The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that its office in Yemen is responding to an alarming level of renewed insecurity in eastern Yemen that has forced new waves of families to flee their homes.
A press release by IMO stated that many have arrived in Ma’rib Governorate, where severe shortages of shelter, clean water, and essential services are putting newly displaced communities at immediate risk.
According to IM, Ma’rib hosts some of Yemen’s largest displacement sites, including Al Jufainah Camp, where around 16,000 families lack adequate shelter and basic services.
IOM Director General Amy Pope said “Families are once again fleeing with almost nothing, arriving exhausted and vulnerable,” adding “This surge in displacement is pushing already desperate communities to the brink. Without immediate and sustained aid, countless lives are at risk.”
IOM is delivering immediate lifesaving assistance across Ma’rib City and Ma’rib Al Wadi, including emergency cash support and referrals for multi-purpose cash assistance.
Working with local authorities and humanitarian partners, and with funding from European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) and the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), IOM has reached additional families.
However, shortages of shelter materials, non-food items, and rapid response stocks continue to limit the scale-up of assistance.
After more than 11 years of conflict, Yemen’s economy and public services remain severely strained, leaving 19.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and more than 4.8 million internally displaced.
With only around 25 per cent of needs currently covered, millions remain without access to lifesaving assistance, including health care, shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, cash assistance, and protection services.
The Organization calls on donors and the international community to urgently increase flexible and sustained funding to ensure lifesaving assistance reaches families in need and to prevent further deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Yemen.