Desk review yemen

Number of children affected

In Abyan Governorate, 81.25% of respondents reported that there a serious problem in their community because people have been separated from family members.⁸⁷ 12.5% said there was no such problem and 6.25% answered that they didn’t know. Unfortunately is it not clear, who got separated. 78.13% reported that it is a problem that unaccompanied children, orphans, widows, elderly people, people who are sick or disabled do not get enough help. The percentage of each category of persons in need is not known.

An assessment in Amran Governorate indicated that there are three families that have a child/children missing. But more than 40 families are taking care of children who were not part of their families before the displacement.⁸⁸

Since the beginning of April, 941 unaccompanied minors (of a total of 5,161) have returned from Yemen to Ethiopia having transited through Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.⁸⁹