Yemen, Cholera Emergency response material SKH
01.07.2017
- 31.10.2017
Project completed
OCHA - Support to the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund (HPF)
15.06.2017
- 14.06.2018
The Humanitarian Pooled Fund (HPF) aims to promote a coordinated response towards the highest humanitarian priorities identified in the 2017 Revised Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) through the provision of funding for international and national NGOs and UN entities and with the involvement of sectorial coordination groups (clusters).
Project completed
Yemen, ICRC, in kind support for emergency Cholera response
01.06.2017
- 31.10.2017
Yemen Pledging Conference
01.04.2017
- 30.04.2017
Project completed
Allocation of SDC Funding to UNHCR Operations in 2017
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2017
In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises. SDC funding to UNHCR operations allows the UN Refugee Agency to respond proactively and to provide immediate protection and assistance to refugees and internally displaced people in life-threatening situations and underfunded emergencies.
Project completed
Allocation of SDC Funding to WFP Operations in 2017
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2017
In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises. SDC funding to WFP operations allows the World Food Programme (WFP) to respond proactively and to provide immediate food assistance in life-threatening situations.
Project completed
WFP Additional Contribution 2017 to Scale Up Operations in Yemen in Response to the Hunger Emergency
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2017
On 24 February 2017, SDC/HA pledged an additional allocation of CHF 15 million to support emergency relief operations to help populations facing starvation in parts of Africa (South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and the larger Lake Chad Region) and Yemen. This decision followed a call issued by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 22 February 2017 urging for USD 4.4 billion aid to avert famine for 20 million people who risk starvation in these countries. Out of the CHF 15.0 million, CHF 7 million will be allocated to support WFP’s emergency operations in South Sudan, Nigeria and the larger Lake Chad region, and Yemen.
Project completed
Additional Allocation 2017 to ICRC Operation in Yemen in Response to the Hunger Emergency
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2017
On 24 February 2017, SDC/HA pledged an additional allocation of CHF 15 million to support emergency relief operations to help populations facing starvation in parts of Africa (South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria) and Yemen. This decision followed a call issued by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 22 February 2017 urging for USD 4.4 billion aid to avert famine for 20 million people who risk starvation in these countries. CHF 1 million will be allocated to support ICRC's emergency operation in Yemen.
Project completed
Allocation of SDC Funding to ICRC Operations in 2017
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2017
In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises. SDC funding to ICRC operations allows the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to respond proactively and to provide immediate protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence.
Project completed
Alleviating suffering of the affected population in Khamer, Yemen, through provision of integrated WASH services
01.07.2016
- 30.06.2017
Community feedback to Oxfam mobilisation teams indicated that, while households in Khamer see water as an urgent need, they prioritise income, cash and access to livelihoods opportunities above all in the current volatile conflict. In order to respond to identified needs, Oxfam identified a livelihoods and income generating approach to large scale works that will provide water to communities in a sustainable manner as well as amechanism for income generation and skills training.
Project completed
Rebuilding beyond the crisis
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2016
The scope of the destruction in Syria is staggering, and the number of people left without shelter continues to grow. Since the start of the crisis, the SDC has donated CHF 13.4 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which is responsible for coordinating all reconstruction-related activities in that country. In addition, Swiss experts have developed technical standards for the long-term relocation of displaced people who will eventually return home.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Iraq Jordan Lebanon Morocco Syria Tunisia Yemen |
Migration
Forced displacement (refugees, IDP, human trafficking)
|
01.01.2016 - 31.12.2016 |
CHF 6’000’000 |
Project completed
Allocation (Cash Contributions under Food Assistance Convention FAC) of SDC Funding to WFP Operations in 2016
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2016
In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises. SDC funding to WFP operations allows the World Food Programme (WFP) to respond proactively and to provide immediate food assistance in life-threatening situations.
