HIGHLIGHTS
During the reporting period, a total of two boats carrying 133 individuals arrived in Somalia from Yemen to Berbera, Somaliland (60 persons) and Bossaso, Puntland (73 persons). Out of them, 89 individuals were registered by UNHCR in collaboration with local authorities and partners in Berbera and Bossaso Reception Centers.
The most recent arrival was on 5 September, a boat carrying 60 individuals of 30 families (46 Somalis and 14 Yemenis) in Berbera. The latest arrival in Bossaso was on 2 September, a boat carrying 73 individuals (66 Somalis and 7 Yemenis).
A total of 80 Somali returnees from Yemen (15 families) have reached South Central regions of Somalia in the reporting period. 34 returnees of six families arrived on 6 September in Wadajir district, Mogadishu, while 46 individuals of nine families arrived in Baidoa between 1 and 6 September. The 46 returnees in Baidoa were verified and are receiving the return assistance package.