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UNHCR Somalia: Response to Yemen Situation (1-31 October 2017)

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Highlights

Number of new arrivals - 927 new arrivals from Yemen
New enrolments - 515 students enrolled in school
Subsistence allowance - 1,703 households (5,477 persons) received subsistence allowance
Access to heath - 1,348 persons provided with health care assistance
Community-based projects - 656 beneficiaries of community-based projects

Update on achievements

New arrivals

Since the beginning of the conflict in Yemen in March 2015, 33,929 Somalis (33,511 spontaneous and 418 assisted), 5,755 Yemenis and 360 third country nationals. A total of 40,044 persons have been identified by UNHCR as arriving into Somalia.

In October, there were 927 new arrivals (775 Somalis (490 spontaneous and 285 assisted returnees), 135 Yemenis and 17 third country nationals) from Yemen arrived Somalia by sea.