Yemen Fighting Forces Thousands Into Makeshift Camps as Displacement Surges

UN: Yemen situation rapidly evolving as restrictions hamper access to western coast

RIYADH: More than 100,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of September, most of them heading to the provinces of Taiz and Lahj, the United Nations said. The pace of displacement has risen sharply since Sept. 3, Laurent Bukera, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, told Asharq Al-Awsat. Bukera said the United Nations was prepared to respond to further waves of displacement and an expected increase in huma…

Yemen fighting displaces 125,000 as Houthis push towards Red Sea chokepoint

Houthi rebels have driven more than 125,000 people from their homes as fighting intensifies along Yemen's Red Sea coast. The new displacement wave is worsening hunger, health risks and pressure on already thin aid resources.

Yemen fighting forces thousands into makeshift camps as displacement surges

Aid efforts are being hampered by damaged roads, restricted access and a shortage of funding, as fears grow of a wider humanitarian catastrophe.

Taiz camps overflow with Yemenis fleeing fighting after Houthi offensive

The recent flare-up in the Yemen conflict has seen tens of thousands of people displaced in Taiz governorate.