E. Allocation Envelopes and Specific Priorities
SECTOR: NUTRITION
Allocation
Envelope
1
Associated SRP Strategic Objective Amount
Allocated
Nutrition
Objective 1: Scale up equitable, high-quality life-saving services for acutely
malnourished children and mothers
Objective 2: Prevent under-nutrition among children and mothers in priority
governorates
Objective 3: Strengthen capacity of relevant authorities and local partners to
ensure effective nutrition response
$15
million
The on-going conflict has negatively impacted access to food for millions of vulnerable people. Supply of
essential food commodities has been limited, leading to a rise in the prices of basic commodities. This is
further complicated by a decline in purchasing power linked to the devaluation of the Yemeni Riyal.
Inadequate nutrition coupled with limited access to clean water and sanitation and healthcare services can
lead to increased morbidity, especially of children. The continuous rise in the number of internally displaced
persons (IDPs) is only exacerbating an already very severe situation.
Overall, nutrition partners now estimate that nearly 3 million people require urgent nutrition assistance. About
2.1 million people are currently acutely malnourished, including 1.5 million children - 370,000 of whom are
suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This represents a 65% rise in people in need since late 2014.
Post-crisis national level nutrition information is not available and hence governorates level SMART survey
results are used to inform the nutrition situation. SMART nutrition surveys have been conducted in Al Bayda,
Sanaa, Saada, Hajjah, Al Hodeida, Aden, Taiz and Lahj in 2015 and 2016. All Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM)
levels were well above the 15% critical emergency threshold. SAM rates were also above the 2% crisis
threshold in most governorates, reaching 9% in Al Hodeida.
With no end in sight to the conflict in Yemen and a malnutrition situation getting worse more resources are
urgently needed to ensure that adequate nutritional supplies are in place and that life-saving malnutrition
treatment and preventative services can be maintained and expanded. To address the above situation,
Nutrition cluster partners have developed a Community Management of Malnutrition (CMAM) scale-up plan
early 2016 including Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) interventions. Unfortunately funding for the
nutrition response has not kept pace with the scale and scope of the nutrition crisis.
Nutrition Eligible Programme Areas:
Provide integrated package of nutrition services for children 6-59 months and pregnant
and lactating mothers with severe and moderate acute malnutrition in close
collaboration with FSAC, health and WASH clusters.
Prevent malnutrition in children 6-24 months through the provision of micronutrient
supplementation, deworming, as well as iron/folate supplementation to pregnant and
lactating mothers.
Provide counselling on IYCF practices for care-takers and build capacity of local
technical authorities.
Enhance needs analysis of nutrition situation through the strengthening of information
management systems and assessments.