Yemen Humanitarian Needs  and Response Plan 2025 

• Deteriorating Operating Environment and Reduced UN Footprint
  The shrinking operational space and declining security situation have led to a pause in UN operations in SBA areas This has created operational gaps affecting service continuity, monitoring, supervision, verification, supply chain oversight, and direct implementation, with increased reliance on NGOs for expanded roles and last-mile delivery.

   

• Supply Chain Disruptions and Pipeline Breaks
  Nutrition commodity pipelines remain fragile due to funding volatility, procurement delays, transport constraints, and import challenges through Hodeida port. This has resulted in a complete halt of the MAM pipeline and increased risks of localized stock-outs, rationing, and treatment interruptions.

   

• Funding Shortfalls and Reduced Implementing Capacity
  Persistent funding gaps and donor unpredictability are forcing prioritization of life-saving treatment over preventive interventions. Preventive platforms, including BSFP and community-based prevention, remain highly vulnerable. The FTO designation and the funding gap left by USAID have further reduced the number of operational partners, limiting overall implementation capacity.

   

• Administrative and Access Constraints under Dual Authorities
  Operating across dual authorities continues to generate administrative and clearance-related delays affecting assessments, partner movement, supply routing, and programme scale-up.

   

• Information and Data Limitations
  Population-based representative nutrition data remain constrained due to limited SMART surveys and the absence of IPC AMN analysis. Increased reliance on projections and programme admission data limits the precision of prevalence estimates and geographic targeting.

   

• Health System and Capacity Constraints
  Ongoing health system strain and workforce limitations are affecting service continuity, supervision, reporting, and case follow-up. Gaps among health workers, community volunteers, and data systems undermine quality assurance and programme performance.

   

• Declining Service Quality and Programme Performance Risks
  Reduced supervision, staff turnover, supply interruptions, and access limitations are negatively affecting admission accuracy, counselling quality, follow-up, and treatment outcomes, particularly in high-burden districts.

   

• Limited Multi-sectoral Integration
  While malnutrition drivers remain multi-sectoral—including food security, WASH, and health—funding siloes, operational restrictions, and approval processes limit effective integrated programming. Cash-based nutrition approaches show potential but face implementation barriers related to permissions, targeting harmonization, and inflation-adjusted transfer values.