HouseholdfoodsecurityinYemenremainsstabledespitethecontinuationoftheconflictashumanitarianassistanceisreachingmo. Keypoints InAugust,overalfoodconsumptionremainsstableasmorehouseholdarereceivingfoodassistance Theuseofnegativecopingstrategiesremainswidespreadespecialyamongdisplacedhouseholds Concernspersistoverlackoffoodandincomeandthespreadofdiseases Situationupdate Duringthereportingperiod,violencecontinuesinAlHudaydahandHajahgovernorateswithdozensofcivilianskiledbyairstrikes,shelingandclashesinseveraldistricts.On23August,anairstrikeinAlDurayhimi,adistrictinAl Hudaydahgovernorate,kiledatleast22childrenandfourwomen.TheincidentoccurredonlytwoweeksafteranotherairstrikehitaschoolbusinSa ada,kiling51people,including40children,andinjuringdozensofothers. Fightingandstrikeshaveresultedinnumerousmovementrestrictionsandhamperedaccessforciviliansandaidorganizations.WFPcontinuestofaceseriousaccessconstraintsandaccesstoAs-SabariWarehouse1and2remains limited.despitethecurrentsecuritysituationinalhudaydah,vesselscarryingfoodandfuelincludingwfpcharteredvesselsarestilgrantedaccesstoalhudaydahandsaleefports,andbothportsarestiloperational. Asaresultoftheoveralgoodsupplyoffoodcommodities,mostoftheessentialfooditemsareavailableinalgovernoratesexceptinAlHudaydahwherebasiccommoditiesarescarcelyavailableduetotheintensifiedfightingthat hasdisruptedthemarketsandmovementsoftradersandcommodities.marketsinaddhuraimiandattuhyatadistrictsofalhudaydahgovernoratehavebeenclosedandavailabilityoffoodisscarce,whileaccesstothesedistricts forsupplyofhumanitarianaidhasnotbeenpossiblefortwomonthsnow. ThenumberofsuspectedcholeracaseshasincreasedinYemen,suggestingthatthecountrymightfaceapossiblethirdwaveoftheepidemic.Thecurrentrainshaveincreasedtherisk. Source:OCHA,HumanitarianUpdate,Issue25 WFP
InAugust,mVAM conductedthe36throundofhouseholdfoodsecuritymonitoringinyemenvialivetelephoneinterviews.datawerecolectedbetween1stand30thaugust.responsesarelikelytobebiasedtowards younger,somewhatbetter-off householdswholiveinurbanareasandhavebetteraccesstoelectricityandphone-chargingservices.sincehouseholdswithmorephonesaremorelikelytobeselected,thefindingsofthis reportareweightedbythenumberofsim cardsheldbyhouseholds.theyarealsoweightedbypopulationestimatesforidpsandnon-idps.themapspresentasnapshotofhouseholdfoodconsumptionpatternsatthetime ofdatacolectionanddonotrepresenttheprevalenceoffoodinsecurityatpopulationlevel(asisthecaseforipcmaps).detailsonmethodologyandaggregatedatatablesareavailableonline HouseholdsSurveyed 2,409 Averageageof 40 Displacementstatus 68.3% Non-IDP 31.7% IDP GenderHeadofHousehold 2.3% Female 97.7% Male http:/vam.wfp.org/sites/mvam_monitoring/read_me_yemen.pdf
Nationalfoodconsumptionremainstableasmorehouseholdarereceivingassistance Map1: % ofhouseholdswithpoororborderlinefoodconsumption ClickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentFigures1and2 Thenationalmeanfoodconsumptionscore(FCS)remainedunchangedcomparedtoJulyat53.5(Figure1).Around30percentofthesurveyed householdsreportedhavinganinadequateleveloffoodconsumption(figure2).inaugust,unicefprovidedthethirdroundofworldbank-funded transferstoformersocialwelfarefundbeneficiariesin333districtsin22governorates.thesetransfersaretargeting1.5milionhouseholds,or approximately9milionpeople.inaddition,wfpisincreasinglyreachingmorepeople(approximately7.6milionpeopleinjune)withgeneralfood assistancethroughin-kindfoodandcommodity-vouchers.around80percentofthesurveyedhouseholdsinsa adahandmorethan60percentinal Jawf,Lahj,AlMahwitandHajahreportedhavingreceivedfoodassistancefrom WFPduringthelastmonth. Foodconsumptionvariedconsiderablyacrossthe21surveyedgovernorates,withFCSrangingfrom over69inal-maharahto42inraymahwherehalfof theinterviewedhouseholdsreportedhavinganinadequatefoodconsumption.theshareofdisplacedhouseholdswhoreportedpoorandborderlinefood consumptionslightlyincreasedfrom 35percentinJulyto37percentinAugust(Figure3).Thedietofthesurveyedhouseholdsmainlyconsistsofstaples thatareeatenalmosteverydayandfatsandsugarsthatareconsumedsixdaysaweek. 1-3 3-5 Figure1:MeanFCS,2016-2017- Figure2.Percentageofhouseholdswithpoorandborderlinefoodconsumption, February-August Figure3:HouseholdswithpoorandborderlineFoodConsumptionby: DisplacementStatus 60.0 40.0 20.0 47.9 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 44.0 46.0 45.0 44.4 46.7 54.9 47.0 42.6 59.6 59.9 43.0 46.8 53.5 47.0 44.4 44.6 43.7 28.9% 20.8% 27.7% 15.9% 20.2% 16.7% 15.8% 21.4% 22.8% 8. 8.4% 7.3% 26.6% 22.5% 0.0 February March April May June July August 10. 7.1% IDP Non-IDP 2016 2017 BorderlineFC PoorFC BorderlineFC PoorFC
Negativecopinglevelsslightlyincreasedamongsurveyedhouseholds Map2:rCSIbygovernorate,August ClickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentFigures4and5 Theuseofnegativefood-relatedcopingbehaviourremainshighandwidespreadacrossthecountry,89percentofalsurveyedhouseholdsare strugglingtocopewithalackoffoodormoneytobuyfood.inaugust,thenationalmeanrcsislightlyincreasedforthesecondconsecutivemonth, reaching20.4(figure4).therewasanincreaseintheshareofhouseholdsbuyinglessexpensivefood,limitingtheirportionsizeandreducingthe numberofmealseatenperday. RespondentsareresortingmoretonegativecopinginHajah,Dhamar,AlMahwitandSana scitythanintheothergovernorates.themeanrcsiinthese locationsroseabove22,andmorethan50percentofthesurveyedhouseholdsreportedhighrcsi(>20). Asinthepreviousrounds,displacedhouseholdsareresortingmorefrequentlytonegativecopingstrategiesthannon-displacedhouseholds(Figure6). ThemeanrCSIforIDPsinAugustwas24.2,comparedto20.1fornon-IDPs.However,inAugusttherewasariseinthepercentageofnon-displaced householdswhoreportedreducingthenumberofmealseatenperdayandrestrictingadultconsumptionsochildrencouldeat.displacedhouseholdsare relyingmoreonfoodassistance(35percent)andgifts(8percent)astheirprimarysourceoffoodincomparisonwithnon-idps,whoarepurchasingmore (40percent)andrelyinglessoffoodassistance(21percent). 0-15 15-20 >20 Figure4:MeanrCSI,2016-2017- Figure5:PercentageofhouseholdsusingnegativecopingstrategiesinAugust Figure6:Percentageofhouseholdsusingnegativecopingstrategiesby: DisplacementStatus 30 20 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 21.2 20.8 20.8 22.4 21.4 22.1 20.6 22.6 19.5 22.0 18.1 21.2 19.8 22.1 21.0 21.9 21.6 21.7 10 8 74.7% 75.5% 66.4% 56. 66.1% 10 8 Lessexpensive food 74.2% Limitportion sizes Reduce numberof meals Borrow Food Restrictadults consumption 81.1% 82. 74.9% 76. 74.1% 65.6% 66.4% 65.5% 55.1% 10 0 2016 2017 Lessexpensive food Limitportion sizes Reducenumber ofmeals Borrow Food Restrictadults consumption IDP Non-IDP
Respondentsreportmajorconcernsovershortagesoffoodandmoneyandthespreadofdiseases Householdswereaskedtosharetheirthoughtsonthemainissuesaffectingfoodsecurityintheircommunities.InAugust, mostreportedanincreaseinpricesandtheveryhighcostoffood.severalparticipantscitedthelackofaccess tofooddrivenbytheunemploymentandinsufficientwages.participantsalsomentionedthatdrinkingwateriseither unavailableorunaffordableandthatdiseasesarespreading. Respondentsalsopointedtothefurtherdeteriorationintheeconomicsituationandthecolapseofthehealthsystem, notingthatmosthealthworkershavenotreceivedtheirsalariesinthepastyear.
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