The civil war in Yemen shows few signs of abating. The conflict between the government and rebel forces has raged for over a year, claiming the lives of more than 2,000 civilians. Briefing the Security Council, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed portrayed a bleak picture of the Gulf state.
UNHCR inasema hali katika jimbo la Sa’ada imesalia kuwa ni ya wasiwasi mkubwa, kwa kulingana na taarifa tulizopokea kutoka wahamiaji wa ndani ya nchi wapya, waliowasili kwenye kambi za UM. Kadhalika, hali katika wilaya ya Razen inaripotiwa kuwa ni mbaya sana, kwa sababu ya vikwazo vilivyoekewa raia ambavyo huwanyima uhuru wa kutembea, na kuwakhini huduma za kukidhi mahitaji ya kimsingi, mathalan, huduma za kuwa na umeme na maji safi na salama kwa matumizi.