HumanitarianfoodassistanceisplayingacriticalroleinmitigatingtheseverityoffoodinsecurityinYemen Keypoints AccordingtothenewlyreleasedHumanitarianNeedsOverview thenumberofpeopleinacuteneedhasincreasedby27percentcomparedto2018. InadequatefoodconsumptionincreasedinFebruaryinAbyanandIbbreaching56percentand50percentrespectively,thehighestlevelsamongthesurveyed governorates. InFebruary,theuseofseverefoodbasedcopingstrategiesincreasedinAmran,DhamarandTaizz. Situationupdate Despiteon-goingpeacetalksbetweenthevariouspartiesandsomeprogressonthisfront,on-groundfightingintensifiedalongtheYemen-Saudiborder,especialyinHajah,Sa adaandal-jawfgovernorates. On26February,forthefirsttimesinceSeptember,aWorldFoodProgrammeteam reachedtheredseamils,whichcontainsvitalstocksofwheat.sofar,wfpisunabletoconfirm how muchofthewheatatthemilsisstilfitforhumanconsumption.wfpneedstocarryout afulassessmentofthestockbeforeitcanbegindistributingittofoodinsecurepeopleinyemen. Therecentlyreleased2019YemenHumanitarianNeedsOverview (HNO)indicatesthatfouryearsintothecrisis,conflictandsevereeconomicdeclineareexacerbatingneedsinalsectors:around24milionpeople(80percentofthepopulation),wilneedsomeform of humanitarianorprotectionassistancein2019.overal,thenumberofpeopleinacuteneedhasincreasedby27percentcomparedto2018.theyemenhumanitarianresponseplan(yhrp)wasreleasedon19february:theyhrpaimstoprovidehumanitarianassistanceto 21.4milionpeopleandrequiresatotalfundingofUSD4.2bilionin2019.Internationaldonorson26FebruarypledgedUSD2.62biliontofinanceurgentandlife-savinghumanitarianaid. Sources:YemenHumanitarianNeedsOverview 2019 YemenHumanitarianUpdate,February2019 Issue3
InFebruary2019,mVAM conductedthe42throundofhouseholdfoodsecuritymonitoringinyemenvialivetelephoneinterviews.datawascolectedbetween1stand28thfebruary.responsesarelikelytobebiasedtowardsyounger,somewhatbetter-off householdswholiveinurbanareasandhavebetteraccesstoelectricityandphone-chargingservices.sincehouseholdswithmorephonesaremorelikelytobeselected,thefindingsofthisreportareweightedbythenumberofsim cardsheldbyhouseholds.theyare alsoweightedbypopulationestimatesforidpsandnon-idps.themapspresentasnapshotofhouseholdfoodconsumptionpatternsatthetimeofdatacolectionanddonotrepresenttheprevalenceoffoodinsecurityatpopulationlevel(asisthecaseforipcmaps). Detailsonmethodologyareavailableonline. HouseholdsSurveyed 2,299 Averageageof 40 Displacementstatus 66% Non-IDP 34% IDP GenderHeadofHousehold 4% Female 96% Male
HighlevelofinadequatefoodconsumptioninAbyanandIbb Map1: % ofhouseholdswithpoorandborderlinefoodconsumption ClickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentFigures1and2 AccordingtomVAM data,thenationalmeanfoodconsumptionscore(fcs)remainsatthesamelevelasjanuary2018(figure1).onnationallevel,approximately36percentof surveyedhouseholdsreportedhavinginadequatefoodconsumption(10percentpoorand25percentborderline). ThehighestpercentageofhouseholdsreportinginadequatefoodconsumptionwasrecordedthismonthinAbyan,where56percentofthesurveyedhouseholdsreportedinadequate foodconsumptioninfebruary,with15percentincreasecomparedtothelastmonth.inaddition,asignificantincreasewasalsoreportedinibb:50percentofhouseholdsreported inadequatefoodconsumptionrisingfrom 36percentinJanuary. Accordingtodisplacementstatus,42percentofthedisplacedhouseholdsinFebruaryreportedinadequatefoodconsumption(31percentborderlineand11percentpoor)while amongthenon-displaced,35percentwerefoundtohavepoorandborderlinefoodconsumption.infebruary,idpswhoreceivedfoodassistanceshowedalowerpercentageofpoor foodconsumption(8percent)comparedtothosedisplacedhouseholdswhodidnotreceiveassistance(12percent).poorfoodconsumptionreflectsadietoflow qualityandquantity whichmainlyconsistsoftheconsumptionofstaples,fatsandsugars. 1-3 3-5 >5 Figure1:MeanFCS,2016-2017-2018 Figure2.Percentageofhouseholdswithpoorandborderlinefoodconsumption,Sep2018- February2019 Figure3:Householdswithpoorandborderlinefoodconsumptionby: genderofheadofhousehold 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 44.3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 44.0 51.2 45.0 45.0 51.2 44.4 47.4 43.4 54.9 42.6 59.6 59.9 43.0 53.8 44.7 53.5 46.9 50.0 43.9 47.7 44.6 49.5 43.2 50.5 25.5% September 2018 26.8% 28.1% 24. 26.4% 25.1% 11.1% 14.9% 13.9% 11.6% 9.6% 9.7% October2018 November2018December2018 January2019 February2019 24.2% 15.4% Female 25.2% 9.5% Male 2017 2018 2019 BorderlineFC PoorFC BorderlineFC PoorFC
UseoffoodbasedcopingstrategieshighinHajahandSana acity Map2:rCSIbygovernorate,February2019 ClickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentFigures4and5 Overal,9in10householdsadoptoneormorefood-relatedcopingstrategies,whichisanindicatorofstress.Theprevalenceofcopingstrategiesusedbyhouseholdsishigher amongdisplaced(96percent)comparedtotheresidenthouseholds(90percent).morethan80percentofthedisplacedhouseholdsrelyonlesspreferredfood,reducedportionsize and/orrestrictedadult sconsumptionwhilethreequartersreducedthenumberofmealsandhavetoborrow foodfrom friendsandfamily.overal,highfoodprices,unemployment andlackofincomeopportunities,whichwerereportedasmajorconstraintsbybothidpsandhostcommunities,impacthouseholds. Atgovernoratelevel,thehighestaveragerCSIreportedinFebruarywasinSana acity(25)folowedbyhajah(24.2)wherehouseholdsareresortingatleastthreedaysaweekto anyofthesurveyedcopingstrategiestodealwithlackofaccesstofood.incomparisonwithjanuarytheuseoffoodbasedcopingstrategieshasincreasedespecialyinamran, DhamarandTaizzgovernorateswhileithasdecreasedinMarib.However,13outof21governoratesstilreportedanaveragerCSIhigherthan19,thatisconsideredastheIPC Phase3andabove. Overal,householdsbenefitingfrom assistancearemuchlesslikelytoapplyfoodcopingstrategiescomparedtothosewhoarenotassisted.evenamonghouseholdswhoreported foodassistanceastheirprimarysourceoffood,theuseofcopingstrategiesisstillower(rcsi=21)thanamongthosehouseholdswhoreportedborrowingorgiftastheirmain sourceoffood(rcsi=30).thishighlightsthecriticalrolethathumanitarianassistanceisplayinginsupportingfoodsecurityofhouseholdsinyemen. 4-18 >=19 Figure4:MeanrCSI,2016-2017-2018 Figure5:PercentageofhouseholdsusingnegativecopingstrategiesinFebruary2019 Figure6:Percentageofhouseholdsusingnegativecopingstrategiesby: displacementstatus 30 20 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 21.2 21.3 20.6 21.0 20.8 20.3 22.0 21.4 22.3 20.6 22.6 19.5 18.1 20.9 19.8 22.1 20.4 21.0 21.9 20.3 23.7 21.1 21.3 21.8 21.2 10 8 74.5% 73.4% 63.9% 56.9% 65.3% 10 8 Lessexpensive food 73.6% 84.1% LimitportionsizesReducenumberof meals 72.5% 84.3% 62.8% 76.6% Borrow Food 55.4% 73.6% Restrictadults consumption 63.9% 81.1% 10 0 2017 2018 2019 Lessexpensive food Limitportionsizes Reducenumberof meals Borrow Food Restrictadults consumption IDP Non-IDP
"Thefoodsituationisverypoorbecauseoflackofmoney,.Theonlysourceoffoodformyfamilyisfoodassistance". Displacedfemaleheadofhousehold AlHudaydha. "Malnutrition,unemployment,frequentdisplacements,non-paymentofsalaries,monopolyoftradersforgoods,andsiegearemainproblemsthatwehaveinYemen". Non-displacedmaleheadofhousehold Raymah. "Thefoodsituationisbadbecauseofthehighpricesandlackofbasicsuppliesforliving". Displacedfemaleheadofhousehold-Sana'aCity. 66% 34% DisplacementStatus Displaced Non-Displaced worksalaries wardisplacement pricessalary opportunitieslack mediocrelack lacksource lackpensions lackjob lackemployment jobopportunities incomesource highprice employmentopportunities badpoverty badincome WarsProblems WarUnemployment WarSiege WarSalary WarBreakdown WageCuts VariesFamilies UnemploymentLack Unemployment StateWar SourceIncome SituationVaries SalaryCuts SituationPoor SalariesUnemployment SalariesLack SalariesHigh RisingPrices PricesUnemployment PricesState PricesHigh PoorLack NeedsFood MoneyFood Money Low Income LackWork LackSalaries LackJobs LackIncome LackFood LackBusiness LackAid LackAdequate InterruptionSalaries IncomeLack HighPrices HighCost FoodUnemployment FoodShortages FoodPrices FoodLack FoodAvailability FoodAssistance FoodAid FamilyNeeds ExpensivePrices DistributionFood DistributionAid CostLiving ColapseCurrency BusinessInterruption BreakdownSalaries BadSalary BadInterruption BadFood BadConditions AvailabilityWork AvailabilityAid AdequateFood Householdswereaskedtosharetheirthoughtsonthemainissuesaffectingthefoodsecuritysituationintheircommunities. Inthegraphicbelow,themaintopicsmentionedbyhouseholdsareviewablebyhoveringoverthegovernorates.Responsescanalsobefilteredbydisplacementstatus.
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