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UN warns renewed Yemen fighting could drive 10,000 refugees to Djibouti
The UN says escalating fighting in Yemen could push up to 10,000 people to flee across the Red Sea to Djibouti, while internal displacement may exceed 230,000, as humanitarian needs deepen.
Renewed fighting in Yemen could drive as many as 10,000 people to flee across the Red Sea to Djibouti in the coming months, the United Nations warned, adding that displacement inside the country could rise above 230,000.
The warning follows an offensive in which the Houthis seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coastline earlier this month, in fighting that has killed hundreds of people on both sides, threatened global trade and pushed up energy prices, according to the UN.
The clashes pit the Houthis against forces loyal to the Aden-based government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia. More than 100,000 civilians have already been uprooted inside Yemen, while others have attempted dangerous sea crossings to escape the violence.
A UN refugee agency spokesperson said intensifying fighting could drive further mass displacement. The UN has said an estimated 22 million people in Yemen require humanitarian assistance, describing the renewed conflict as deepening an already dire crisis.
Details of the refugee and displacement projections come from UN assessments, and the figures are forecasts rather than confirmed counts.
- Yemen conflict
- UNHCR
- Djibouti
- Yemen civil war
- yemen war
- united nations
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WorldPolitics
UN warns renewed Yemen fighting could drive 10,000 refugees to Djibouti
The UN says escalating fighting in Yemen could push up to 10,000 people to flee across the Red Sea to Djibouti, while internal displacement may exceed 230,000, as humanitarian needs deepen.
Renewed fighting in Yemen could drive as many as 10,000 people to flee across the Red Sea to Djibouti in the coming months, the United Nations warned, adding that displacement inside the country could rise above 230,000.
The warning follows an offensive in which the Houthis seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coastline earlier this month, in fighting that has killed hundreds of people on both sides, threatened global trade and pushed up energy prices, according to the UN.
The clashes pit the Houthis against forces loyal to the Aden-based government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia. More than 100,000 civilians have already been uprooted inside Yemen, while others have attempted dangerous sea crossings to escape the violence.
A UN refugee agency spokesperson said intensifying fighting could drive further mass displacement. The UN has said an estimated 22 million people in Yemen require humanitarian assistance, describing the renewed conflict as deepening an already dire crisis.
Details of the refugee and displacement projections come from UN assessments, and the figures are forecasts rather than confirmed counts.
- Yemen conflict
- UNHCR
- Djibouti
- Yemen civil war
- yemen war
- united nations
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