Protecting children in Yemen from forms of violenc

The humanitarian situation in Yemen is extremely fragile and any disruption in the pipeline of critical supplies such as food, fuel and medicines has the potential to bring millions of people closer to starvation and death. The current level of hunger in Yemen is unprecedented and is causing severe hardship for millions of people. Despite ongoing humanitarian assistance, over 20 million Yemenis are food insecure, of which nearly 10 million are acutely food insecure. The rate of child malnutrition is one of the highest in the world and the nutrition situation continues to deteriorate. A recent survey showed that almost one third of families have gaps in their diets, and hardly ever consume foods like pulses, vegetables, fruit, dairy products or meat. Malnutrition rates among women and children in Yemen remain among the highest in the world, with more than a million women and 2 million children requiring treatment for acute malnutrition. More than half of all families are buying food on credit, up by almost 50 percent compared to pre-crisis levels. Salary payments for public sector employees have been suspended since September 2016, affecting nearly 30 percent of the Yemeni population who depend on government salaries and pensions. Though the situation of nutrition in Yemen is so dark, a glimmer of hope looms on the horizons which enables Yemenis to overcome their sufferings. It is the generous hands supporting the needy people to access the basic needs of life. Sanid Organization for Relief and Development (SORD) , with all funds reached from the donors, always tries to reduce the rate of malnutrition in the targeted areas where this project is implemented. During the second quarter of 2020, children under 5 and PLWs suffering from acute malnutrition in Ablas area have been supplied with the proper nutrition supplementary. Community awareness have been raised among the pregnant women ,lactating mothers and Girls of childbearing age regarding the evils of malnutrition, both for child and mother, the importance of good nutrition for the mental and physical well-being, and how to use the available resources In order to overcome or reduce malnutrition. More details about the results achieved from this project can be found in the attached file:

• AUGEST_Report_on_Protecting_1469_Yemeni_children_from_malnutrition.pdf (PDF)