A Decade of Continued Internal Displacement in Yemen

Displacement in Yemen has been a massive ordeal for millions of Yemenis since the civil war broke out in 2014.  One year and a half have elapsed since the armed conflict began waning amidst regional and international peace efforts. However, Yemen’s displacement tragedy has not ceased.

From the outset of this year, over 25000 Yemeni people have fled their homes, escaping the brutality of armed confrontations between the internationally recognized government and the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Today, UN reports put the number of internally displaced persons in Yemen at over 4 million. This has been an outcome of the civil war, which began in 2014 when the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group took over Sanaa and seized power by force.

Over the last decade, millions of Yemeni displaced have experienced multiple forms of anguish in their temporary shelters. They fled from the frying pan into the fire. The displaced have been exposed to shelling, floods, fires, and diseases. All such dangers have taken countless lives in displacement camps in different Yemeni provinces.

While displacement in Yemen is a known tragedy, the provision of accurate numbers of the displaced over the last ten years better explains the magnitude of the displacement crisis in this war-ravaged nation.