Yemen Conflict - ETC Situation Report #56
Highlights
• The ETC continues to provide critical Internet connectivity to 589 humanitarians across 12 sites in Yemen, and communications services – including security telecommunications – to a total of 2,345 responders supported by eight UNDSS-managed Security Operations Centres (SOCs) across the country.
• The team has completed the joint project with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MoTIT) and Aden Net Internet Service Provider (ISP) that will provide connectivity to all passengers – including humanitarian responders and commercial passengers – at Aden airport.
• The ETC received US$1 million from CERF. The Cluster in Yemen is now fully funded to carry out its activities in 2021.
Aden — The British Ambassador to Yemen, Abda Sharif, held a high-level meeting this week with Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Maabaqi, Governor of the Centra…
Sanaa — At least 52 bottled water factories have been forced to shut down in the Yemeni capital Sanaa over the past four years due to mountin…
Taiz — Bakeries across the city of Taiz have resumed operations following a new agreement between local authorities and the Bakers’ Syn…