Yemen Lessons Learned Report, April 2017

The Lessons Learned Exercise for the Logistics Cluster operation in Yemen was conducted at the beginning of 2017, covering the period March 2015 until December 2016. The main objectives of the exercise were to draw on the lessons learned and identify best practices for the Yemen operation as well as other Logistics Cluster operations.

The review period was selected to cover the time after the outbreak of the crisis in Yemen in March 2015, when the Logistics Cluster operation was significantly scaled up to respond to the increased logistics needs of the humanitarian community. As a result, a transit hub was set up in Djibouti for all relief cargo destined for Yemen, after commercial sea and air transport providers had suspended their services.