Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that approximately 93,864 people have been newly displaced across Yemen amid escalating fighting, especially in Aden, Al Hodeidah, Abyan, and Ta’iz, showing the crisis is expanding geographically. This displacement has created urgent needs for shelter, water, sanitation, and protection for affected families, according to IOM.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, indicates that rapidly escalating hostilities along Yemen’s western coast have already forced more than 2,400 people to seek safety in neighboring Djibouti in the past four days. Most of these refugees are women, children, and older persons. UNHCR emphasized urgent needs for shelter, food, clean water, healthcare, and protection services, as displacement sites are becoming overwhelmed.
UNHCR's representative in Djibouti, Sandrine Desamours, noted that refugees often arrive after difficult sea journeys, exhausted and carrying few belongings, highlighting that response capacities are under significant pressure and additional support is urgently needed for more arrivals.
Humanitarian efforts face setbacks due to damaged roads and ongoing insecurity, especially along the west coast and between Ta’iz, At Turbah, and Aden, limiting access and movement. Telecommunications disruptions further complicate operations, and damage to the Al Makha port has restricted humanitarian logistics and transport.
The escalating conflict also raises concerns about further displacement inside Yemen and additional refugee outflows if hostilities deepen. The crisis threatens humanitarian and commercial shipping routes that deliver emergency supplies to Yemen and other countries affected by similar crises.
Nearly half of Yemen's population of 41 million currently require aid amid rising acute hunger, with the increased violence intensifying both humanitarian needs and displacement challenges.