Escalating conflict in Yemen could fuel more displacement, refugee movement
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Yemen Representative Armen Yedgaryan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Intensifying fighting in Yemen could drive more mass displacement, with...
UNHCR: More help urgently needed as thousands arrive in Djibouti fleeing Yemen
This is a summary of what was said by Sandrine Desamours, UNHCR Representative in Djibouti – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. DJIBOUTI – Nearly 3,000 people have arrived in Djibouti in less...
Yemen: Escalating conflict drives new displacement and refugee arrivals in Djibouti
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that rapidly escalating hostilities along Yemen’s western coast have displaced more than 100,000 people inside the country and forced thousands more to seek safety across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Djibouti. The...