YEMEN: IOM in Yemen resumed humanitarian evacuations of stranded Ethiopian migrants on 15 March, assisting a group of 250 most vulnerable individuals, including 129 women, 94 unaccompanied minors, and 24 persons with medical cases.
Civilians affected
Despite challenges posed by conflict context, IOM assisted over 13,000 vulnerable and stranded migrants in Yemen in 2015.
The evacuation will be carried out by using boat from Hodeidah, Yemen to Obock, Djibouti and by using land transportation from Obock to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Ethiopia the returnees will be provided with post arrival assistance including post return medical treatment, temporary accommodation and family tracing and reunification for Unaccompanied Migrant Children.