Yemen — Rapid Displacement Tracking Update (23 August - 29 August 2020)

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. In the first seven months of 2020, conflict and natural disasters have resulted in new patterns of displacement, particularly in Marib, Al Hudaydah, Al Dhale'e, and Taizz governorates.

From 01 January 2020 - 29 Aug 2020, IOM Yemen DTM estimates that 21,703 Households or 130,218 Individuals have experienced displacement, at least once.                                                                                                

Between the 23^rd Aug 2020 and 29^th of Aug 2020, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 1,100 Households or 6,600 individuals displaced at least once, the highest number of displacements were seen in:      

• Al Jawf (830 HH) – Khabb wa ash Sha'af (830 HH) district. All displacements in the governorate were internal.
• Marib (153 HH) – Marib City (117 HH), Marib (36 HH) district. All displacements in the governorate were internal.
• Al Dhale'e (38 HH) – Ad Dhale'e (32 HH), Qa'atabah (5 HH), Juban (1 HH) districts. Most displacements in the governorate were internal.

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

• Al Jawf (832 HH) – Khabb wa ash Sha'af (680 HH),Al Hazm (152 HH) districts.
• Marib (153 HH) – Medghal (127 HH), Marib (26 HH) districts.
• Al Hudaydah (57 HH) – Ad Durayhimi (35 HH),Al Garrahi (12 HH), Hays (8 HH) districts.