How many Yemeni refugees are there in Somalia?

According to the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR), at least 14,000 Yemeni refugees have sought shelter in Somalia since March 2015.

What is the problem in Yemen?

The conflict has its roots in the failure of a political process supposed to bring stability to Yemen following an uprising in 2011 that forced its long-time authoritarian president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to hand over power to his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

Is the war still going on in Yemen?

After years of fighting, North Yemen and South Yemen joined in 1990 to form Yemen, hoping to bring peace to the country sitting at the mouth of the Red Sea on the Arabian Peninsula. However, peace did not actually come to the country. It is still fighting a civil war.

Is Yemen a good place to live?

Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, with more than half of the country — 54 percent — living in poverty, according to the World Bank. At the same time, it has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. Two of Yemen’s greatest problems are also the most basic: food and water.

How many Yemeni refugees are in Djibouti?

There are 5,129 Yemenis in Djibouti, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), half of whom live in Markazi camp in the northern port city of Obock. The camp residents tend to be the more vulnerable refugees; the elderly, those with disabilities and female-headed households.

Where are Yemen refugees going?

Many refugees who have left Yemen flee to Oman, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan.

Who started the Yemen war?

The Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen is an intervention launched by Saudi Arabia on 26 March 2015, leading a coalition of nine countries from West Asia and North Africa, responding to calls from the president of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi for military support after he was ousted by the Houthi movement, despite …

Where did the Yemen war take place?

The civil war began in September 2014 when Houthi forces took over the capital city Sanaa, which was followed by a rapid Houthi takeover of the government….Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)

Date	16 September 2014 – present (7 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Yemen, southern Saudi Arabia (spillovers)

Why Yemen is poor?

The main reason for poverty in Yemen is a lack of basic resources, such as water, healthcare and education. Rural and remote areas make it physically, intellectually, economically and socially isolated from rest of the region. Beyond this, Yemen faces may other problems as well.

Can you drink in Yemen?

Alcohol is forbidden to Yemenis and its legal sale is limited to a very few hotels. However, foreigners are allowed to import up to two litres of alcoholic beverages and consume these in private.