Together with other national and international non-governmental organisations operating in Yemen we produced a document to highlight the collective priorities and recommendations for the sixth Senior Officials Meeting process and outcomes
April 2024 – This year saw a military escalation in Yemen and the Red Sea which has underscored the risk of a wider confrontation that could undermine the fragile progress made to date. The stakes for Yemen are high, as funding continues to decline, while the politicisation of the crisis, and regional tensions are mounting. The barriers to a principled humanitarian response and significant needs in Yemen require coordinated advocacy and action among donors, national authorities, and the wider humanitarian community. The Sixth Senior Officials Meeting (SOM VI) on Yemen, taking place in Brussels on 7 May, and the pre-SOM technical discussion on 24 and 25 April are opportunities to collectively take stock of challenges, identify actions and galvanize funding and support.
This document highlights the collective priorities and recommendations of national and international non-governmental organisations operating in Yemen for the SOM process and outcomes. It includes actions to maximise the impact of the SOM and strengthen a principled, timely and accountable humanitarian response in Yemen while supporting efforts towards longer-term recovery and sustainable peace.
The international community must renew efforts towards a political settlement and take concrete steps to avert a wider humanitarian catastrophe.