IOM Reports Over 230 People Displaced in Yemen Last Week

Aden — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that more than 230 people were newly displaced in Yemen during the past week, marking a decline compared to the previous reporting period.

In its displacement tracking report released Wednesday, IOM said it recorded 39 families totaling 234 individuals  who fled their homes at least once between June 21 and 27, 2026. The figure represents a 30 percent decrease from the week before, when 56 families (336 people) were displaced.

According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), 44 percent of the newly displaced families were in Taiz governorate, with most arriving from Aden and Abyan. Marib registered 14 displaced families, while Al-Hudaydah reported eight families, all displaced within the governorate.

The report noted that 49 percent of the displaced families cited urgent need for financial support, 31 percent required shelter assistance, 18 percent lacked food aid, and 2 percent needed livelihood support.

Natural disasters accounted for the largest share of displacement last week, affecting 18 families (46 percent). Economic hardship linked to the conflict forced 15 families (39 percent) to leave their homes, while security concerns drove the displacement of six families (15 percent).

IOM also documented the return of two families in Al-Hudaydah and identified an additional 39 displaced families in Taiz (22) and Marib (17) that were not included in the previous week’s report. These figures have been added to the cumulative tally.

The UN agency confirmed that total internal displacement in Yemen since the beginning of 2026 has now reached 1,261 families, comprising 7,566 individuals.