UN: Nearly 16,000 Yemenis Displaced in a Week Due to Military Escalation
The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced the displacement of nearly 16,000 people in Yemen between November 1 and 7, due to military escalation and deteriorating security conditions.
In a report from the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), the organization stated that it monitored the displacement of 2,655 families, comprising 15,930 individuals, within one week, who were distributed across several Yemeni governorates.
It clarified that the Lahij governorate topped the list of governorates receiving displaced persons, with 1,313 families, followed by Taiz with 716 families, and then Aden with 248 families.
It added that the majority of the displaced moved from the governorates of Taiz and Lahij, with Taiz recording the displacement of 1,242 families and Lahij 1,142 families, while Hodeidah recorded the displacement of 167 families.
According to the report, the total number of displaced people monitored by the organization in Yemen from the beginning of January until November 7 reached 57,317 families, comprising 343,902 individuals.
Source: International Organization for Migration
