Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen 2014 (word)
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- Bu səhifədəki naviqasiya:
- IASC Objectives for Accountability to Affected Populations
- SUB-NATIONAL STRATEGIES
- Area in sq. km Population
- Profile of affected population
- 957.000 990.000 953.070 77.720 1.947.000
Monitoring framework
Improvements to systematic data collection have involved developing indicators to measure progress towards building resilience, capacity building and gender equality. OCHA will explore ways to strengthen the single reporting format for the clusters. Initiatives to strengthen joint monitoring of response activities at the sub-national level will also be explored to strengthen participation of humanitarian partners, local leaders and representatives of beneficiary communities, aiming to improve accountability for humanitarian response in Yemen. Accountability to the Affected Population Humanitarian partners in 2014 will systematically aim to mainstream and implement accountability to populations targeted for humanitarian assistance, enhancing appropriate and timely engagement with them at each stage of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC), both formally and informally. Humanitarian partners will implement activities promoting IASC Principals’ agreed commitments2 on Accountability to Affected Populations. Building on progress made in 2013, efforts to adapt available guidance to the context of Yemen and capacities of humanitarian partners will be harnessed to enhance affected people’s regular access to information on their rights/entitlements, humanitarian programmes, their scope, target audiences and how to access assistance. Humanitarian partners will adopt ways to regularly collected feedback on the response from the affected people and that information will be fed into the monitoring processes and inform decision making at the various levels of the individual aid organizations, clusters, ICCM and the HCT. A special attention will be addressed to ensure that women and men of all ages, physical ability, and geographical backround have acces to the information and their feedback on the response is properly collected through appropriate channals. To measure progress in 2014, humanitarian partners will, at a minimum, establish two-way communication with affected people, ensure design of humanitarian programmes is informed by the views of affected people, and is modified based on feedback, and feedback mechanisms established for affected people. The partners may implement other activities that contribute towards achieving any of the accountability objectives outlined in the table below. Recognizing that access to affected populations is an important hurdle in Yemen, innovative methods to solicit input and feedback will be utilized, such as using mobile phone technology and other means of reaching people in need. This could include identifying key interlocutors within communities and possibly monitoring projects with their assistance. IASC Objectives for Accountability to Affected Populations
SUB-NATIONAL STRATEGIES Northern Governorates Situation and context: The northern Governorates include Al Jawf, Amran and Sa’ada and are home to an estimated population of 2.5 million people, around 10% of Yemen's total population.
Six wars in Sa’ada Governorate and neighbouring areas (Harf Sufyan) between 2004 and 2011 have led to heavy damage to or destruction of houses, of social infrastructure including schools, hospitals and water facilities, as well as causing large scale displacement. Insecurity and poor road infrastructure have created significant access constraints. Al Jawf Governorate has the lowest measles and Penta-3 vaccination coverage (8-12% respectively for children under the age of one due to access constraints). Unlike other parts of Yemen, assessments at individual and household level could not be conducted in Sa’ada due to obstructions by non-state actors. This has resulted in information gaps. Explosive remnants of war (ERWs), including landmines and unexploded ordnance impose significant challenges in Sa’ada Governorate (more than 80 cases were officially recorded and many more reported in 2013). Sectarian and tribal conflict broke out in August 2013, leading to a blockade of Sa’ada Governorate by Salafists and allied tribes. This blockade was the response to the siege of Dammaj by the Al-Houthis. The blockade also hindered access to the Al Mazrak camps in Hajja Governorate. Previous wars and the current conflict have had a significant impact on children, exposing them to violence and placing them at risk from ERWs. High levels of food insecurity, malnutrition and poor access to basic services are affecting thousands of people, amongst them IDPs. Food security and agriculture partners are increasing activities in these areas, though restricted access still stands in the way of the food security response. Significant numbers of government workers in many sectors (health, education, water, etc.) were transferred to other parts of the country, leaving many communities under-served. People traumatized by conflict and victims of gender-based violence and other forms of abuse have little or no access to psychosocial support. Many economic migrants, amongst them women and unaccompanied children, who attempt to reach Gulf countries through Yemen face extreme hardship, including deportation, serious physical and other rights abuses and even killings along the border. However, there is no mechanism to address these issues. Large numbers of children without parental care because their family has been killed in conflict, are not benefiting from alternative/foster care and/or social services and support. Children are recruited by armed forces/groups and there is a need to ensure the release and integration of these children while holding the perpetrators accountable. Despite restricted needs assessments, nutrition experts believe that there are high levels of acute and chronic malnutrition among children under five and pregnant and lactating woman, based on the findings of a nutrition assessment in neighbouring Hajjah Governorate, which has very similar characteristics.
An estimated 1,945,000 people in the north, about half of these in Sa’ada Governorate, are in need of humanitarian aid. Among these are 167,494 IDPs, mostly living with host communities in Sa’ada (103,014), Amran (39,780) and Al Jawf (24,700) Governorates, according to a United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) update of November 2013. These IDP figures are expected to increase due to recent conflict while secondary displacement of previous IDPs is reported. Inter-agency field assessments in mid-November 2013 indicate that more than a thousand people were displaced due to conflict in Dammaj in the last weeks of October and early weeks of November 2013.
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