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OCHA Field activities, Yemen

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world. Nearly four years of conflict and severe economic decline are driving the country to the brink of famine and exacerbating needs in all sectors. The Office for the Coordination on Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Yemen Country Office was established in the capital, Sana’a, in 2010 in response to the humanitarian crisis brought about by widespread flooding in Yemen. In July 2015, following the escalation of the conflict and the rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground, Yemen was declared a System Wide Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Level 3 Emergency (L3). Following the L3 designation the office was expanded by scaling up field presence by establishing 7 Hubs throughout the country. The deep field presence through Hubs ensures that the right capacities and systems were put in place to effectively meet needs. OCHA's overall goal in Yemen is to ensure the delivery of effective and principled humanitarian action that meets the needs of the most vulnerable people. To achieve this, OCHA supports the Humanitarian Coordinator and humanitarian partners in operational coordination, humanitarian financing, public information, humanitarian analysis, advocacy and information management. OCHA continued to play a pivotal role in supporting partners to catalogue (Is this dialogue), analysis and overcome operational challenges, and plays the key role in ensuring that humanitarian notification to parties of the conflict  remains a cornerstone of access and accountability. To this end, OCHA works closely with the government and humanitarian partners at all levels to enhance the coherence and quality of humanitarian response.