More than 290,000 people have been displaced by renewed fighting in Yemen since August, according to the United Nations. The group includes an estimated 6,100 pregnant women, about 600 of whom are expected to give birth within two weeks. Mobile teams and midwives are responding as disrupted services and rising food and fuel prices deepen humanitarian needs.
The United Nations said renewed fighting in Yemen had displaced more than 290,000 people since the start of August. Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric presented the figures on October 30. The latest group includes thousands of pregnant women and hundreds approaching childbirth. This displacement comes on top of more than 5.2 million people already internally displaced before the latest phase of fighting.[1], [2]
The UN Population Fund estimated that about 6,100 pregnant women were among those recently uprooted. About 600 were expected to give birth within two weeks. Mobile teams and midwives were sent to displacement sites, alongside maternal healthcare supplies. Humanitarian partners had reached about 249,000 displaced people with food, hygiene materials and emergency cash, while agencies were expanding assistance where conditions allowed.[1]
The UN Refugee Agency warned that more than 65,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Yemen faced rapidly worsening conditions. Disrupted services and higher food and fuel prices were putting basic needs further out of reach. The UN called on the parties to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure and allow safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access. The current emergency follows years of conflict and repeated displacement.[1]
