WHO Al Hudaydah Operation – Yemen: Situation Report #1, 17 – 23 June 2018

Situation update:

• Fighting continues in Al Hudaydah City, at a less severe scale, with a decrease in clashes, bombardments and airstrikes. Casualties were reported but actual numbers are unknown.

• Based on reports received by the WHO Hub office in Al Hudaydah City, a total of 149 injuries and 15 deaths have been reported, it is likely that casualties and those injured are underreported.

• IDPs from Al Hudaydah City have arrived in the capital, Sana’a. Total figures on displacement are not available yet as humanitarian organizations are verifying the IDPs and setting up monitoring systems.

• Humanitarian partners have ramped up rapid response activities amid security and access constraints. To facilitate timely provision of humanitarian assistance to people in need, a Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) has been established.