DIRE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS COULD IMPEDE POLITICAL TRANSITION IN YEMEN -- UN ENVOY

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DIRE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS COULD IMPEDE POLITICAL TRANSITION IN YEMEN -- UN ENVOY
New York, Jul 4 2013 9:00PM
As Yemen presses ahead with its transition, a United Nations
humanitarian envoy in the region expressed serious concern today about
the plight of millions needing urgent emergency and early recovery
assistance, without which, the country's political achievements will
never gain traction.

"There can be no sustainable transition unless their basic
humanitarian needs are met, said the Secretary-General's Humanitarian
Envoy for Kuwait, Abdullah Al-Matouq in a press statement summing up
on his three-day visit to Yemen.

Mr. Al-Matouq visited Yemen from 1-4 July to sound the alarm about the
severity and scale of humanitarian crisis in the country. He also
aimed to assess the impact of recent political developments on the
humanitarian situation and encourage greater integration of
international and regional organizations and Governments in the
humanitarian response.

Yemen has been undergoing a democratic transition led by President
Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi, who came to power in a February 2012 election.
A major milestone was achieved in March of this year with the opening
of the national dialogue conference that will feed into a
constitution-making process and pave the way for general elections in
2014.

"The humanitarian situation remains serious...This crisis could affect
the recent political achievements unless it is comprehensively
addressed," the envoy said, noting that during his visit, he had met
with relief organizations, donors and senior Government officials,
including President Hadi.

Mr. Al-Matouq also visited Haradh in the northern Hajjah Governorate
to see first han the plight and needs of thousands of internally
displaced Yemenis and migrants from the Horn of Africa.

Almost 300,000 Yemenis remain internally displaced in the north, while
migrants from the Horn of Africa continue to arrive in search of
economic opportunities in the Gulf region, and suffer a wide range of
abuses.

He said that some 25,000 migrants are stranded in Haradh after failing
to cross into Saudi Arabia. The internally displaced, stranded
migrants as well as their host communities are in urgent need of
improved access to health care, food, nutrition, shelter, clean water,
proper sanitation facilities and protection.

While in the south, improved stability has led to the return of over
160,000 internally displaced people (IDPs), he said that they need
support to rebuild their lives, and there is now a window of
opportunity to provide assistance for livelihoods, capacity-building
and sustainable solutions which can help build people's resilience to
future crisis.

"Humanitarian agencies are working with the Government of Yemen to
address these and a wide range of other needs nationwide, but many are
facing funding gaps which has affected their operations," he said,
explaining that halfway through the year, the 2013 Humanitarian
Response Plan is only 38 per cent funded, "with critical gaps in
life-saving services such as health, water, sanitation and protection,
as well as significant funding shortages for livelihoods and early
recovery programmes."

While acknowledge the contribution of the Friends of Yemen, including
its neighbours in the Gulf region to support alleviation of human
suffering, he underscored that adequate funding for the humanitarian
response across all sectors in Yemen is crucial.

"I am very concerned that more than half the Yemen's population of 24
million people do not have access to clean water and sanitation, 10
million do not have sufficient access to food, and more than 6 million
lack access to basic health care, including life-saving reproductive
health services," Mr. Al-Matouq said.

"As the region sees continued conflict and instability, it is vital
that we all work together -- the Yemeni Government, United Nations
agencies, international, regional and local NGOs as well as donors --
to end the suffering of the people in Yemen," he concluded.


Jul 4 2013 9:00PM
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