Humanitarian Assistance in Yemen: Opportunities Exist for USAID to Further Strengthen its Risk Management Process

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Establish and implement guidance, in accordance with key Federal risk management practices, on how to identify and assess response-specific risks, document risk responses, conduct regular reassessments of risks, and update risk mitigation plans accordingly for humanitarian responses with a dedicated risk management advisor.

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Update the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance's Emergency Application Guidelines to clarify risk management requirements for implementers and update Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance-wide guidance to establish mandatory review and documentation requirements.

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Develop a plan to provide regular training to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and potential applicants on the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance's risk management requirements during the award application process and the implementation of humanitarian assistance activities.

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Consult externally with key humanitarian actors in Yemen and document a plan to analyze and assess the operating environment across both the north and south of Yemen and determine whether benchmarks should be developed for humanitarian activities in the south of Yemen.

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