The number of internally displaced Yemenis decreased, reaching more than 18,000 people during the first third of 2023, nearly doubling from the same period in 2022.
According to figures issued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), its Displacement Matrix (DTM) recorded the displacement of 3,035 families consisting of 18,210 individuals who were displaced at least once during the period from January 1 to April 29, 2023.
The figures recorded for the number of displaced people in the first four months of this year represent a decline of 85%, compared to the same period last year. Specifically, between January 1 and April 30, 2022, which witnessed the displacement of 5,606 families consisting of 33,636 people.
The organization attributed the reason for the decrease in the number of displaced persons during the current year to the effects of the UN armistice, which ended on the second of last October. However, the parties to the conflict continued to adhere to the validity of its provisions, especially the lack of military escalation, which contributed to reducing the number of displaced persons nationwide, according to what was reported by the platform. Yemen Future media.
Marib governorate witnessed the highest number of displacement cases during the first third of this year, as it recorded the displacement of 611 families; 83% of them occurred in late March and early April, especially from Harib district, which witnessed Houthi attacks in a number of its villages and regions, which prompted dozens of families to flee.
The governorate of Taiz came in second place with the displacement of 585 families, followed by Shabwa with 333 families, and the governorate of Al-Hodeidah came fourth, which witnessed the displacement of 99 families. Medium displacement cases occurred in the governorates of Abyan, Lahj, Al-Bayda, Ibb, the capital Sana’a and Hadramout, while Al-Dhalea governorate recorded the displacement of only one family, and it was in last February.
