More than 112,000 displaced by Yemen fighting; thousands flee to Djibouti

United Nations says 22 million people need humanitarian aid as conflict intensifies.

Al Jazeera2026-09-18 16:12查看原文 ↗

United Nations says 22 million people need humanitarian aid as conflict intensifies.

Made homeless by fighting in Yemen - the Al-Farsi camp for the displaced in Ras Imran in southwest Aden, September 17, 2026 [Mohamad Hakim/AFP]

More than 112,000 people have been displaced in Yemen and close to 3,000 have fled the conflict to Djibouti, according to the United Nations, as fighting intensifies between the Iran-allied Houthis and Saudi-backed forces loyal to the internationally recognised government.

“Our resources are very, very, very limited and our stocks will be depleted very soon,” Abdusattor Esoev, mission chief in Yemen for the International Organization for Migration, told reporters on Friday.

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Most of the more than 112,000 internally displaced people have been displaced over the last two weeks, mainly along the west coast and in the provinces of Taiz and Lahj, he added.

The displacement began when the Houthis made a rapid advance , seizing control of the entire Red Sea coast of Yemen to tighten their grip on the vital shipping route, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Esoev estimates 22 million Yemenis – or nearly half the population – are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.

More than 65,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers in Yemen, mainly from Somalia and Ethiopia, are also threatened.

3,000 Yemenis flee to Djibouti

The crisis is growing “by the hour”, warned Francesco Galtieri, a representative for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), adding that thousands of women who have lost all their possessions are on the run with their children.

Galtieri estimates that 2,000 pregnant women are among the displaced and around 200 are expected to give birth shortly.

Around 3,000 Yemenis have fled Yemen by boat to Djibouti, the UN refugee agency said. The shortest route across the Bab al-Mandeb Strait is just over 25 kilometres.

The UNHCR reports that more than 2,400 people made the voyage in the past week – mostly women, children and older people.

The influx is adding pressure on Djibouti and population of about one million people. It already hosts around 36,000 refugees, most from Somalia and Ethiopia, said UNHCR representative Sandrine Desamours.

“While the number may sound small,” it must be seen in proportion to the population, she added.

The strategically important Bab al-Mandeb links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and has become an alternative shipping route as the United States’ war against Iran choked the Strait of Hormuz.

The Al-Farsi camp for internally displaced people in Ras Imran in southern Yemen, September 17, 2026 [Mohamad Hakim/AFP]

联合国称，随着冲突加剧，有2200万人需要人道主义援助。

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据联合国称，随着伊朗支持的胡塞武装与效忠于国际公认政府的沙特支持的部队之间的战斗愈演愈烈，也门已有超过 11.2 万人流离失所，近 3000 人逃离冲突前往吉布提。

“我们的资源非常、非常、非常有限，我们的库存很快就会耗尽，”国际移民组织驻也门特派团团长阿卜杜萨托尔·埃索耶夫周五告诉记者。

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他补充说，超过 11.2 万名境内流离失所者中的大多数是在过去两周内流离失所的，主要集中在西海岸以及塔伊兹省和拉赫季省。

胡塞武装迅速推进，控制了也门整个红海沿岸，从而加强了对重要航运路线——曼德海峡的控制，这场冲突由此开始。

埃索耶夫估计，2200万也门人（几乎占也门人口的一半）急需人道主义援助。

也门境内超过 65,000 名登记在册的难民和寻求庇护者（主要来自索马里和埃塞俄比亚）也面临威胁。