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Yemen

Overview

OCHA Yemen Digital Situation Report (external link) EN / AR

Key Figures

  • People in Need

    24,000,000 No change since February 19, 2019

    Source: OCHA
  • People Targeted for Assistance

    15,600,000 27% decrease since February 19, 2019

    Source: OCHA
  • Children in Need

    12,240,000 No change since May 31, 2019

    Source: UNICEF
  • People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+)

    1,246,500 92% decrease since December 7, 2018

    Source: IPC
  • Children Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition

    310,901 28% increase since October 31, 2019

    Source: UNICEF
  • Cholera Suspected Cases (since Jan 2018)

    262,722 10% increase since January 18, 2020

    Source: WHO
  • Cholera Deaths (since January 2018)

    1,543 1% increase since January 12, 2020

  • IDPs since March 2015

    3,650,000 83% increase since December 21, 2018

    Source: IOM
  • IDPs in 2019 (cumulative)

    398,412 1% increase since December 14, 2019

    Source: UNHCR
  • Returnees

    1,280,000 26% increase since June 30, 2018

    Source: UNHCR
  • Returnees since Sep 2019

    69,174 20% increase since December 14, 2019

    Source: IOM
  • Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Yemen

    279,193 No change since January 30, 2020

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Yemen

    250,860 No change since October 31, 2019

    Source: UNHCR
  • Yemeni Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia

    21,581 62% increase since January 31, 2020

    Source: UNHCR
  • Yemeni Refugees in Jordan

    14,801 No change since January 31, 2020

    Source: UNHCR
  • Yemeni Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Ethiopia

    1,386 No change since October 31, 2019

    Source: UNHCR
  • KKA Incidents against Aid Workers (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year)

    12 20% increase since December 31, 2018

  • Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year)

    18 25% decrease since December 31, 2018

  • Aid Workers Killed (per year)

    11 120% increase since December 31, 2018

  • Aid Workers Kidnapped (per year)

    1 93% decrease since December 31, 2018

  • Aid Workers Arrested (per year)

    6 20% increase since December 31, 2018

  • People Assisted through WFP Assistance (per month)

    12,840,000 1% increase since December 31, 2019

    Source: WFP
  • New IDPs by Conflict (per year)

    282,000 12% increase since December 31, 2018

    Source: IDMC
  • New IDPs by Natural Disasters (per year)

    3,000 75% decrease since December 31, 2018

    Source: IDMC

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