Navigating the Effects of Displacement: Yemen

Following the release of the first edition of PROGRESS 2023 report, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) carried out focus group discussions to understand the nuances of the effects of displacement from the perspectives of individuals who were displaced, had returned or were part of communities which hosted IDPs. The focus group discussions served as a forum to share viewpoints that are not often captured by traditional data collection exercises, including affected communities' perceptions of cultural and gendered effects of displacement in their communities. The discussions were conducted in local languages and translated by IOM DTM staff.

This report presents a deeper country-specific dive into the findings of the qualitative analysis of 25 focus group discussions conducted between 1 and 15 August 2023 mostly in Ma’rib City and Harib with 281 representatives of IDPs, host community, and returnees. Just under one third (32%) of the respondents were female. Seventy-three per cent of respondents were between the age of 18 and 59, 20 per cent were under the age of 17, and 7 per cent were older than 60 years.