedness capacity of partners ahead of a possible third cholera wave


A fresh wave of violence that's seen bombing escalate and deadly clashes erupt south of Hodeidah City is putting the lives of thousands of children in extreme danger, Save the Children is warning.


The Logistics Cluster supports an efficient logistics response through coordination and information management. The Logistics Cluster also facilitates access to common services for humanitarian organisations, which include: cargo transport from Djibouti to Sana'a by air, and to Aden and Al Hudaydah by sea; overland cargo transport and cargo storage across Yemen; fuel distribution in Sana'a, Al Hudaydah and Aden; sea passenger transport from Djibouti to Aden and Al Hudaydah. In addition, UNHAS connects Amman to Sana'a, and Djibouti to both Sana'a and Aden.


In Aden hub areas of coverage, some 738 IDP families have been displaced in the southern governorates of Yemen. Sub Na�onal Cluster Partners including INTERSOS, NMO, CSSW, Al Amal Associa�on, DRC and HYAC  ( Al Heikmah AlYemaniah Associa�on Charity )  have assessed newly displaced families in Aden, Lahj, south of AlHudaydah  ( Al Khawkhah and Hays )  and Abyan and prepara�on for the provision of assistance is underway. NMO  ( Nahdah Makers Organiza�on )  is also conduc�ng rapid CCCM site assessments in Aden. It was reported that the Governors of Al Hudaydah, Aden and Lahj decided to establish IDP hos�ng sites in Aden and Lahj governorates. One of the new planned sites is located in Al Rebat area, Tuban district  ( Lahj )  with the capacity to host 500 families and the authori�es are planning to relocate families who are currently hosted in schools and in open areas to this site. SNCC  ( Sub Na�onal Cluster Coordinator )  visited the site and clearly ar�culated to authori�es, the possible support that could be provided by the Cluster.


RIYADH, May 3, 2018 – The Houthi missile attack on Wednesday targeting the headquarters of the Centre for Rehabilitation of Children in Yemen was condemned by Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre  ( KSRelief ) .


Although there were no reports of casualty, the two Katyusha missiles that landed close to the child soldier rehabilitation centre, located in a residential area, caused fear and panic among residents of the neighbourhood as well as the inhabitants of the centre, who are being rehabilitated so they can be reintegrate with their families and into society at large.


A recent report has compared the decline of Aden with that of Marib in the east. Despite heavy fighting against the Houthis, argues author Muhammad Fadhl Murshid, Marib has begun to prosperbecause the governor has been able to create political stability without government interference or political rivals. In the 1990s, Marib was known as the “wild east' of Yemen, with armed militias terrorizing the population. But with the end of fighting in Aden in summer 2015, both al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State have turned their attention to government and southern targets


The distribution of the food aid came with the generous support of the people of Qatar to coincide with UN warnings of a devastating famine that Yemen could face soon Food baskets include flour, rice, sugar, cooking oil, powdered milk, dates, salt, cans of bean and other materials, and will cover the needs of beneficiary families for basic food items for one month.


According to the UN, 14 million people may now be on the brink of famine in Yemen. The food that is available has skyrocketed in price, and families have resorted to skipping meals or eating leaves to survive. Just in the last month, Mercy Corps teams in Yemen have reported that cases of acute malnutrition have doubled in certain areas.


Since the beginning of the year, humanitarian partners in government controlled Aden in the south of the country have expanded their operations to reach the increasing number of people displaced by the conflict in Al Hudaydah. Some 7,000 IDP households have been registered in Aden since 1 June 2018. Almost half of the displaced are in the district of Al Khawkhah, staying with host families as well as in one of four informal tented settlements set up with the assistance of the Emirates Red Crescent and the King Salman Relief Centre. An assessment of the IDP population in the district which aims to evaluate needs and improve cluster response is in preparation.


Nihm District in Sana'a Governorate experienced the most hostilities. According to the Protection Cluster, fighting continued in Radman Al Awad in northern Al Bayda Governorate, as well as Sirwah District in Marib Governorate. Twelve civilian casualties were reported, 11 of which resulted from a grenade incident in Sana'a city, killing one person. Airstrikes were reported in various locations including Harf Sufyan District in Amran Governorate, while armed clashes were reported in Al Malagim and Natj districts in Al Bayda Governorate.


DHALE, Yemen, 18th October, 2018  ( WAM )     The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has sent a relief convoy consisting of 1,500 food baskets and five tonnes of food supplements  ( replacement meals )  for children of the Al Azariq District in Dhale Governorate, Yemen.


A United Nations chartered aircraft has transported some fifty badly injured Yemenis from the capital Sana'a to hospitals in Muscat, the capital of Oman, for treatment, the UN envoy for the war torn country has announced.


Mark Lowcock of the UN this week warned: “We may now be approaching a tipping point beyond which it will be impossible to prevent massive loss of life as a result of widespread famine across the country.'


Authorities in the Houthi held Yemeni capital Sanaa are sterilizing water supplies at wells, distribution networks and houses to help stem the world's worst outbreak of cholera.


MSF strongly condemns the attacks on our compound and staff. Due to the severity of these attacks and the clear lack of safety for the team working there, the organisation has been forced to withdraw its staff from Ad Dhale and suspend its medical programmes until further notice.


A Saudi led coalition airstrike that killed at least 26 children and wounded at least 19 more in or near a school bus in the busy market of Dhahyan, in northernYemen, on August 9, 2018, is an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. Countries should immediately halt weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and support strengthening a United Nations independent inquiry into violations by all parties to Yemen's armed conflict.


Humanitarian partners are concerned about the safety of more than 4,000 civilians living near active frontlines in Al Hudaydah Governorate. Local partners report that families are currently sheltering around Hays, At Tuhayat and Al Garrahi Districts where sporadic armed clashes have continued. During the reporting period, fighting was also reported in Al Khawkhah District.


Yemen has historically been dependent on commercial imports of food, fuel and medicines. All ports must remain open to meet Yemen's import requirements. Hudaydah and Saleef are in geographic proximity to over 70 per cent of people in need of humanitarian assistance


A UAE de mining team at work in Yemen. Specialist UAE de mining teams have cleared more than 20,000 mines and explosives planted by Al Houthi militiamen over the past eight months across different parts of the Red Sea coast.


The World Health Organisation says a diphtheria outbreak in war torn Yemen has spread rapidly nationwide and infected more than 1,300 people.

Displacement->Type/numbers/movements
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The coalition said on Monday it would close all air, land and sea ports in Yemen to stem the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran.

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Displacement->Type/numbers/movements


Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in Yemen in the period between August to October this year, according to the UNHCR led Protection Cluster in Yemen. This means an average of 123 civilian deaths and injuries every week during this period.


Dozens of soldiers and civilians were also injured in the attack that battered the building and set fire to cars parked outside the camp in Aden's Al Mansoura district.


Islamic Relief has been working in partnership with Trocaire to provide cholera medicines, hygiene kits, and chlorine tablets to hospitals in Yemen.Yemen is still in a dire state.


Humanitarian partners are assisting some of the displaced in the areas covered by Al Hudaydah hub, but as shown in the map, a significant number of districts have high access constraints. Southern districts of Al Hudaydah Governorate and northern districts of Hajjah Governorate, where the conflict is most active, are among the hardest to reach.


An analysis by FAO shows that the cost of the minimum food basket for seven people per month rose to about 42,101 YER in the first week of October   a 25 per cent increase compared to the second week of September. Petrol increased by 23 per cent from September prices. Compared to the pre 2015 period, essential commodity prices have increased by 140 204 per cent and fuel by 280 357 per cent. Prices of locally produced commodities have also sharply increased.


Since the beginning of July, the WHO reports a significant increase of 115 lab confirmed cases of cholera. Though the vaccination campaign has officially ended, Jasarevic told VOA health workers are continuing to canvas the three districts to dispense the life saving oral vaccine to the population.

Humanitarian conditions
Capacities & response


On August 4, Yemeni national health authorities launched an oral cholera vaccination  ( OCV )  campaign that aims to reach more than 578,000 people in three priority districts across Al Hudaydah and Ibb governorates, according to WHO. Approximately 375,000 people across the three districts had received the vaccine as of August 7, the UN reports.


Dr. Abdul Wahab Zainah pointed out that since the inauguration of the project, NFDHR has been providing these facilities with large quantities of medicines on a regular basis and, as a result, providing patients this medicine free of charge. He pointed out that the three health centers in Kharf Directorate in Amran have provided services to 27,346 beneficiaries from different age groups during the same period, and the medical teams in the Siyani Directorate provided services to 25,493 beneficiaries. In addition, 18,746 people were provided with medical supplies in Bani Matar and 18,204 people in the Directorate of Mtoun in Al Jawf Governorate.


Last year 87,000 migrants went to Yemen, mainly ferried from Djibouti.


Focused psychosocial support services  ( PSS )  was provided to 253 children and their parents – including 99 girls, 139 boys, 14 women, and 1 man – through individual and group sessions conducted in Child Friendly Spaces  ( CFSs ) .

man boys girls women their children child individual


As of 13 July, humanitarian partners have verified 35,000 displaced households from Al Hudaydah governorate since the offensive officially began on 13 June. Humanitarian partners have also supported some 20,000 of these displaced families with rapid response assistance.


Al Hudaydah port and Saleef port, north of the city, remain open and operational. They are critical to the supply of food and other humanitarian assistance to the capital, Sana'a, and other regions in northern Yemen; most commercial food imports are shipped through the ports.


"We perceive the country to be sitting on a knife edge in terms of famine   it could tip at any time really," Suze van Meegen, spokeswoman for the Norwegian Refugee Council, told the Thomson Reuters foundation by phone from the capital, Sanaa.


NRC's teams in Hodeidah and Hajjah governorates are delivering cash and other basic supplies to people fleeing conflict affected areas, many of whom arrive with very little and use any remaining cash or food within days of arriving.


Human Rights Watch documented the full names, ages, and status of 34 people killed in the attack, including 3 teachers and 25 children who were on the bus, and a child, a teacher, and 2 other men in the market. In addition, witnesses identified 4 other adults in the market who were wounded, and 13 children on the bus and 6 children in the market who were wounded. The bus driver, who was in a store in the market, was not harmed.


The spread of diphtheria   which can be prevented by vaccine   compounds widespread hunger and one of the worst cholera outbreaks ever recorded, with more than 1 million cases and 2,227 deaths since April.


Following several days of clashes, a relative calm has returned to parts of Taizz City. Clashes continued in the northeastern part of the city and in Maqbanah District. In Ibb Governorate, armed clashes are reported in the old city area of Al Mashanah District and increased criminal activity is reported in other areas.


Cooking gas availability was a challenge in April, as the scarcity that began in February continued. Official stations were still not supplying the local market, causing prices to increase and to vary widely. In Sana'a and Dhamar, cooking gas even disappeared in the unofficial market, with supplies being delivered through community leaders at 3,000 YER per cylinder of 11 kg instead of the standard 18 20 kg.


A recent escalation of violence in Al Hudaydah has heightened fears of food shortages. The western port city serves as a lifeline for the import of food and emergency relief supplies.


Helle Thorning Schmidt continued: “Three years of war have created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and the tragedy of Yemen is that this crisis is entirely man made. Children's suffering is the direct result of the tactics and actions of all parties to the conflict, and it can end. We need to see an urgent stop to the fighting and a political solution to the conflict. We call on all parties to the conflict to engage in good faith with the UN Special Envoy, commit to a ceasefire and bring about a peaceful end to this war.


The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases reported since April 2011 has reached 1,087,495 with 2,272 associated deaths across the country. Some 17 Health Cluster partners are operating 141 Diarrheal Treatment Centres and 241 Oral Rehydration Corners. Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  campaigns are planned for early May with 1.3 million doses of OCV arriving late April. WHO recently warned that a new wave of cholera outbreak may happen in vulnerable districts in the southern governorates.


Our FSL team had launched the first distribution cycle of food assistance vouchers, reaching a total number of 3158 HHs, 22,106 beneficiaries disaggregated  ( 8842 men, 9196 women, 1990 boys, 2078 girls )  by utilizing the voucher modality for the most affected and vulnerable households in five sub districts  ( Sharqi Hamir, Bani Samie'a, Aleawadir, Bani Murir  ( Qubair ) , Hasiat Alhaij  ( Alsharqia )  ) , Shara'b Ar Rawnah district of Taizz governorate.


WASH cluster partners continued their support to water and sanitation systems, with an estimated 2.5 million people reached. Fuel support to public water networks in key cities was further scaled up. Cholera response continued at large scale; with around a million people reached with safe water, chlorine tablets, hygiene kits or hygiene messages during March and April.


More than 70 percent of the population had access to healthcare before 2015. Now, none of the country's major hospitals provide the same level of service as before.


They said the aircraft hit two cars transporting passengers and a truck on a main road south of the Saada provincial capital. They said 15 people died in the strike while several others were wounded.


The United Nations welcomed the generous pledge by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of $930 million in support of the 2018 YHRP, which represents almost one third of the $2.96 billion required under the YHRP.


ADEN  ( Reuters )    Three days of deadly clashes between southern Yemeni separatists and an internationally recognized government based in the port of Aden subsided on Wednesday after fighters handed back two military bases they had seized, residents said.


The WHO, a U.N. agency, has delivered antibiotics and vials of diphtheria antitoxin to affected areas and is helping establish treatment centers.


Attacks on hospitals and health facilities have increased by a third in the last year.


The old town contains about 6,000 buildings, almost all of which are beige colored, multi  storey, masonry structures with elaborate white gypsum friezes and embellishments as well as gypsum and stained glass windows. Another unique feature are a number of urban vegetable and fruit gardens whose vibrant green pleasantly off sets the towering masonry buildings.


To date, city development strategies  ( CDS )  have been initiated in four of Yemen's largest urban areas Sana'a, Aden, Hodeidah, and Mukalla.


Since 2000, with the issuance of the Local Authorities Law No. 4, Yemen has been pursuing an ambitious decentralization agenda. This agenda aims to delegate greater fiscal and administrative authority to local governments and to give communities public leaders, residents, and investors  more control over the economic and social development of their cities and towns.


Yemen has the highest rate of population increase in the Middle East and North Africa  ( MENA )  region, and the growth of the country's urban population far outstrips that of any other MENA country. Sana'a's population increase is by far the highest of any major Yemeni city. In 1977, Sana'a Municipality's population was a mere 162,000 persons representing just 3 per


The World Health Organization warned in October that about 10,000 new suspected cases of cholera were now being reported every week.


Close to 69 percent of the sites report water shortage and only about 58 percent of the sites have some sort of access to latrines and 59 percent to showers. Just under 8 percent of the sites reported having access to health services. As the displacement becomes more protracted target population groups including IDPs, Host communities and returnees are expected to increase and the needs to become more acute.


During the first 10 days of November, there was a marked increase in airstrikes, artillery fire and clashes in Al Hudaydah Governorate, especially around Al Hudaydah City. Hotspots included the airport area to the south of the city, and the areas around Kilo 10 and Kilo 16 to the east, the university and Al Thawrah Hospital towards the coast. Clashes were reported close to 90 Street and at the airport junction in the Alrabasa area to the northeast


Conflict in the country has its roots in 2011, but the situation escalated dramatically in 2015, when a Saudi led coalition was invited by the internationally recognized Government to intervene, uprooting millions and destroying civilian infrastructure across the country. “International humanitarian law has been flouted repeatedly,' Mr. Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.


UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today called for the urgent establishment of a ceasefire in Yemen and a lasting settlement to the conflict. She welcomed recent discussion of a halt to hostilities, and called on the United Nations Security Council, working with countries in the region, to find a negotiated end to the conflict and to uphold international laws on the protection of civilians. She appealed for greater understanding of refugee protection laws, and for all countries to play their part in alleviating the human suffering in Yemen.


FFP support also provides therapeutic nutritional products to the UN Children's Fund  ( UNICEF )  for the treatment of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Yemen. Additionally, FFP supports the UN Food and Agriculture Organization  ( FAO )  as the lead coordinating body for the cluster of international organizations responding to food insecurity in Yemen.


Following the escalation of violence in Al Hudaydah this June, IOM donated the first five ambulances to the Ministry of Health in Sana'a in July. Last week, another seven ambulances were provided to the Ministry in Sana'a, while seven ambulances are being handed over in Aden today  ( 09/10 ) .


In Kharaz camp, 91 percent of primary aged children are enrolled in camp schools. UNHCR is also currently in discussion with the Ministry of Education and governorate authorities with a view to integrating Kharaz schools into the national education system. Rehabilitation work has also taken place at Kharaz camp schools, with improvements being made to classrooms, washrooms, and shaded outdoor areas. Schools in Aden that host refugee students are also supported by UNHCR.


Targeting the civilian population and humanitarian actors is prohibited under international humanitarian law at all times and deprives the population of humanitarian assistance. MSF calls on all warring parties, armed groups and individuals to respect and ensure the protection of humanitarian and health workers in Yemen.


The devaluation of the currency and the general security situation have affected the nominal price of basic food commodities in Al Hudaydah. FAO reports that a price trend analysis of diesel and fuel in markets in Al Hudaydah Governorate indicate significant price increases. Diesel increased by 48 per cent and petrol by 42 per cent between August and the third week of September. The price of wheat grains has increased by 22 per cent while sugar has increased by 10 per cent across the governorate.


The recent escalation in hostilities in Al Hudaydah resulted in the displacement of 500 families. UNHCR observed displacement from villages in Ad Durayhimi District into Al Hudaydah city. On 16 September, UNHCR's partner JAAHD commenced a needs assessment of families displaced from Al Hudaydah to Asukhna, Bajel and Al Mansoria districts. Furthermore, in Ibb Governorate, UNHCR and its partner the Yemen Women's Union distributed core relief items  ( CRIs )  to some 450 displaced families from Al Hudaydah.


Since mid July the Yemeni rial has been more rapidly losing value. According to FAO FSTS, the overall average exchange rate of the Yemeni rial against the US dollar on the parallel markets  ( in Sana'a, Aden, Al Hudaydah, Taiz, Dhamar, Shabwa, Al Baidha, Hadrmout, Ad Dale, Abyan, Lahj, Ibb, and Hajjah )  in July was 496 YER/USD representing a 2 percent loss in value compared to June and about 131 percent loss compared to pre crisis February 2015. According to the WFP Market Watch Report, the national average daily exchange rate during the last week of July and beginning of August has further deteriorated to 550YER/USD. Yemen continues to print new notes despite the continuing depreciation of the Yemeni rial.


During the reporting period, heavy clashes have been reported in Ad Durayhimi District, south of Al Hudaydah City, with families fleeing to nearby areas or to neighbouring Al Mansuriyah District. Clashes were also reported in parts of At Tuhayat District, in the south of Al Hudaydah Governorate. Some civilians are reportedly trapped in areas where fighting is ongoing because they do not have the funds to travel, others remain because they fear further hardship in areas of displacement.


In July 2018, OCHA conducted focus group discussions in the humanitarian hubs with UN agencies, international NGOs and national NGOs to assess partners' perceptions of the humanitarian access situation across all 333 districts in Yemen. The results indicate that more than 1.4 million people in need of assistance live in districts with high access severity levels   200,000 more people than in February 2018.


NFI distributions were completed for 16,592 families in urgent need of essential household items. Emergency shelter assistance was provided for 1,519 families. Cash for rental subsidies was received by 4,851 families. Transitional shelters were provided to 500 families. The distributions and cash grants ensured that the families have sufficient individual, general household and shelter support to ensure their health, dignity, safety and well being.


Tens of civilians were killed in violence in several governorates during the reporting period. The most concerning incident occurred on 2 August when strikes were reported at a fish market and near Al Thawrah Hospital in Al Hudaydah City, killing civilians including women and children. As of 6 August, WHO reports that the latest casualty figures stand at 55 deaths and 130 injuries. Civilians and hospitals are protected under international humanitarian law. Several partners condemned the strikes and called on all parties to the conflict to respect the laws of war. “We've said this before and we are saying it again   parties to the conflict are obliged to do everything possible to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.


In Taizz and Ibb governorates, displacement from Al Hudaydah has reached over 4,300 households. During the reporting period, civilian casualties were reported in Sa'ada and Al Jawf governorates, especially in districts bordering Saudi Arabia, as airstrikes, shelling and fierce fighting continued. Casualties included a child and his mother in Sagayn District and another civilian in Shada'a District, Sa'ada Governorate. In Al Jawf, two civilians were reportedly killed by airstrikes in Bart Al Anan District. Armed clashes intensified in the northern and eastern parts of Taizz City, with residential neighbourhoods coming under indiscriminate shelling.

Displacement->Type/numbers/movements
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Since the beginning of Saudi Arabia's bombing campaign in support of Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in 2015, Houthi forces have consistently mounted counter attacks targeting border posts and cities along Saudi Arabia's southern border. Although many attacks are conducted by militias fighting guerilla style, there has recently been an increase in the number of missile and armed drone strike attempts targeting cities further north into Saudi territory, including in Riyadh. In addition to Saudi ground troops, soldiers combatting Houthi fighters and missile barrages reportedly include Salafist militiamen from the southern regions of Yemen and a number of other coalition troops, such as Sudanese soldiers and Green Berets from the US army.


En 7 estados se indicó que 30% o menos de la población vive en viviendas con materiales deficientes.

En la mayoría de los estados, las viviendas construidas con materiales deficientes se ubican en zonas rurales y asentamientos informales e improvisados en zonas urbanas.


 En un vuelo humanitario se entregaron 90 toneladas métricas de suministros médicos en la ciudad capital de Venezuela, Caracas, el 8 de abril para la OPS, UNICEF y otros organismos de la ONU. Los suministros incluían kits de higiene, equipos de protección personal, insumos para el tratamiento del agua y otros artículos esenciales para apoyar la respuesta ante la COVID 19. Se utilizaron fondos de USAID para apoyar una parte de los suministros de UNICEF.


yo tengo que estar cargando el agua más o menos a 6 cuadras',amplió que tiene que ir a otra comunidad donde los ciudadanos le proporcionan el agua. Por lo tanto la comunidad cuenta con 1 año que no recibe el suministro del servicio.


Vengo cada semana a buscar agua para poder surtir mi apartamento. Es un cargamento pesado porque no tengo otra opción, no puedo comprar agua en envases o en camiones como hace mucha gente. No tengo suficiente dinero".


Puerto La Cruz.– Los 21 municipios de Anzoátegui están padeciendo constantemente por la ausencia de agua, a los que los ha sometido Hidrocaribe, denunció el gobernador Antonio Barreto Sira, quien calificó como «alarmante» la situación en el suministro del vital líquido, al punto de que no se puede hablar de puntos críticos, sino que toda la entidad está sufriendo por las fallas recurrentes del servicio. «Me veo en la obligación de hacerles un llamado público a los encargados de la gerencia de la Hidrológica del Caribe, ante la permanente y ascendente crisis de los grifos secos que padecemos en esta región oriental', mencionó el mandatario regional. Recordó que en otras épocas las áreas críticas eran Píritu, Peñalver, Anaco, pero hoy, todos los municipios están afectados por la carencia del recurso «y uno se pregunta por qué Hidrocaribe no hace nada si conoce toda esta cruda realidad, por eso exhorto a quienes tienen poder de decisión en la hidrológica para que se aboquen de una vez a crear soluciones en el suministro, por cuanto se están violando los Derechos Humanos de la ciudadanía, debido a que en todos los Tratados Internacionales el acceso al agua es un derecho invulnerable y el Estado es el que debe garantizarlo».


La crisis no solo es en el este de la ciudad. Habitantes de La Pastora, municipio Libertador, manifestaron que pasan hasta cuatro días sin recibir agua. Otros recalcaron que este problema lo padecen desde hace mucho tiempo. Vecinos de La Vega se ven obligados a recurrir a llenaderos públicos, debido a que solo reciben el servicio una vez a la semana y con poca fuerza.


Por otra parte, el coordinador de Vialidad del municipio Bolívar, Anderson Rivera, hizo hincapié en que el terminal cuenta con las denominadas rutas alimentadoras, las cuales les facilitan a los usuarios ir desde el puerto terrestre hasta la redoma del cementerio, punto cercano al puente, y viceversa. Para ello, dijo, se cuenta con más de 15 unidades que trabajan todo el día


El Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria para Venezuela es impulsado por la ONU desde octubre de 2018, con el fin de dar asistencia a la población ante la incapacidad de cubrir sus necesidades básicas. Este programa se diseñó para ejecutarse entre julio y diciembre de 2019, con el objetivo de atender a 2,6 millones de personas, pero para ello eran necesarios 233 millones de dólares de los cuales solo se recaudó el 14%.


Crisis impact The deepening political and socio economic crisis in Venezuela has led to the collapse of services, deterioration of humanitarian conditions within the country, and one of the biggest mass displacements in the history of South America. Due to a significant drop in national oil production  ( 54% since 1998 ) , and international prices since 2016, Venezuela is estimated to have lost 18% of its GDP in 2018, and accumulated 159% of its GDP in public debt. Between 2014 and 2017, Venezuela had lost almost 39% of its economic activity per capita, and hyperinflation stood at 2,500,000% at the end of 2018. In addition, price increases reduce access to food, medicine, and other basic goods, while the general availability of food is hampered by import restrictions  ( El Nacional 04/10/2018, IMF 10/2018, FAO 16/01/2019, Harvard University 10/2018 ) . Presidential elections took place on 20 May 2018, four months before the scheduled date, with parts of the opposition boycotting the vote  ( NYT 01/03/2018 ) . With a 46% turnout according to the election board, Maduro was declared president with 67.7% of the vote. The opposition declared the turnout was in fact much lower, alleged further irregularities and did not recognise the results. Several countries indicated that they had not recognised the results, including the US and Latin American governments of the Lima group  ( BBC 21/05/2018, The Guardian 21/05/2018 ) . Protests in reaction to the socioeconomic situation persisted throughout the rest of 2018, while the opposition, despite experiencing strong internal divisions, intensified its calls for a transitional government. Neighbouring countries and international powers also called for a negotiated transition of power to find a way out of the crisis  ( Crisis Group 23/11/2018 ) 1.


Credible accounts of extrajudicial killings by government security forces have been reported. In impoverished areas where the population largely depends on state  sponsored social programmes, pro Maduro armed groups  ( colectivos )  are particularly active, using fear and repression as a strategy of social control. Poor areas in Caracas and all over the country register the highest number of victims killed in clashes with the authorities  ( Amnesty International 20/02/2019, The Guardian 22/06/2018, Caracas Chronicles 02/02/2018 ) . A panel of experts mandated by the Organisation of American States  ( OAS )  documented some 8,292 extrajudicial killings and 12,000 arbitrary detentions at the hands of the government since 2014  ( R2P 15/03/2019 ) . Between April and June 2017, crackdown on protests resulted in the death of over 100 people  ( R2P 15/03/2019 ) . In 2018, the Venezuelan Observatory on Social Conflict  ( Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social )  registered at least 12,715 protests  ( equivalent to 35 protests per day ) , a 30% increase from 2017  ( 9,787 protests )   ( Noticiero Digital 18/01/2019 ) .


Se precisa que más del 80% de los 4,5 millones de refugiados y migrantes venezolanos permanecen en la región, acogidos por otros países de América Latina y el Caribe


 El salario mínimo oficial fue aumentado por 7 vez en el año, representando esta última un aumento de 45%. Según el Centro de Documentación y Análisis para los Trabajadores  ( CENDA )   ( ** )  la tendencia de la relación entre el salario mínimo oficial y la canasta alimentaria básica normativa se comportó así al final del año.


Respuesta  En agosto de 2019, 5.279 niños y niñas de 6 a 59 meses y mujeres embarazadas y lactantes recibieron suplementación con micronutrientes en 12 estados  ( Anzoátegui, Apure, Bolívar, Distrito Capital, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Táchira, Yaracuy y Zulia ) .  Unos 827 niños y niñas menores de 5 años con desnutrición aguda moderada y severa, con y sin complicaciones, fueron admitidos y atendidos en los centros de salud apoyados por los socios del clúster.  Unos 7.991 niños y niñas menores de 5 años y mujeres embarazadas y lactantes beneficiaron del tratamiento para la desparasitación.  Unos 2.345 niños y niñas de 6 a 59 meses en riesgo de desnutrición aguda recibieron suplemento nutricional como medida de prevención, junto con consejería para los padres y las madres sobre la alimentación adecuada para sus bebés en los primeros 1.000 días de vida


El presidente de la Asociación Venezolana de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Mecánica y Profesiones Afines  ( Aviem ) , Winston Cabas, desmintió al régimen de Nicolás Maduro sobre el supuesto ataque ciberataque contra la hidroelectrica Guri, pues informó que el control automatizado de esta es analógico, por lo cual sería imposible un «ataque cibernético» desde el exterior.A pesar de que la dictadura se ha dedicado a señalar que el apagón nacional se dio por un supuesto sabotaje de la oposición venezolana con ayuda del gobierno estadounidense, la verdad es que especialistas han denunciado que la falla eléctrica y masiva que se dio en el país es consecuencia de la destrucción del sistema hidroeléctrico, la falta de inversión y la escasez de personal capacitado.


El Plan Agua Para Guarenas no solo se activará en tiempos de contingencia, sino que será una estrategia fija, que se fomentará en las comunidades que no cuentan con el servicio del agua potable.


Education Preparations for the back to school campaign scheduled for next September are ongoing and UNICEF will massively support this campaign and plans to assist 413,334 children from public and subsidized schools to go back to school. In this regard, UNICEF and its implementing partners trained 457 teachers in the states of Táchira, Bolívar, Zulia, Distrito Capital y Miranda, on the use of recreational kits and the promotion of safe learning spaces to increase children attendance and reduce drop  out. This preparatory activity of teachers in anticipation of the resumption of the school year will benefit 18,280 children. Likewise, a trainer of trainers  ( ToT )  activity on recreational kits, was carried out with the Ministry of Education  ( MoE ) , which included the participation of 24 directors, supervisors and coordinators. Trainees will subsequently organize workshops in public schools, reaching 2,500 teachers between September and October 2019.


Funding to maintain and expand the response is urgently needed, with UN agencies and NGOs reporting a limited amount of available resources.


WASH In August, UNICEF continued support to increase access to clean water in the most vulnerable communities in Venezuela. In partnership with the Sucre Municipal Water Institute  ( IMAS by its Spanish acronym ) , 108 chlorinated water trucks were delivered in Petare neighbourhood, in Miranda State, benefitting approximately 72,000 people in a month. Additionally, in Bolivar state, 11,500 people gained access to clean water in two hospitals through the distribution of water by 40 trucks.


Child Protection During the month of August, UNICEF continued strengthening support to Child Protect Councils in 32 prioritized municipalities reaching 98 counsellors with cash incentives in Zulia, Lara, Táchira, Apure and Bolivar states and providing specialized protection services and case management to 12,435 children.


La escasez de medicinas en Venezuela y el mínimo poder adquisitivo de muchas personas para poder comprar las que se consiguen en territorio nacional obliga a todos a buscarlas en Colombia. Algunas son más económicas y muchas de éstas son vendidas en las calles de Cúcuta y La Parada, por venezolanos quienes ofertan una variedad de pastillas al detal y a precios módicos. Otros han encontrado en su venta una manera de ganar dinero en el Táchira y otras regiones del país. Las compran en Cúcuta y/o La Parada, cruzan la frontera y las venden a los alrededores de los mercados municipales de San Cristóbal, centro de la ciudad, kioscos, bodegas, así como en muchos otros puntos del estado. Su comercialización se ha incrementado en los últimos meses. La venta no es a escondidas. Los vendedores ambulantes las ofrecen a plena voz en los mercados municipales de La Ermita, La Concordia, Dimo; en el centro de San Cristóbal están en manos de los comerciantes informales. Venden pastillas al detal de Acetaminofén, Ibuprofeno, Diclofenaco, Atamel, entre muchas otros.


Así mismo, dentro del estudio de este servicio, se evaluaron las formas de tratar el agua para elconsumo por parte de los ciudadanos, resultando que, el método más empleado en los centros urbanos analizados es el de hervir el agua, siendo los más altos índices de uso en Caracas con 48% y San Cristóbal con 43%, llamando la atención que en Valencia y Ciudad bolívar predomina la compra de agua embotellada con un 63% y 48%, de los encuestados respectivamente, lo que se puede traducir en poca confianza de los usuarios hacia el agua que reciben.


On September 25, Secretary Pompeo announced in New York nearly $119 million in additional humanitarian assistance to further demonstrate the United States' commitment and solidarity with the Venezuelan people and the region in response to the Maduro made Venezuela crisis. This amount includes nearly $36 million for life saving aid inside Venezuela. These funds will increase much needed assistance, not only in Venezuela, but in 16 countries across the region that continue to generously host the more than four million people forced to flee the former Maduro regime. U.S. assistance will consist of providing urgently needed medical and health support, water, food, and nutrition inside Venezuela, as well as providing food, shelter, water, medical assistance, mental health counseling, and legal assistance to Venezuelans forced to flee their country. This brings the United States' total commitment to $568 million since FY 2017, including over $472 million in life saving humanitarian aid inside Venezuela and for Venezuelans in the region, over $95 million in economic and development assistance, as well as the previous $20 million in humanitarian aid inside Venezuela pledged in January 2019.


Analizando la tendencia desde Enero 2018 para los 7 Estados reportados se observa que  ( Fig. 4 ) :  La proporción total de niños con desnutrición aguda global  ( GAM )  disminuyó 3.4 puntos porcentuales en el periodo reportado  ( Oct Dic 2018, registro de diciembre proyectado ) .  La disminución registrada en la proporción de niños con déficit nutricional es a expensas de las formas leves de desnutrición que fueron las que disminuyeron más intensamente. La proporción de niños afectados con desnutrición severa disminuyó, pero menos intensamente


Porlamar.  El deterioro del servicio del agua en la isla de Margarita va en aumento. Los habitantes dan cuenta que ya el ciclo está en 45 días sin suministro. Este lunes la comunidad de Genovés en Porlamar, municipio Mariño, salió a la calle y desde las 9 de la mañana mantuvieron cerrada la vía, exigiendo la presencia de alguna autoridad municipal o de representantes de Hidrocaribe, que les expliquen por qué cada vez son más largos los ciclos de distribución.


De acuerdo con cifras extraoficiales, para este período escolar de 2019 – 2020, la población escolar se ha reducido a menos de la mitad. Las razones principales de esta ausencia son la falta de alimentos, medicinas y el paupérrimo poder adquisitivo de los venezolanos.


Este domingo el presidente de la Sociedad Venezolana de Puericultura y Pediatría Huníades Urbina, informó que “Solo el 50 y 65 % de la población infantil esta vacunada


Además, la organización afirmó que en 14 de esos estados, la desnutrición infantil habría aumentado al menos 100 por ciento, especificando que un promedio de 15 por ciento de estos nin?os llegan con desnutrición aguda grave, con alto riesgo de enfermarse y posiblemente morir por el desabastecimiento de la red de salud que pueda atenderles.


Tras este reajuste, el tercero del año, el ingreso mínimo apenas alcanza para comprar unos cuatro kilos de carne de res, en un contexto de uso extendido del dólar por la devaluación de la moneda local.


En la generación de termo electricidad se consumieron 40 millones de barriles de diésel y fueloil y 4.436 millones de m3 de gas. Tanto el consumo de gas como el de derivados de petróleo en las centrales termoeléctricas se realiza bajo subsidios, a precios por debajo de los costos de producción: 0,15 Bs/m3  ( 0.02$/m3; Gaceta Oficial 38386 del 23/02/2006; Gaceta Oficial 38401 del 20/03/2006; tasa de cambo: 6,3 Bs/$ ) .


El 14 de octubre, el Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro incrementó el salario mínimo en 150.000 bolívares mensuales  ( 6,4 dólares, de acuerdo a la tasa oficial de 23.600 bolívares por dólar ) , y fijó el valor del bono de alimentación en otros 150.000 bolívares para un salario integral de 300.000 bolívares. Este es el tercer aumento que realiza el Gobierno en lo que va de 2019, los otros dos se fijaron en enero y abril


ESCASEZ DE ALIMENTOS Y ARTÍCULOS DE PRIMERA NECESIDAD Existe en Venezuela una severa escasez de artículos de primera necesidad, incluso de alimentos. Se torna cada vez más difícil para muchos venezolanos  sobre todo para las familias con menores ingresos o con ingresos medios que dependen de los bienes sujetos a los precios máximos jados por el gobierno  lograr una nutrición adecuada.


ESCASEZ DE MEDICAMENTOS E INSUMOS MÉDICOS El sistema de salud de Venezuela está inmerso en una escasez de medicamentos y otros insumos médicos básicos que generó un marcado deterioro de la calidad y la seguridad de la atención en los hospitales que fueron visitados por Human Rights Watch. Esta escasez se ha agravado desde 2014, según entrevistas con profesionales de atención de la salud y pacientes e información publicada por organizaciones profesionales, académicas y no gubernamentales.


Necesidades • Los servicios de electricidad y de agua presentan menos interrupciones en Distrito Capital, pero el suministro de electricidad y agua sigue siendo muy limitado en otros estados. El suministro de agua depende totalmente de las bombas, lo que significa que cuando falla la electricidad, el suministro de agua falla. Los problemas relacionados con el suministro de agua persisten, afectando a los más vulnerables en las comunidades y afectando otros servicios cruciales como la salud y la educación. • La población venezolana se concentra principalmente en áreas urbanas, y son estas áreas las que son propensas a la escasez debido al deterioro de las redes del sistema de agua y los cortes de energía regulares que afectan tanto a las plantas de tratamiento de agua como a las estaciones de bombeo. • El acceso al agua potable es el mayor reto, con muchas comunidades recibiendo agua menos de una vez cada ocho días, lo que afecta desproporcionadamente a las poblaciones más vulnerables como son los NNA, las mujeres embarazadas y lactantes, sin excluir a las personas adultas mayores. • La población meta del Plan de Respuesta Humanitario  ( HRP )  es de 1.713.318 personas para el acceso a productos de información básica de higiene y tratamiento de y conservación del agua en el hogar es de 3.496.388 personas, y la meta de instituciones  ( escuelas, estructuras de salud/nutrición )  con intervenciones WASH es de 3,719 instituciones.


Movimientos de retorno y migración Desde que los gobiernos de América Latina establecieron a mediados de marzo cuarentenas y otras medidas de control, lo que redujo gravemente las oportunidades de ganarse la vida de las personas que trabajan en el sector informal, miles de refugiados y migrantes venezolanos han regresado a su país.


1. Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs Ham Sang wook attended, as head of delegation of the government of the Republic of Korea, the International Donors Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in the Countries of the Region amid COVID 19, held in the form of video conference at 23:00, May 26   02:00, May 27  ( Korea Standard Time )


Crisis socioeconómica Venezuela se encuentra inmersa en una profunda crisis socioeconómica y ha estado en recesión por varios años. La economía del país depende en su mayoría de las ganancias por exportación de petróleo y, por lo tanto, del precio global del mismo  ( Al Jazeera 01/02/20219 ) . El sector petrolero de Venezuela ha sido desgastado por años de mala administración y bajas en la producción, a lo que se unen las sanciones impuestas por los Estados Unidos  ( BBC 13/01/2020 ) . La disminución de la demanda global de petróleo, debido a la crisis de COVID 19, está generando aún más reducciones en la producción. En Marzo de 2020, Venezuela produjo 670.000 barriles de petróleo al día, muy por debajo del promedio de 2 millones por día en 2015, y de los 920.000 por día en Noviembre de 2019, momento en el cual la producción había aumentado ligeramente durante el último cuarto de 2019


En Venezuela, la migración de los hombres en búsqueda de oportunidades de trabajo más lucrativas  ( y / o escapando de la alta probabilidad de ser encarcelados o puestos bajo arresto domiciliario debido al deterioro político ) , dejó a las mujeres solas en hogares mixtos, con mayores responsabilidades relativas a la generación de ingresos y a la de toma de decisiones, sumados a sus roles existentes como cuidadoras. Esto dio como resultado que la mayoría de las mujeres encuestadas  ( tanto en Venezuela como en los países de acogida )  se convirtieran en la cabeza de hogar y por lo tanto responsables como cuidadoras y proveedoras primarias de niños pequeños y otras personas dependientes. Si bien esto ha implicado que las mujeres asuman la toma de decisiones y el liderazgo en sus hogares, también conlleva mayores cargas de atención y de trabajo que, a su vez, aumentan su vulnerabilidad y la de sus dependientes.


En mis reuniones con funcionarios de alto nivel del Gobierno de Venezuela y miembros de la Asamblea Nacional, encontré una voluntad común de abordar la situación humanitaria. Sólo una solución política puede detener el sufrimiento en Venezuela


La población de San Antonio ha pasado de 66.000 a 113.000 personas en dos años debido a la migración interna, indicó el acalde, William Gómez. La de lomo taxista es una de las ocupaciones informales que han surgido conforme llega más gente del interior de Venezuela.


In Colombia, children of Venezuelan citizens born as of August 19, 2015 will be Colombian as per Decree 8470 of 2019. This will include more than 24,500 children born in Colombia over the last four years, as well as those born during the next two years.

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In mid May 2019, 24% of the people surveyed did not have access to drinking water since March 7th.


Desde haceocho meses los larenses cenan a laluz de las velas, ante la ausencia de electricidad en la entidad que se extiende, en algunas ocasiones, por más de10 horas.


La Cancillería colombiana informó que alrededor de un millón y medio de venezolanos se instalaron en el país en los últimos tres años.


Bogotá es el principal destino de la diáspora venezolana, sin embargo hay comunidades de migrantes en varias zonas cercanas a la frontera entre los dos países.


La difícil situación económica y la escasez de alimentos y medicinas son señaladas como las principales causas de la crisis migratoria


"La ciudad venezolana con problemas más graves es Maracaibo", le dice a BBC Mundo José María de Viana, un ingeniero civil que entre 1992 y 1999 fue presidente de Hidrocapital, la empresa hidrológica de Caracas.


En las zonas alrededor de Cúcuta operan organizaciones dedicadas al narcotráfico como Los Rastrojos y La Línea, a las que se señala de reclutar venezolanos para utilizarlos en las zonas de cultivo de coca


La falta de agua y otros suplementos básicos en Venezuela ha causado que los venezolanos salgan a las calles de Caracas a manifestar. Muchos denunciaron la escasez de agua limpia en el país el lunes 22 de abril de 2019, en conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Tierra.


Salud Venezuela: Escalamiento Humanitario de la ONU – Reporte de Situación | 3 • En respuesta a los apagones y los continuos cortes de electricidad, y en coordinación con el Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud  ( MPPS )  y las autoridades de salud estatales, UNICEF envió seis generadores, donados por el Programa Mundial de Alimentos  ( PMA ) , a hospitales priorizados en diferentes estados. Se estima que esto beneficiará a unas 24.000 personas. • UNICEF ha entregado 176.000 dosis de vacunas contra el sarampión, las paperas y la rubéola, 6,7 millones de dosis de vacunas contra la difteria para niños y niñas en su primer año de vida, y para impulsar la inmunización de los niños menores de cinco años. La agencia también ha proporcionado orientación técnica en la cadena de suministro y logística para la gestión segura de las vacunas con el fin de minimizar las posibles pérdidas. • Se espera que unas 90.000 personas se beneficien de los nueve kits de salud de emergencia  ( IEHK 2011 )  que se distribuyeron en hospitales de Caracas, Miranda, Bolívar, Táchira y Zulia. • La cobertura nacional de vacunación ha alcanzado cifras superiores al 95 por ciento, ayudando de esta manera a reducir el sarampión y la difteria. Actualmente, OPS/OMS cuenta con 33 consultores desplegados en todos los estados, que dirigen campañas de inmunización contra el sarampión y la difteria, supervisan el monitoreo rápido de la cobertura y fomentan la capacidad local mediante cursos de capacitación sobre prevención y detección. Adicionalmente, la OPS/OMS está apoyando frío. los productos biológicos y la cadena de frío • OPS y ONUSIDA de manera conjunta y en apoyo al MPPS, distribuyeron 1.6 millones de tabletas a las farmacias especializadas en VIH de los 24 estados del país. Con esto se espera iniciar o reactivar el tratamiento de al menos 30.000 personas viviendo con VIH en los próximos meses. Esta es una fase inicial que escalará en los meses sucesivos a mayores cantidades de distribución hasta satisfacer regularmente a unas 50.000 personas. Esta estrategia se apoya en la sociedad civil organizada, quienes realizan un activo trabajo de monitoreo y de reporte de las múltiples brechas que aún existen para que los medicamentos lleguen a todas las personas que los necesitan. • OPS/OMS ha distribuido 135,6 toneladas de medicamentos y suministros para asistencia de emergencia a poblaciones afectadas por brotes de enfermedades. La distribución de otras 89 toneladas de medicamentos y suministros se encuentra en marcha. • OPS/OMS está trabajando en el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los profesionales de la salud en todo el país. Se han realizado capacitaciones en seis estados  ( Sucre, Bolívar, Anzoátegui, Delta Amacuro, Bolívar y Amazonas )  a médicos, incluyendo doctores indígenas y doctores comunitarios integrales. Esto acompañado de una amplia campaña de información, con 5.000 manuales de gestión clínica epidemiológica de la difteria, 2.500 carteles de gestión clínica pediátrica de la difteria y 2.500 carteles de gestión clínica de la difteria en adultos, que se han impreso y distribuido a las direcciones regionales de salud de los estados priorizados. • Se realizaron actividades de capacitación en vigilancia y respuesta rápida para equipos técnicos en 24 estados, 593 Áreas de Salud Integral Comunitaria  ( ASIC )  y el nivel central del MPPS. Asimismo, se ha capacitado a 5.000 profesionales de la salud en actividades de vacunación, vigilancia y seguimiento rápido de la vacunación. • UNFPA ha capacitado a 339 funcionarios de los centros de salud en materia de promoción de la salud y la higiene, proporcionando técnicas y productos de limpieza que reducen la probabilidad de que se produzcan infecciones. Se realizaron talleres de capacitación sobre higiene hospitalaria, infecciones por el VIH y sangre segura para fortalecer la capacidad de los centros de salud, dirigidos a 817 profesionales de la salud. Se han puesto en marcha cinco de los siete cursos previstos sobre salud sexual y reproductiva, que han llegado a 1.442 personas


En este estudio realizado con el apoyo del Comité de Derechos Humanos de la Guajira, Codhez observó que la vulneración a los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en la región zuliana es de particular gravedad, en el actual contexto de emergencia humanitaria compleja que existe en Venezuela.


El principal motivo por el que las personas sobrevivientes no acceden a los servicios de VBG es el miedo a ser deportadas por falta de identificación o permiso vigente de estadía en el país.


El objetivo de las unidades móviles es identificar a las mujeres refugiadas y migrantes de Venezuela y las mujeres de la comunidad receptora con altos niveles de vulnerabilidad para acceder al sistema de salud con el fin de brindarles diferentes servicios.


La tasa de incidencia del COVID 19 aumentó durante enero y la primera mitad de febrero, debido principalmente a la propagación de la variante Ómicron, y luego empezó a descender significativamente la transmisión y letalidad, según los datos publicados por el Ministerio de Poder Popular de Salud. El Gobierno nacional no ha vuelto a imponer las restricciones de movilidad y los controles sanitarios que empezaron en marzo de 2020, por lo que los brotes son tratados localmente con medidas de alcance regional.


Ese 90%, explicó el economista, es el resultado de la caída de las inversiones, lo que se traduce en una infraestructura y un servicio deficientes que se ve agravado, además, por el crecimiento poblacional.


Hyperinflation and shortages caused by a political crisis have led more than four million Venezuelans to leave their country in the last few years. 1.3 million of them are in Colombia. Since the Venezuelan authorities re opened the borders at the beginning of June, thousands of people have been migrating into Colombia every day. In the world's second largest migration flow after Syria, people are deprived of basic needs, such as access to health, accommodation and education. The Terre des Hommes  ( TDH )  team in Colombia fights every day to ensure families have their rights respected and a safe place where they can start anew and in dignity.


La denuncia la formulan usuarios de la parroquia capital y del gremio de comerciantes. Aseguran que lafalla radica en los constantes apagones y variaciones de voltajeque hacen que el sistema de bombeo del acueducto permanezca paralizado.


Federación Nacional de Ganaderos FEDENAGA, la sequía de 2018 ha matado a más de 51.000 bovinos a beneficio. La falta de agua ha dejado a los ganaderos sin pasto ni forraje para alimentar a sus reses.


Uno de esos lugares ha sido Guanamo, una comunidad que se dedica a la minería en Chein, estado de Bolívar, al suroeste de Venezuela, donde se realizó un taller de sensibilización sobre violencia basada en género.


El 75% de los centros de atención de salud pública no reciben agua de forma continua, o no la reciben. Red hospitalaria sin suministro confiable de agua potable y con problemas de saneamiento.


The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, manifest in widespread poverty and chronic shortages of food, medicine, and other basic necessities, is the product of years of economic mismanagement and ofﬁcial corruption as well as a sharp decline in oil prices between 2013 and 2016. Even though the price of oil reached a historic high under the administration of President Hugo Chávez  ( 1999 2013 ) , oil revenues were channeled into consumption, not into maintenance of key infrastructure or economic diversiﬁcation. The long time dependence of the Venezuelan economy on oil left the country vulnerable to ﬂuctuations in the global market. In 2018, Venezuela's oil exports represented 99 percent of all export revenue and 35 percent of GDP, according to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The price of oil tumbled from $97.5 per barrel in 2013 when Nicolás Maduro assumed the presidency following Chávez's death to a mere $34.7 per barrel in 2016, the lowest price in more than a decade. The value of oil has seen a modest recovery since, reaching $61.25 per barrel in 2018.


Con la ausencia del servicio eléctrico el sistema de bombeo de agua de la compañía estatal Hidrocapital quedó también suspendido.


Además, recientemente el director territorial del Ministerio de Trabajo, Javier Mauricio Bayona, calificó de "infrahumanas" las condiciones laborales de los venezolanos que son explotados.


En Caracas, pese a que también se ha visto afectada por graves apagones que se han prolongado durante días, se encuentran con relativa facilidad agencias bancarias cuyos cajeros automáticos dispensan dinero en efectivo. Es una normalidad atípica para ciudades afectadas por apagones y escasez, como Maracaibo.


Según la ONG SenosAyuda, en el país se diagnostican entre 17 y 19 mujeres con la enfermedad diariamente. Los tratamientos necesarios para luchar contra el cáncer se hacen cada vez más inaccesibles frente a la profundización de la emergencia humanitaria.


En su informe anual la FAO posicionó a Venezuela en primer lugar entre los países de América Latina y el Caribe que necesitan ayuda alimentaria externa debido a la“falta de acceso generalizada'.


Ante esta realidad, los venezolanos han decidido poner manos a la obra y existen otras iniciativas como ‘Alimenta la solidaridad', una red con 159 comedores en 13 de los 23 estado del país que sirvió de inspiración y guía para ‘Nutriendo el futuro'.


Para la experta, en la alimentación del venezolano predominan los carbohidratos como los granos y cereales que son los más económicos en el mercado. En el día a día de cada comida de los criollos, es bajo o está ausente el consumo de proteína animal como el queso y huevo


DTM & Assessments In the reporting period a total of 5,441 interviews were carried out in DTM flow monitoring exercises in Brazil  ( 3,928 ) , Colombia  ( 129 )  and Ecuador  ( 1,384 ) . In Ecuador, the results from the 5th round of the DTM flow monitoring exercise were presented to 45 users in the municipalities of Ambato, Manta and Guayaquil.


La demanda deLaraes actualmente192 megavatios,de los800que producía. Actualmente estamos generando solo40 megavatios', indicó el vicepresidente delColegio de Ingenieros en Lara,Julio Gutiérrez.


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En municipios donde se han reportado rumores o casos confirmados de fiebre amarilla, se han llevado a cabo campañas de vacunación preventivas.


Aún así, el colapso económico y humanitario sin precedentes de Venezuela, su  mado a la sensación que muchos comparten de que ninguno de los bandos puede ganar y la violencia podría dispararse, ha favorecido cierto pragmatismo entre algu  nos elementos de ambos bandos.


Un avance potencialmente positivo fue la decisión del gobierno de permitir la visita al país de a la Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos  ( UNHCHR ) , Michelle Bachelet, del 19 al 21 de junio.


Pero tal vez la mayor preocupación en materia de seguridad esté relacionada con la creciente presencia de guerrilleros del Ejército de Liberación Nacional  ( ELN )  y disidentes de las ahora formalmente disueltas Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia  ( FARC ) .


La gente prefiere usar el dólar porque ladificultad de enviar el dinero fuerade Venezuela es todavía mayor con el euro", apunta García.


Bustamante, quien además es especialista engerencia de servicios públicos, sostuvo que lareducciónobedece a que la empresa no se da abasto, dado queno haycapacidad instalada ni operativa suficientepara atender lademanda de 800.000 usuariosque tieneGas Laraen todo el estado.


The European Union and its Member States have already mobilized more than EUR 130 million and have been at the forefront of the regional response supporting the Quito Process. UNHCR and IOM are working with over 200 civil society, humanitarian and development organizations across the Americas to put in place a USD 738 million comprehensive response plan that is currently 48% funded.


Operated in coordination with the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection and with the generous support of the United States Agency for International Development and other donors, the Americares clinics will provide comprehensive primary care for Venezuelan children and adults six days a week through August 2020. Patients receive medical exams, mental health services and medication at no cost.

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La Conferencia Internacional de Solidaridad sobre la Crisis de Refugiados y Migrantes de Venezuela que tuvo lugar en Bruselas el 28 y 29 de octubre de 2019 envió un fuerte mensaje de apoyo a los refugiados y migrantes de Venezuela así como a sus países y comunidades de acogida en América Latina y el Caribe.


Al principio de la sesión ordinaria, la diputada Nora Bracho pidió incluir en el orden del día la designación del comité de postulaciones del CNE, es decir los encargados de hacer la selección de los rectores y el primer paso para poder llevarlo a cabo.


Esta población tiene un alto riesgo de desnutrición porque muchas de ellas comienzan el embarazo en condiciones muy malas, desde el punto de vista nutricional"


Para la experta, en la alimentación del venezolano predominan los carbohidratos como los granos y cereales que son los más económicos en el mercado. En el día a día de cada comida de los criollos, es bajo o está ausente el consumo de proteína animal como el queso y huevo.


Tal como explica Luis Vicente León, presidente de la firma encuestadora Datanálisis, “en un país donde no hay efectivo, la gente quiere recibir una moneda que preserve valor, y, por lo tanto, prefiere recibir un dólar, un euro, un peso colombiano o una grama de oro; que recibir la moneda local que pierde valor rápidamente'. Sin embargo, lo que parece interesante a analistas y economistas del país, es que este uso de moneda extranjera como medio de pago, ha crecido casi a 35%, lo que representa un tercio del total de las transacciones comerciales en territorio venezolano

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Los residentes de la segunda ciudad más poblada de Venezuela, Maracaibo, dicen vivir un calvario por la falta de gasolina. La mayoría de sus estaciones de servicio interrumpen sus despachos por escasez.


As means to provide protection services to Venezuelans arriving in host countries, IOM is facilitating their access to documentation and regularization. Support in this area is also key for the enjoyment of human rights, and access to social services in receiving countries. Prevention and awareness on human trafficking, migrant smuggling and other forms of exploitation are also key in protecting migrants.


UNICEF está trabajando para expandir los servicios educativos y garantizar un acceso inclusivo y un aprendizaje de calidad para todos los niños venezolanos, así como para evitar el abandono escolar.


Emilio Figueredo, presidente editor de Analítica, manifestó este jueves que los venezolanos prácticamente están viviendo en un estado de anomia.


Los sueldos, según el tiempo de servicio, rondan entre los 69.000 y los 140.000 bolívares, esto antes de que el gobierno en disputa de Nicolás Maduro publicara que el nuevo salario mínimo mensual es de 150.000 bolívares.


El gobierno en disputa de Nicolás Maduro aprobó un nuevo sueldo mínimo que se sitúa en 150. 000 bolívares mensuales, sin contar con el bono alimentación que no tiene incidencia salarial y que equivale a 8 dólares aproximadamente, de acuerdo con la tasa de cambio en el mercado paralelo venezolano.


En el país hay muchas distorsiones económicas, una de ellas es el salario. Casi la totalidad de los venezolanos tienen ingresos bajos, sin la posibilidad de adquirir los alimentos requeridos para cubrir sus necesidades. Quienes ganan salario mínimo de 40 mil bolívares mensuales, han tenido que recurrir al rebusque para subsistir, pero tener esa limitación en el ingreso está causando estragos en la población más vulnerable, los niños menores a cinco años de edad, que presentan desnutrición", informó María Ponce, investigadora de Encovi.


Explicó que la desnutrición en los venezolanos se genera por la incertidumbre de si tendrán que comer o no. “La situación de alarma permanente de poder comer o no poder comer, y la parte biológica, la composición del cerebro está hecha a base de lipoproteínas, que si no se ingieren se van deteriorando


Ningún paciente pediátrico soporta un tratamiento de diálisis durante muchos años si no se les ofrece la esperanza de un trasplante, debido a que la mayoría comienzan este tratamiento desde pequeños. Si acaso se lograra que le realicen dicho procedimiento, se suma la angustia del rechazo del órgano debido a la escasez de los medicamentos inmunosupresores, como está pasando en aquellos niños que ya recibieron un trasplante renal antes de la suspensión del programa.


Marquina aseveró que Venezuela, pese al dato de inflación de septiembre por debajo del 50 %, se mantiene en el escenario de hiperinflación en el que entró a finales de 2017.


Aunque según la Subcomisión de Educación del parlamento venezolano, el año escolar inició en septiembre con un 87% de deserción, el gobierno en disputa sostiene que el país registra más de un 90% de escolaridad.


Human Rights Watch señala que la Fiscalía colombiana investiga más de 180 casos desapariciones, 17 casos de reclutamiento forzado y cerca de 1.000 amenazas contra venezolanos solo en esa región.


Añadió que el equipo también le brindó las herramientas necesarias a la comunidad para que cuiden el filtro y le den el mantenimiento adecuado. Sin embargo, seguirán haciendo un seguimiento en la comunidad.


Algunos sectores de Caracas no reciben agua desde hace más de 15 días, incluso en otras zonas se reporta que no llega desde hace un mes.


Venezuela se encuentra entre los 41 países del mundo con necesidad alimentaria, según indicó en septiembre la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura  ( FAO, por sus siglas en inglés ) .


En el evento, dividido en dos paneles, se realizó por un lado un diagnóstico sobre la situación del agua Venezuela, donde se describió la falta del vital líquido en algunos sectores del país y las consecuencias sanitarias que ha ocasionado. Un segundo grupo habló sobre las propuestas para lograr que los sistemas de agua, vuelvan a la operativa en un cien por ciento.


Para la respuesta al flujo de personas migrantes y refugiadas de Venezuela, se han implementado varias actividades, entre estas la diseminación de material informativo en Tumbes para mujeres y adolescentes sobre prevención y respuesta a la VBG y servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva como también un mapeo de proveedores de servicios, el establecimiento de hojas de ruta para una respuesta adecuada a casos de VBG y procedimientos operativos estandard para casos de GBV, y un sistema de gestión de casos. Asimismo, se ha brindado apoyo psicológico y psicosocial a sobrevivientes de GBV.


A reduction in the level of fuel imports and insufficient local production has led to fuel shortages hampering access to essential services and impacting peoples' livelihoods. This has led to the intermittent suspension of some humanitarian activities and programmes, with partners often struggling to access enough fuel to ensure the continuity of their operations.


El médico internista, infectólogo y doctor Julio Castro, informó este jueves que existen hospitales "que tienen una, dos, tres, cuatro y hasta cinco semanas sin agua", considerando también que "estamos muy alejados de la normalidad" en cuanto a los servicios de electricidad y agua.


El gerente delAcueducto Guarenas Guatire de Hidrocapital,Ernesto Borrais, acudió al llamado de la población y acordó el envío de uncamión cisternapor cada conjunto residencial paraatender la emergencia.


Los habitantes de este sector popular de Punto Fijoacuden al llenadero Alí Primera de Punto Fijo para optar por el suministro de mil litros a través de camiones cisternas, sin embargo pueden pasar hasta una semana en cola ante la elevada demanda.


El retraso de 20 años en la actualización del sistema hidrológico nacional y el deterioro de los acueductos, que tienen más de 40 años sin recibir un mantenimiento intensivo, contribuyó a agravar el déficit de agua que afecta a la mayoría de los habitantes de las principales ciudades del país.


Por su parte, el informe del Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social correspondiente al mes de julio 2019, pone en evidencia el aumento considerable de protestas asociadas a los servicios básicos, totalizando un 44%  ( 276 protestas )  del total de manifestaciones por diversas razones. De este porcentaje, específicamente el 60% de las acciones de calle estuvieron vinculadas a la precariedad del servicio de gas doméstico, cifra que demuestra un alto descontento por parte de los usuarios hacia el suministro de este servicio.


• El número de funcionarios de Naciones Unidas en el país se ha duplicado desde 2017, con 422 funcionarios en Venezuela al 29 de abril. Para coordinar los esfuerzos más cercanos a las personas necesitadas, la ONU ha establecido centros regionales de coordinación en Caracas, San Cristóbal, Maracaibo y Ciudad Guayana, así como oficinas en otros lugares como Guasdualito. El escalamiento ha recibido 61,5 millones de dólares y está financiada casi en un 50 por ciento. El ECCA está en proceso de desarrollar un Plan de Respuesta Humanitario para Venezuela.


Las grandes y robustas infraestructuras que conforman los sistemas de abastecimiento, finalmente se han resentido y la capacidad opera  tiva no supera el 60% de la capacidad instalada, es decir unos 75.000 litros/seg, dejando de entregar a la población unos 50.000 litros/seg, lo que ha derivado en una calamidad pública por falta de agua potable


95 % de los caraqueños responsabilizan al gobierno de la escasez de agua potable Por su parte, Isabel Novo, experta en materia ambiental, expuso parte del trabajo de investigación de la Fundación Tierra Viva: ¿Qué siente el ciudadano de Caracas antes las fallas en el servicio de agua potable?, el cual arrojó que 75% de los consultados no les llega el agua regularmente, solo al 25%. Otro de los datos importantes del referido estudio es que 98% están afectados de alguna forma por el racionamiento del agua. Sobre las principales causas de la escasez de agua potable 95 % consideró que se debe a la mala gestión del gobierno.


Las graves fallas en el servicio eléctrico registradas desde el pasado 7 de marzo han tenido un efecto devastador en el suministro de este líquido


El área más crítica del hospital es la de pediatría, no está funcionando. Debería operar en el tercer piso, pero no se cuenta con ascensores ni aire acondicionado


Frente a la escasez del vital líquido, muchos han optado por transformar sus camiones. Les adhieren un tanque cuya capacidad, en la mayoría de los casos, sobrepasa los 3.000 litros, y con el que logran prestar un servicio a residencias y empresas, lo que, al final, se traduce en un «rebusque».


Combating this barrage of disinformation is part of the work of the Communications Task Force COVID 19. I am one proud member of this ad hoc outfit that brings together all UN agencies present in Venezuela. We reacted swiftly, massively sharing correct and factual information to help the population to combat the pandemic and dispel rumours and misinformation that came with the surge of fake news. The team collaborated with key local players, such as journalists, influencers and community radio stations, to disseminate relevant and up to date pandemic information and messages of hope and solidarity. Through community radio, social media, television, SMS, posters and messages translated into indigenous languages, prevention messages reached millions of people in the most remote areas of the country. As a result, people started trusting the UN as a key reliable source of information. We went on to share aTrello platform of communication productsfor social media adapted to the country, aOCHA's interactive dashboardand regular situation reports with the public, and they have become some of the main reliable data sources available for the media and the public.

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Según el director de Migración Colombia serían más de 24 mil los migrantes venezolanos que estarían a la espera, en diferentes ciudades del país, de que se habilite el paso hacia Venezuela por los corredores humanitarios.


El anterior corredor humanitario se realizó el pasado 20 de mayo, por parte de la Secretaría de Educación de Norte de Santander, en coordinación con rectores y docentes de instituciones educativas fronterizas. En ese momento entregaron 61 paquetes escolares con material educativo orientado a estudiantes de primaria matriculados en la Institución Educativa La Frontera  ( Villa del Rosario )  que residen en territorio venezolano.


Program area: Faith and Development • The Hope Without Borders network has been es  tablished through an alliance with FBOs and churches to reach the most vulnerable communities. To date, alliances have been established with 6 FBOs that will allow us to reach different communities in the states of Apure, Bolivar, Guarico, Lara, Miranda and Zulia.


While Local Administrative Law 59  ( 2012 )  provides for greater municipal autonomy, many municipalities are left to provide basic services with limited resources due to weaknesses in financial distribution and management systems¹1. This has resulted in a severe deterioration in the provision of basic public services in many parts of the country.


In Sabratha, staple food prices increased by at least 50%, of which vegetable prices rose by 80%. Shortages were also reported for paracetamol, antibiotics, and Vitamin C. Common hygiene items such as hand sanitizer and latex gloves were also in short supply, with price spikes of up to 65%.


Aljfara In Aljfara, the KI claimed that only limited price spikes  ( 20 50% )  occurred for several food items. While food shortages had not yet occurred, there were reported shortages for soap and sanitizer. The KI also claimed that masks were in very short supply.


Key informants in all municipalities, except for Ubari, also reported that residents of the assessed municipalities were impacted negatively by the restrictions on movement  ( such as curfews )  imposed as public health measures; ranging from residents unable to go to work  ( 3 municipalities ) , people dependent on daily search of casual livelihood opportunities were unable to go and seek work  ( 6 municipalities ) , to other negative impacts such as residents being unable to go to markets, or leave the municipality;


A recent study found that ten per cent of migrants surveyed between May 2017 and June 2019 reported being detained in Libya, and the proportion of respondents experiencing detention increased over time. Those migrants seeking to move to Europe were twice as likely to be detained as those seeking to remain in Libya²5. In 2019, more than 9,000 migrants and refugees have been returned to Libya by the Libyan Coast Guard after being rescued or intercepted at sea, many of whom are returned to detention.


Around 33 per cent of open PHC facilities do not have any of the required essential medicines and only 6 per cent offer all essential services. With the exception of emergency obstetric and newborn care and antenatal care services other sexual and reproductive health services are limited, such as postnatal care, family planning, management of sexually transmitted infections, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and voluntary counseling.


The Head of Libya's internationally recognised Government ofNational Accord, Fayez Al Sarraj, has warned that Libya will face a financial crisis and budget deficit in 2020 because of a blockade of oil terminals and oil fields by groups loyal to his rival, Khalifa Haftar.


Access to areas with humanitarian needs near the front lines in the Tripoli and in the south of Libya, where humanitarian needs are the greatest, remains difficult and restricted mostly due to insecurity. The Tripoli clashes since April 2019 have advanced toward densely populated areas, exposing more people to associated negative consequences. Even when active hostilities come to an end, explosive hazards continue to pose a threat, denying safe access and impeding the mobility of civilians as well as to humanitarian responders.


During May, migrants in Zwara were reported to be unable to move freely around the municipality, and in Tajoura migrants were reported to be unable to leave and return to the municipality due to COVID 19 related restrictions on freedom of movement.


During round 28 DTM Mobility Tracking data collection  ( October   December 2019 ) , 654,081 migrants were identified in Libya. 91% of the migrants in Libya were reported to be adults, whereas 9% were reported as children. The majority of adult migrants were reported to be male  ( 88% ) , whereas 12% of the adult migrants in Libya were reported to be female. Furthermore, of the 9% migrant children reported, 29% were reported to be unaccompanied children


The region  ( mantika )  with the highest migrant population in Libya was Tripoli where 16% of the migrants in Libya  ( 101,630 migrants )  were present between October   December 2019


87% of the migrants from Bangladesh interviewed reported to have travelled to Libya in a group, including 43% who reported to have travelled along with their family members, whereas 57% reported to have travelled in groups comprised of fellow migrants. Only 13% of the migrants from Bangladesh reported to have travelled alone


There is a national plan from NCDC costed at 10.5 million LYD which has not been funded. There a statement from the PM in Tripoli allocating 350 million LYD which has not been funded or expected to transliterate into the actual channelling of funds as there is no plan, transfer modality behind this allocation.

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The Libyan Government of National Accord  ( GNA )  approved Tuesday the 2020 budget and financial arrangements as worth 38.5 billion dinars


The Head of the Media Office of the Social Security Fund, Osama Zayani, reported that the number of displaced people due to military attacks around Tripoli has now exceeded 57,400 families.


The National Oil Corporation  ( NOC )  announced that firefighting crews were exposed to heavy weapons fire while trying to control the fire of the Akakus Oil Operations Administration Building on the Airport Road in Tripoli, last Wednesday.


As per the findings of the Flow Monitoring Surveys  ( FMS )  conducted during 2019, a significant proportion of the migrants interviewed  ( 18% )  reported lack of access to sufficient drinking water. This challenge was mainly observed among migrants interviewed in Western and Southern Libya while in Eastern Libya only 3% reported constraints related to access to sufficient amounts of drinking water  ( figures 7 and 8 )


Where communities report being unable to access services, the most commonly reported reasons pertain to a lack of facilities  ( either closed or being used for other purposes ) , distance to facilities and a lack of supplies73. Another commonly reported reason by communities in not being able to access services is because people did not have the money to pay for the services.


46% of the migrants from Bangladesh interviewed in Libya who shared the details of their migration journey, reported to have travelled through Turkey before reaching Libya. While 28% came to Libya directly via air travel. Whereas, 20% of the migrants from Bangladesh reported to have transited through different routes including the countries along the Persian Gulf.


Most Libyans are employed in the public sector where salaries have not been paid for months. Government workers in eastern part of the country received their 2020 wages for the first time at the end of March 2020.


25 March, first confirmed COVID 19 case reported in Libya. • 26 March, the Libya INGO Forum members commit to support the country to cope with the COVID 19 pandemic and call on the authorities for equal and fair access to medical services for all people in Libya. • Tripoli/Tunis, March 26th, 2020


No trauma response is provided in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Almarj, Derna, Ejdabia, Ghat, Murzug, Nalut, Sirt, Tobruk, Ubari, Wadi Ashshati, Zwara


Local schools in Abusliem district are due to re open next week. The United Nations reminds all parties of their obligation under international humanitarian law to take constant care to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure, including schools.


Following a recent lull of violence in Libya, increases in armed clashes, shelling and airstrikes were all recorded during the week. The escalating violence came in spite of an apparent ceasefire, amid United Nation reports of continued violations of an international weapons embargo  ( New York Times, 27 January 2020 ) . There was a noticeable escalation in violence surrounding the Government of National Accord  ( GNA )  held Misrata, with clashes continuing in the Sirte and Tripoli regions.


On 18 November, an airstrike hit a biscuit factory in the Wadi Rabi' neighbourhood of Tripoli, killing at least seven civilian men and injuring 35 others, many of whom were migrants. On 28 November, airstrikes in Um al Araneb killed 13 civilians  ( 10 children and three women )  and seriously injured nine others  ( six children and three women ) .

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Over 500 refugees and migrants are being arbitrarily detained in overcrowded cells in Dhar el Jebel detention center, which is located about 100 miles southwest of Tripoli in the Nafusa Mountains. Most detainees are Eritrean or Somali asylum seekers registered with the United Nations Refugee Agency and unable to return home for fear of violence or persecution.


According to information obtained by UNSMIL/OHCHR, there were ongoing incidents of violence and the use of deadly force against migrants and refugees in detention by the detaining authorities, including after detainees protested against the inhumane conditions of their detention.


Libya has now 25 Coronavirus cases, eight have recovered and one has died, while 16 others remain under treatment.


The Attorney General's office on Sunday said it is communicating with the United Nations mission in Libya and the Prosecutor's office of the International Criminal Court  ( ICC )  over the crimes committed by the pro Haftar militia known as the "Kaniyat". More than 11 mass graves were discovered in the city of Tarhuna and its vicinity since it was liberated from the Kaniyat militia a week ago. The victims included women and children, and some were buried alive, according to the forensic reports.


Wide spread human rights violations have been recorded in these centres. Already among the most vulnerable, some 2,000 migrants and refugees are in detention centres already exposed to or in close proximity to fighting.


Interviewed HHs reported that the availability of live animals across most Mantika is satisfactory, although not always regular. This creates some problems as people are not able to access live animals when needed.


Escalating conflict and insecurity in Libya are leading thousands of people to flee, taking their chances on unseaworthy boats across the Mediterranean.


32% of migrants in Libya reported inadequate food consumption during the month of April 2020


Libya has registered first #Coronavirus case for a man coming back from Saudi Arabia, according to the National Center for Disease Control. The center said the man is over 70 years old and he was doing Umra in Mecca


The center said the five cases are registered in Misurata and that they have been in close contact with one of the cases recorded in Misrata


In the 14 days prior to data collection, all  ( 15/15 )  KIs reported that members of their community have had to stop working in their usual jobs. This shows that work continues to be inaccessible for communities across the city as a result of measures related to COVID 19


During the month of May residents in Jalu were reported to be unable to leave the municipality and return due to the restrictions on movement imposed, while in other municipalities less stringent restrictions on movement were reported during the curfew hours.


Migrants were reported to be present at daily work recruitment points and limited number of jobs were reported to be available in all assessed municipalities except for Shahhat and Albayda where migrants were reported to be absent from these roadside recruitment points as livelihood opportunities were also reported to be not available


WFP signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Institute of Peace  ( USIP )  as a first step in a partnership that will strengthen WFP's work across the humanitarian developmentpeacebuilding nexus.


Access has also been an issue for the safe operation of flights, including the UN Humanitarian Air Service  ( UNHAS ) , which despite challenges continues to connect the country from east to west.


The plane was targeted right before it landed at an airstrip near Tarhuna province south of Tripoli, Mohammed Kanunu, the spokesman for the GNA led Burkan Al Ghadab Operation  ( Volcano of Rage ) , said on Facebook. The GNA has been under attack by Haftar's forces since last April, with more than 1,000 killed in the violence.

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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya  ( UNSMIL )  hopes to resume the second round of talks of the Libyan Joint Military Commission  ( 5+5 ) , while expressing its strong and renewed condemnation of the bombing of Tripoli's seaport yesterday by the Libyan National Army, which resulted in a number of casualties and could have led to a real disaster had the vessel transporting liquefied gas been hit.


More than half  ( 52% )  of migrants who normally seek work on a daily basis reported that it had been difficult to find work over the past seven days.


8 July 2020: Libya's oil production and exports, suspended in January this year by the Petroleum Facilities Guard  ( PFG )  in central and eastern region is on track for a precipitous decline over the next year and a half as a result of the illegal blockades, Libya's state National Oil Corporation  ( NOC )  announced yesterday.


About 749,000 people are estimated to be in areas affected by fighting in and around Tripoli, including almost 345,000 people in frontline areas.


Shahhat, Albayda Overall, vulnerable residents were reported to be affected in both municipalities, especially those migrants dependent on daily wages as they were reported to be absent from roadside work recruitment points. In both areas jobs for migrants were also reported to be unavailable due to a slowdown in economic and market activity as a result of COVID 19


The NOC complained that his year, only a quarter of its budget was approved by the Tripoli government as a result of the lack of necessary funds due to the illegal blockade by the PFG.“At the same time, and on top of the $6.5 billion in lost production we as a nation have suffered, NOC faces huge extra costs as a result of the illegal blockade,' said Sanalla.


Food consumption levels, which are measured by the frequency and diversity of foods consumed over the past seven days, were generally low and dietary diversity was poor for nearly one in three migrants  ( 32% )  interviewed* .


In response to the question on syndromic self reported acute illnesses, 2% of the sample reported suffering from acute illnesses at the time of the interview. The highest syndromic self reported illnesses were acute respiratory conditions such as flu or cough  ( 40% ) , followed by acute watery diarrhoea  ( 28% ) , possible urinary infections  ( 21% ) , and skin diseases  ( 20% ) .


The NOC had reported that potential lost revenues in the last 175 days have reached US$ 6.74 billion due to the oil blockade.


Food prices spiked in the majority of cities directly after the COVID 19 measures were implemented. In some cities in the eastern and southern regions, authorities reportedly intervened to correct these price hikes. Shortages of basic food items, such as eggs, vegetables and wheat products were most frequently reported


Meanwhile, the bodies of five people were recovered Wednesday off the coast of Libya after their boat capsized as they tried to cross the Mediterranean, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  ( UNHCR )  said.