Yemen Disputes IDP Figures
Actually the ICRC said in addition to the 15,000 displaced in official camps that they know of, theres thousands more that are beyond reach. With 4000 homes listed by the government as destroyed, one would expect at least 40,000 civilians who have no homes to return to. Of course, the solution to this factual dispute like many in Saada is to open up the region to international aid workers and others.
Sahwa Net- Yemeni official security source has ruled off the accuracy of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s figures about the displaced people of Saada war. The source affirmed that most Saada displaced people came back to their homes in the wake of the president’s announcement of ending Saada war.
ICRC had estimated that 15,500 displaced people are living in difficult conditions in camps near Saada city, and that thousands more are scattered around areas that are hard to access.
Source: Reuters
Aid workers are struggling to reach needy people uprooted by conflict in northern Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. The neutral humanitarian organisation estimated that 15,500 displaced people are living in difficult conditions in camps near Saada city, and that thousands more are scattered around areas that are hard to access.
“The lack of clean water and medical care are particularly serious for the displaced, the sick, the wounded, and isolated communities,” the ICRC said, warning insecurity was preventing its workers from responding to urgent humanitarian needs.
“Except in Saada city and its immediate vicinity, it remains difficult or impossible for the ICRC to operate in the conflict zones of northern Yemen,” it said in a statement.
