The United Nations announced today, Wednesday, the displacement of 459,347 people in Yemen since the beginning of 2024 due to “armed conflict, floods, and seasonal rains.” The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in a report issued on Wednesday that a total of 69,935 families, consisting of about 489,545 people, were forced to flee their areas of origin due to the continuing armed conflict and crises related to climate change. Including rain, floods, temperatures, and hurricanes, during the period between January and September 2024.

The report added that 93.8% of the total people severely affected during this period were displaced due to climate-related crises and disasters, amounting to 65,621 families (459,347 people), while the continuation and escalation of the armed conflict caused the displacement of 6.2%, meaning 4,314 families consisting of 30,198 people.< /p>

Since January 2024, conflict and monsoon rains have displaced 459,347 thousand people in #Yemen.

🟦◀️The United Nations Rapid Response Mechanism, led by the United Nations Population Fund, provided emergency life-saving relief to 423,451 thousand affected people in 20 governorates.

The UN Fund indicated that the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) it leads, in cooperation with its implementing partners, was able, during the reporting period, to provide life-saving emergency relief to 60,493 families (423,451 people), which represents 86.5% of the total families. Affected women registered for assistance in 20 affected governorates; Among them, 22% of families are headed by women, 10% are persons with disabilities, while 21% are elderly.

The report explained that the aid distributed to affected families varied between multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA), one-time general food aid, and emergency shelter.