Yemen situation - UNHCR

YEMEN SITUATION

Regional Refugee and Migrant Response: Arrivals from Yemen into the Horn of Africa 31 March 2017

Since conflict erupted in Yemen in March 2015, Yemenis, Somalis, national returnees and people of other nationalities have fled Yemen into the Horn of Africa, namely Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan.

95,078

Arrivals by country of asylum and population group Sudan 7% Ethiopia 15%

arrivals from Yemen to the Horn of Africa

Somalia 38%

An additional 90,880 people have fled Yemen into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman Monthly and cumulative arrivals

Cumulative arrivals by population group

Monthly arrivals from Yemen to the Horn of Africa Cumulative arrivals from Yemen to the Horn of Africa

100,000

Djibouti 40%

National returnees 17% Somalis Other 35% Nationalities 18% Yemenis 30%

40,000

80,000

35,000

Somalis

30,000

Yemenis

25,000

60,000

20,000 40,000

15,000

National returnees

10,000

20,000 0

Other nationalities

5,000 Mar May Jul '15

Red Sea

Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul '16

Sep Nov Jan Mar '17

0

OMAN

SAUDI ARABIA

Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar '15 '16 '17

Arrivals from Yemen into the Horn of Africa

31 March 2017

ERITREA

YEMEN

SUDAN

7,003

Gulf of Aden

DJIBOUTI

37,428 SOMALIA

ETHIOPIA

Movem ents of/to

36,087

14,560

SOUTH SUDAN

Djibouti Som alia Ethiopia

Sudan

Total

19,636

5,174

1,465

1,853

28,128

297

30,599

2,515

49

33,460

Other nationalities

15,531

314

171

1,301

17,317

National returnees

1,964

-

10,409

3,800

16,173

37,428

36,087

14,560

7,003

95,078

Yemenis Somalis

Total

Indian Ocean

Yemeni arrivals Somali arrivals National returnees Other nationalities International boundary

50 km

Undetermined boundary

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Sources: Boundaries: UNCS, UNHCR Statistics: UNHCR, IOM, Partners

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