| MMTF Members The Yemen MMTF is jointly chaired by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Danish Refugee Council holds the secretariat for the group. INTERSOS, the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), Save the Children Sweden, the Yemen Red Crescent, Care International and the Government of Yemen are all current members. CARE InternationalCARE International Yemen has been working with Yemeni and migrant communities since 1992, addressing the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized amongst them. From initial activities in refugee camp management in Abyan governorate in 1993 and reconstruction after civil war in 1994, the organization’s portfolio now includes a variety of initiative within the spectrum of development and humanitarian aid. Currently CARE is engaged in projects including: female literacy eradication,... Danish Refugee CouncilThe Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization whose aim is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons from persecution and promote lasting solutions to refugee problems on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights, in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Additionally to refugees and internally displaced persons, DRC works to protect vulnerable, exploited... INTERSOSINTERSOS is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assisting the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. It was established in 1992, with the active support of Italian Trade Unions, by a group of citizens committed to international solidarity. INTERSOS started activities in Yemen (Aden and Lahij Governorates) in 2008, following an assessment in 2007. The activities focus on providing humanitarian assistance to Somali and non-Somali refugees, asylum seekers... IOMEstablished in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 127 member states, a further 17 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane... Save the Children SwedenSave the Children Sweden is a non-governmental organization. The basis of its work is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the United Nations' Declaration on Human Rights. These build on the principles that all people are equal, children have special rights and everyone has a responsibility - but governments have a special obligation. Save the Children rights perspective means that we emphasis that States have the overall responsibility, but that all people can... Society of Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS)The Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS) is a Yemeni non-profit organization. It was established in 1999 in Shabwah (Mayfa’a governorate) with the aim to provide relief and assistance to all categories in need and contribute to the alleviation of poverty among the community, as well as contribute to community development. SHS is partner of and is partly funded by UNHCR for the implementation of several activities and services provisions to refugees in Yemen (e.g. in refugees camps,... The Government of YemenTo be added... UNHCRThe Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily,... UNICEFUNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. That makes us unique among world organizations, and unique among those working with the young. We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to... World Food Programme (WFP)The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. It is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded. Born in 1962, WFP pursues a vision of the world in which every man, woman and child has access at all times to the food needed for an active and healthy life. “We work towards that vision with our sister UN agencies in Rome -- the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) and the International Fund for... Yemen Red Crescent (YRC)Yemen Red Crescent (YRC) is a humanitarian relief agency, which provides assistance to public authorities in mitigating the effects of disasters and calamities, and to improve the most vulnerable groups. YRC was established in 1970 under President Decree No. 15 and has been recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in April 1982. It joined the institutional Federation of Red Cross and Red `Crescent Societies (ICRC) in October 1982. ICRC mandate is, indeed, to protect the... |