On 10 April, Yemen announced its first positive COVID-19 case. A combination of food insecurity and heavy reliance on food imports, high levels of malnutrition, severe exchange rate fluctuations with a likely drop in remittances, weakened businesses and little-to-no energy supply mean that the COVID-19 impact on Yemen will be devastating.

In line with UNDP’s global COVID-19 response, UNDP Yemen is prepared to work closely with our implementing partners to roll out a two-fold country response: (1) Rapid adjustments to our existing programming by supporting ongoing health responses through activities that strengthen the first line of defense and flatten the curve; and, (2) A standalone response that focuses upon mitigation of COVID’s socio-economic impact by focusing on scaling-up social protection and safeguarding the economy.