© WFP/ Saleh Hayyan A woman baking bread at her shelter in Khanfar District, Yemen.
30 April 2022 Humanitarian Aid
The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country, the grinding war there continues, despite a current pause in fighting.
周六,联合国驻也门人道主义国家工作队发布了今年的应对计划(HRP),寻求近 43 亿美元来扭转全国局势的持续恶化,尽管目前战斗暂停,但那里的激烈战争仍在继续。
The plan targets 17.3 million out of the staggering 23.4 million people in need of lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection services across the war-ravaged Arab nation, as the first nationwide truce in six years, coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, continues to broadly hold.
该计划的目标是在这个饱受战争蹂躏的阿拉伯国家,需要拯救生命的人道主义援助和保护服务的 2340 万人中有 1730 万人,这是六年来的第一次全国性休战,恰逢穆斯林斋月,继续广泛抓住。
The UN-led truce between the Saudi-led coalition forces supporting the internationally recognized Government, and Houthi rebels (formally known as Ansar Allah) who hold much of the country including the capital, Sa’ana, began on 2 April, and is due to continue through May.
支持国际公认政府的沙特领导的联军与控制包括首都萨阿纳在内的该国大部分地区的胡塞叛军(正式称为安萨尔阿拉)之间的联合国领导的休战于 4 月 2 日开始,并将于持续到五月。
‘Urgently address’ realities“The worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen is a reality that we need to urgently address,” said David Gressly, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen.
也门人道主义协调员戴维·格雷斯利说:“也门日益恶化的人道主义危机是我们需要紧急解决的现实。”
“The numbers this year are staggering. Over 23 million people – or almost three-quarters of Yemen’s population – now need assistance. That is an increase of almost three million people from 2021. Nearly 13 million people are already facing acute levels of need.”
“今年的数字是惊人的。现在有超过 2300 万人——即也门人口的近四分之三——需要援助。这比 2021 年增加了近 300 万人。近 1300 万人已经面临严重的需求。”
Escalating conflict last year, resulted in untold suffering and further disruption of public services, pushing humanitarian needs higher, said a press release issued by the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) team in Yemen.
联合国人道主义事务办公室(OCHA)团队在也门发布的一份新闻稿称,去年冲突升级导致难以言喻的痛苦和公共服务进一步中断,从而推高了人道主义需求。
A collapsing economy, another product of the seven-year war, has exacerbated vulnerabilities for the poorest, with a record 19 million people are projected to require food assistance in the second half of 2022.
作为七年战争的另一个产物,经济崩溃加剧了最贫困人口的脆弱性,预计到 2022 年下半年将有创纪录的 1900 万人需要粮食援助
There are an estimated 161,000 who face “the most extreme hunger”, says OCHA. “Children continue to suffer horribly”, with 2.2 million acutely malnourished, including more than half a million at severe levels. Limited access to critical services continues to worsen the conditions of the most vulnerable groups, including women and children.
OCHA 表示,估计有 161,000 人面临“最极端的饥饿”。 “儿童继续遭受可怕的痛苦”,有 220 万人严重营养不良,其中超过 50 万人处于严重水平。获得关键服务的机会有限,继续恶化包括妇女和儿童在内的最弱势群体的状况。
‘Moment of hope’
“This is also a moment of hope for Yemen. The UN-led truce is a vital opportunity for aid agencies to scale up life-saving assistance and to reach more people in acute need quickly, including in areas where access was limited due to armed conflict and insecurity,” said Mr. Gressly. “For aid agencies to immediately step up efforts, we count on sufficient donor funding. Otherwise, the aid operation will collapse despite the positive momentum we are seeing in Yemen today.”
“这也是也门充满希望的时刻。联合国牵头的停火是援助机构扩大救生援助规模并迅速帮助更多急需帮助的人的重要机会,包括在因武装冲突和不安全而限制准入的地区,”格雷斯利先生说。 “要让援助机构立即加紧努力,我们依靠足够的捐助资金。否则,尽管我们今天在也门看到了积极的势头,但援助行动将会崩溃。”
At a high-level fund-raising event for Yemen held in March this year, donors pledged $1.3 billion - just 30 per cent of the total requirement for the 2022 HRP.
在今年 3 月为也门举行的高级别筹款活动中,捐助者认捐了 13 亿美元——仅占 2022 年人道主义应急计划总需求的 30%。
Another $300 million has been pledged since then, said OCHA. However, the response remains severely underfunded, leaving aid agencies with limited resources at a time when two-thirds of major UN programmes in Yemen were forced to scale back or close due to underfunding. “I urge all donors to fund the appeal fully and commit to disbursing funds quickly,” said Mr. Gressly.
OCHA 表示,自那以后,又承诺了 3 亿美元。然而,在也门的三分之二的联合国主要项目因资金不足而被迫缩减或关闭之际,应对措施仍然严重资金不足,使援助机构的资源有限。 “我敦促所有捐助者全额资助呼吁,并承诺迅速支付资金,”格雷斯利先生说。
More than 4.3 million people have fled their homes since the current war erupted in 2015, making it the fourth largest internal displacement crisis on Earth.
自当前的战争于 2015 年爆发以来,已有超过 430 万人逃离家园,使其成为地球上第四大国内流离失所危机。