Yemen - Rapid Displacement Tracking Update (29 March - 4 April 2020)

The ongoing conflict in Yemen, since March 2015, has led to the displacement of more than 3.6 million people (according to DTM's 2018 Area Assessment). DTM's Rapid Displacement Tracking tool collects and reports on numbers of households forced to flee on a daily basis, allowing for regular reporting of new displacements in terms of numbers, geography and needs.

From 01 January 2020- 4 Apr 2020, IOM Yemen DTM estimates that 10,731  Households or 64,386 Individuals have experienced displacement, at least once.                                                                                                                                             

Between the 29th Mar 2020 and 4th of Apr 2020, the highest number of displacements were seen in:                                                                    

·       Marib (785 HH) – Marib (676 HH), Marib City (84 HH), Al Abdiyah (11 HH) districts. Most displacements in the governorate were originated from Al Jawf, Marib, and Sana'a.                    

·       Hadramaut (364 HH) – Al Abr (364 HH) districts. Most displacements in the governorate were originated from Al Jawf.               

·       Al Dhale'e (92 HH) – Qa'atabah (63 HH), Al Husha (19 HH), Ad Dhale'e (7 HH) districts. Most displacements in the governorate were internal.                 

Most displacement resulted from increased conflict in the following Governorates and districts.                                                                 

·       Al Jawf (960 HH) – Khabb wa ash Sha'af (522 HH), Al Hazm (308 HH), Al Maton (104 HH) districts.                                              

·       Marib (115 HH) – Majzar (91 HH), Sirwah (24 HH) districts.                                           

·       Sana'a (89 HH) – Nihm (89 HH)  district.                                

Methods used:

·       DTM’s Rapid Displacement Tracking (RDT) tool collects and reports on numbers of households forced to flee on a daily basis, allowing for regular reporting of new displacements in terms of numbers, geography and needs.

Limitations:

·       DTM Yemen is unable to report on figures in some governorates due to access limitations.