Highlights
On 11 August, 252 Ethiopian migrants were evacuated by boat from Al Hudaydah (Yemen) to Obock (Djibouti). Around 800 migrants are receiving food, water, and medical care on a daily basis from IOM staff in Al Hudaydah.
IOM installed 15 water tanks in Al Dhale’e city in anticipation of the mass return of IDPs expected in Al Dhale’e governorate.
As of 13 August, over 57,500 people arrived in Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan. Nearly 21,000 have received post-arrival assistance from IOM teams.
Situation Overview
Hostilities and airstrikes continue in Aden, Lahj, Al Dhale’e, Shabwa, and Marib, Sa’ada, Hajjah and Al Hudaydah governorates.
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the on-going violence in Yemen, with conflict posing grave risks to their safety and psychosocial well-being. Today 21.1 million people - or four out of five inhabitants - need humanitarian assistance. Around 1.3 million people have been displaced inside Yemen.
Migrants continue to arrive in Al Hudaydah from other areas in Yemen. Around 800 migrants are receiving food, water, and medical care on a daily basis from IOM staff. Despite the ongoing crisis, IOM and partners’ informal reports indicate that since 26 March, an average of 150 migrants are crossing Djibouti on a daily basis to reach Yemen and 1,321 Yemeni nationals have returned by boat from Djibouti to Yemen since 1 April.
IOM activities are supported by the generous contributions by the United States, the European Commission - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, CERF, UNHCR, and OCHA. Total contributions amount to USD 14 million (17% of total funding requirements).