Consultative meeting in Doha to discuss humanitarian situation in Yemen

A consultative meeting on the humanitarian situation in Yemen will be held Sunday in Doha at the invitation of the Yemeni cabinet's relief and coordination authority and in cooperation with Qatar Charity.

The one-day conference aims to enhance consultation and search for the best means of humanitarian response in Yemen. Representatives of humanitarian organizations in GCC states and the Islamic world will take part in the conference.

The event seeks to exchange information on the humanitarian situation in Yemen and shed the light on challenges and difficulties facing efforts of humanitarian response there as well as briefing attendees on the Yemeni relief and coordination authority and how to coordinate with it.

The meeting is expected to come with a working mechanism that helps in distributing roles between humanitarian entities and setting a plan for urgent humanitarian intervention.

The months-long humanitarian crisis in Yemen has resulted in a deteriorating humanitarian situation on all fronts, particularly those in touch with the daily life of citizens such as services and facilities. Hundreds of thousands suffer water and electricity outages, scarcity of petroleum derivatives, lack of food and an almost complete collapse of medical services.