cover image: Houthi Diversion of Humanitarian Assistance in Yemen - June 2024

Houthi Diversion of Humanitarian Assistance in Yemen - June 2024

20 Jun 2024

This is a considerable amount, especially since the vast majority of the assistance, at least from the WFP, arrives in the form of unconditional resource transfers.10 In a country with a GDP per capita of around $700 and few sources of revenue, it should not be underestimated how significant this inflow of over $1 billion of assistance into Houthi territory is to both the local economy and the Hou. [...] Left: A Tweet highlighting the head of the Bonyan Foundation Mohammed al-Madani and his strong familial ties to the Houthi regime: [Translation from Arabic to English] “Major General Abdul-Hakim Hashem Al-Khaiwani, Head of the Security and Intelligence Service, sent a message of condolences and consolation to the Commander of the Fifth Military Region, Major General Yousef Al-Madani, the Chairman. [...] Nevertheless, in September 2022, ETC Yemen announced that it “completed setting up the ICT infrastructure in the office of the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (SCMCHA) in Sana’a.” 42 ETC Yemen appears to be providing (free of charge) the very same products and services to SCMCHA that the regime is denying their humanitarian colleagues the right to use fr. [...] The IP and any potential affiliations to the Houthi regime could determine several key aspects of the project’s implementation: Is the regime profiting from this? Is the regime using this program as a tool to bestow favor or buy loyalty? Will this project cause the aid organization to become identified with the regime? Conclusion and Recommendations In 2019, a statement by the UN explained “our gr. [...] Enabling the Houthis to direct how aid money is used and then publicly claim credit for the projects blurs the boundary necessary for maintaining the integrity of the organizations and the projects they implement.
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