The Yemeni government said Tuesday that 12,597 families have been displaced across six provinces amid a new wave of military escalation in the country.
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Mohammed Al-Baqmi said during a meeting with Foreign Minister Afrah Al-Zouba and representatives from the United Nations, international organizations and non-governmental groups that the displaced families urgently need shelter, food and clean water.
Al-Baqmi urged the international community to provide immediate support, increase available resources and help close funding shortfalls affecting humanitarian operations, according to Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency.
Meanwhile, authorities in Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, announced the creation of a humanitarian response cell to deal with the consequences of the renewed military escalation and the resulting displacement.
Aden Governor Abdulrahman Sheikh ordered the formation of the body, which will assess the needs of displaced families arriving from areas including the western coast and Taiz. Officials said assistance would be provided according to available resources.
Yemen experienced a relative period of calm beginning in April 2022 after years of conflict between government forces, supported by a Saudi-led coalition, and the Iran-backed Houthis. The Houthis captured Sanaa and significant parts of the country in 2014.
Regional tensions increased after the Gaza war began in late 2023, with the Houthis carrying out attacks targeting Israel and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The latest renewed fighting has raised concerns that Yemen could once again face a broader and more intense conflict.
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