OCHA Press Conference
Press Conference Announcement
2016 Humanitarian Response Plan
On 18 February in Geneva, the humanitarian community will launch the 2016 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) which aims to provide critical and life-saving assistance to 13.6 million people affected by the conflict in Yemen.
The plan brings together over 100 aid organizations to respond to an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, in which 21.2 million people – four out of five Yemenis – are in need of humanitarian assistance. Following the official launch, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, will brief the press about the Plan’s strategies and requirements as well as his recent missions across Yemen to improve humanitarian access.
Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator, Yemen
The plan brings together over 100 aid organizations to respond to an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, in which 21.2 million people – four out of five Yemenis – are in need of humanitarian assistance. Following the official launch, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, will brief the press about the Plan’s strategies and requirements as well as his recent missions across Yemen to improve humanitarian access.
Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator, Yemen
