IOM Reports Displacement of Over 2,600 Yemeni Families in Eight Months

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported the displacement of more than 2,600 Yemeni families within the first eight months of this year, with a significant surge in August attributed to renewed hostilities by Houthi militias.

According to the IOM's latest report, the Displacement Tracking Matrix recorded 2,631 displaced families, totaling 15,786 individuals, between January 1 and August 29. Data indicates that 967 of these families were displaced during August alone, a period marked by intensified military activity in the governorates of Taiz, Al-Hudaydah, and Marib.

The cumulative figures do not account for additional emergency relocations occurring on August 25 and 26. During that period, security concerns stemming from the escalation prompted 227 families to flee displacement camps in the Mawza district of western Taiz, relocating to other sites within the same district for safety.

Weekly monitoring by the organization identified that 274 families were displaced at least once between August 23 and 29. The majority of these new displacements originated from the western countryside of Taiz and the southern districts of Al-Hudaydah, with families seeking refuge primarily in Taiz, Al-Hudaydah, Marib, Lahij, and Hadhramaut.

The IOM underscored that conflict remains the primary driver of displacement, accounting for 95 percent of the cases recorded, while economic instability contributed to 4 percent of the movements. Furthermore, the organization integrated an additional 116 families into its cumulative data, representing displacement cases identified during previous reporting periods that were recently verified.