Highlights
- Since the beginning of the crisis, a total of 586,096 IDPs and conflict-affected persons in nine governorates in Yemen have benefitted from IOM’s WASH activities.
- IOM in Djibouti, Yemen and Ethiopia are coordinating to restart the sea evacuations of stranded Ethiopian migrants in Al Hudaydah, Yemen. A total of 1,036 migrants have been registered so far and evacuations are expected to start as early as next week.
- To date, over 75,600 people have arrived in Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan from Yemen. Of this, over 24,100 individuals have received post-arrival assistance from IOM.
Situation Overview
Access across Yemen remains difficult as a result of deliberate restrictions put in place by the warring parties (as is the case in Taizz City since August 2015) and due to insecurity. Humanitarian partners face extreme challenges accessing border areas of Sa’ada and Hajjah due to ongoing air strikes and artillery barrages. Serious constraints also persist in front-line areas in Marib and Al Bayda governorates.
According to the seventh report of the Task Force on Population Movements, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yemen has decreased slightly by 79,000 people since December 2015, to 2.43 million in February 2016. Taizz governorate now hosts the largest number of IDPs (550,000 individuals), followed by Hajjah (353,000 individuals) and Sana’a (253,000 individuals).