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IOM Yemen Key Achievements in 2022

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SITUATION OVERVIEW

The year 2022 marked the eighth year of conflict in Yemen which has pushed the country to the edge of catastrophe – displacing millions from their homes and dramatically increasing levels of hunger and desperation. Following intense fighting in the first months of 2022, the political and conflict environment shifted significantly in April upon the announcement of an UN-brokered truce, which had a profound impact on the protection of civilian lives. During the six months of the official truce, the number of civilian deaths and injuries decreased by 54 per cent, the Al Hodeidah port received a steady flow of fuel imports, and an estimated 40,000 individuals were able to travel on commercial flights from the previously closed Sana’a airport.

While there were no large-scale escalations following the truce in 2022, humanitarian needs continued to worsen across the country, especially for families living in protracted displacement and migrants from the Horn of Africa. IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) estimates there are 2,302,346 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 1,240,944 IDP returnees in 13 governorates in the south of Yemen. In 2022, DTM recorded the displacement of over 60,810 people in the south of Yemen, a considerable decrease from the recorded displacements in 2021 when over 157,554 people were displaced. While the de-escalation of the conflict did not trigger as many displacements in 2022, conflict-related reasons were still reported as a main driver of displacement and the needs of IDPs were aggravated by a weakened economy, rains and flooding, and fuel shortages.