UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator (DERC) and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (ASG) Catherine Bragg yesterday concluded her four-day mission to Yemen, where she witnessed an intensifying humanitarian crisis in some parts of the country.
“We are seeing chronic deprivation made worse by...
The growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen has alarming consequences for the education and wellbeing of tens of thousands of children, a new OCHA Situation Report on the emergency highlighted today.
“Throughout Yemen, children’s access is challenged by the occupation of schools by internally displaced people, the...
Fighting continues in Abyan Governorate and has resulted in approximately 91,000 displaced people in southern Yemen. Displaced people are mainly scattered across Aden, Lahj, and Abyan, staying in schools or living with host families.
The volatile security situation in these areas continues to hamper aid delivery, while...
The conflict in the southern Abyan Governorate of Yemen is leading to daily displacement as people flee fighting in the regional capital Zinjibar to neighbouring districts and other Governorates, including Aden and Lahj. The latest OCHA Situation Report notes that there are currently more than 15,610 IDPs in Aden,...
Continuous conflict in Abyan, Southern Yemen, has resulted in increasing numbers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) fleeing to neighboring districts. According to the latest OCHA situation report, currently there are 10,000 IDPs from Abyan in Lahj and 15,000 in Aden. Another 15,000 IDPs are said to be scattered around...