UN reports over 250,000 displaced in Yemen as Taiz faces fuel shortages

Oct 21, 9:36 AM UTC

New assessment details displacement and pressure on essential services

UNHCR reported on October 20 that more than 250,000 people had been displaced within Yemen between August 1 and October 17. This is a cumulative total, not one day's displacement. Separate UN assessments described fuel shortages affecting Taiz. Humanitarian coordinator Laurent Bukera said the city's water production had halved. At the October 20 briefing, WHO said 12 hospitals had approximately four days of fuel remaining. UNICEF said diesel shortages threatened water pumps serving an estimated three million people, while it was providing diesel to keep systems operating. Fuel availability connects the hospital and water-service pressures. The three-million figure describes the population served by the water systems, rather than people already without water. The hospital fuel estimate describes conditions reported on October 20, not a confirmed shutdown date.

AFP: More than 250,000 displaced in Yemen since August, UN says · Water for over 1,6 million children in Taiz at risk as fighting intensifies in Yemen · Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Laurent Bukera, on Humanitarian Situation in Ta’iz · Yemen Taiz alert – UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR