Emergency Water, Sanitatioin, Hygiene and Livelihood response in Amran

Description

Yemen is facing a chronic humanitarian crisis owing to the protracted conflict evolved within itself since a long period of time, however this situation has been exacerbated as a result of interference of external factors, particularly Saudi -led coalition airstrikes which began on 26 March 2015, the UN report issued on 30 June 2015 estimated 1,019,762 people have been internally displaced and 3,083 persons registered dead and 14,324 registered injured resulting from the on -going conflict since beginning of the airstrikes on 26th March. The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate at alarming rate, as violence increases and basic services grind to a halt. Food, water and health systems are collapsing rapidly as a result of the conflict and the siege imposed by the coalition onto the country including closure of airspace, seaports which prohibit import of critical supplies such as commercial imports of food, fuel and medical supplies into the country. Critical fuel shortages are now shutting down Yemen's Local water infrastructures, leaving millions of people without access to clean water. Therefore, the main objectives of this intervention is to contribute to diminishing risks related to shortage of water, sanitation ,hygiene and livelihood for the Internally Displaced Persons and hosting communities in Amran governorate, through set of activities which include emergency water trucking, rehabilitation/construction of water and sanitation facilities and dissemination of hygiene messages as well as supporting vulnerable people affected by protracted conflict and economical crisis with emergency food security and livelihood options to recover from their shock.

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