In spite of the ongoing civil war, the number of migrants arriving in Yemen has increased significantly. The UN Migration Agency IOM is concerned that more and more migrants will find themselves exposed to violence and danger without any protection.
The International Organization for Migration facilitated the return of 418 migrants from Yemen with the first voluntary repatriation flight from the country in more than three years.
The port of Hudaydah, in Yemen, remains key for the survival of the country's populations and migrants in spite of the ongoing war, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which continues to support the displaced in the city. Despite the enduring conflict, the port of Hudaydah remains a vital channel for the arrival of humanitarian aid for those who are desparately in need in Yemen, the UN agency for migration IOM reports.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has reported that "the mood in Hodeidah" in Yemen "is one of resignation." The city is still torn by violence while food and primary goods are increasingly less accessible.
The situation in Yemen is getting worse by the hour as the number of displaced people and civilians targeted by the conflict is growing, the Danish Refugee Council says. The organization calls for a political solution to the conflict and the respect of human rights.
According to the most recent estimates by the International Organisation for Migration, more than half of the population from Hudaydah has been displaced due to the escalation of violence.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNCHR) said it has facilitated the voluntary return of more than 2,000 Somali refugees from Yemen, through a program called Assisted Spontaneous Returns (ASR) it started in 2017. Since the start of this year, 1,321 migrants from Somalians living in Yemen have returned home.
The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) says it has resumed voluntary repatriations of migrants from Yemen. Repatriations were halted last month due to military operations in the city of Hodeida.
The UN's International Organization for Migration has announced that it has postponed until further notice voluntary repatriations from the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, due to violence that has been going on there for nearly two weeks.
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR in Italy chose to tell the story of the data in its Global Trends 2018 report by allowing refugees themselves to speak, on the occasion of World Refugee Day.
The IOM has launched an appeal asking for the protection of migrants affected, together with the local population, by military operations in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida.
The UN migration agency IOM has over the past week taken 233 Ethiopian migrants out of Yemen on two trips via sea with the aim of returning them to their countries of origin.