Government report: 1,180 families displaced to Marib in nine months

A recent government report revealed the displacement of 1,180 families from several Yemeni governorates to Ma'rib Governorate (eastern Yemen) during the first nine months of the current year 2024 AD.

The Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced Persons Camps in Marib said that during last September, it received 118 new displaced families consisting of 716 people, distributed among its sites in the governorate center, with 72 families, 41 families in Al Wadi District, and 5 families in Harib District.

The report indicated that the total number of displaced persons who arrived in Marib Governorate during the first nine months of this year amounted to 1,180 new displaced families consisting of 6,334 people, who came to it from various governorates.

The report pointed out that the displacement movement to Marib Governorate is continuing after the conditions of these families have deteriorated for several reasons, most notably (arbitrary arrests - illegal prosecutions and harassment - child recruitment - economic reasons) in their main areas. These families flock monthly in search of safety, tranquility, living in peace and searching for better ways to live.

The report recommended the need to quickly meet the basic needs of newly displaced families and provide livelihood projects to secure a sustainable source of income for them.