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Water is essential for life. On 22 March, we celebrate the value of water – not just for drinking, but for sanitation, hygiene, and household activities.

The World Bank and UNICEF partnered through the Emergency Health and Nutrition Project to provide health, nutrition, water and sanitation services to Yemen.

UNICEF works on training teachers and school personnel on new teaching methods & rehabilitating water and sanitation facilities in schools around the country.

On 10 April 2020, the Ministry of Public Health and Population announced the first laboratory confirmed case of the coronavirus in Hadramout in Yemen.

The UN and partners also continue to support a “continuum of care”, which requires ongoing support for 4,300 health facilities across the country.

Unless funding is urgently received, 31 of the UN’s 41 major humanitarian programmes will either reduce or shut down in the coming weeks.

“The threat of COVID19 is so terrifying we have to do everything we can to stop the spread of the virus and help the people who may become infected.”

The UN Secretary-General urged all countries to take a comprehensive approach tailored to their circumstances.