More than 200,000 people displaced since fighting in Yemen began, says UN agency
The IOM said the displacement surge rose from 76,000 in mid-September as renewed fighting left families without shelter and food.
- On Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration reported more than 200,000 people have been displaced in Yemen in recent weeks amid renewed fighting between Iran-backed Houthi and Saudi-backed government forces.
- Displacement figures have surged from 76,000 in mid-September to current levels as hostilities intensify. The IOM describes the crisis as alarming, warning that further displacement remains possible in the coming days.
- In the week to Oct 3, the IOM recorded nearly 21,800 newly displaced people, a 26 per cent increase from the previous week. Approximately 45 per cent of households assessed had been displaced before, losing assets and livelihoods.
- The World Health Organization reported more than 5,100 casualties since early August, including 959 deaths. The World Food Programme welcomed one staffer's release while 72 United Nations personnel remain detained in Yemen.
- IOM Director General Amy Pope urged the international community to secure humanitarian access as displacement cycles threaten families' futures. The United Nations continues pursuing every avenue to release all detained personnel and restore humanitarian operations.
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Humanitarian aid to Yemen is financed by only 20% of the necessary amount and aid reserves are shrinking, which works with teams on the ground to try to provide emergency shelter, first-requirement items and protection services to the most affected.
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cedarnews.netThe UN organization for migration and refugee assistance (IOM) is sounding the alarm about the situation in Yemen. Since the fighting between the Houthis and the government army flared up again early last month, some 200,000 Yemenis have fled. "People are running for their lives but find no safety anywhere," says IOM Director Amy Pope. "They need shelter, food, and safety now. Our people are on the ground, but the funding is not." Pope calls o…
In September alone, more than 197,000 people were displaced, the UN agency wrote in a statement. The UN is also alarmed at the lack of funding to deal with the crisis.
In Yemen, 201,217 people were forced to leave the homes of fighting between the Ansar Allah movement (Hushita) and government forces, reported by the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM). "This number is increasing every day, as is the humanitarian needs of the population.
More than 200,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the latest escalation of the civil war began in September, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
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