HIGHLIGHTS
As of 30 August, UNHCR registered 1,214 families / 2,603 refugees in Obock. Of these 1,038 families/1,967 refugees originate in Yemen.
On 28 August, Mr Otaibi Saad, Deputy Chairman of the Al-Rahma Association visited the Al-Rahma orphanage and Markazi Camp. UNHCR facilitated his camp visit.
Refugees from Bab-El- Mandeb gradually returning to Markazi, as a result sector 2 is more densely populated than it was the previous week.
Maintaining accurate figures on camp population remains a challenge due to the high mobility of refugees between the camp and Obock town. The Al-Rahma Association distributed 590 lunchtime meals on 31 August.
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), supported by UNHCR, distributed 175 Women’s dignity and sanitation kits and 231 school kits to 119 households.
The first Markazi Refugee Committee was formed, comprising three women and three men for the three sectors.