Yemeni leave their country in order to have access to health care, education and most importantly, safety.Yemen is currently unstable at this point in time and is not able to offer these social services to the public.
What Type of People are Fleeing Yemen?
There are many similarities amoug Yemeni refugees. They are people who do not have a lot of money, are desperate and are highly affected by the war, lack of food and water and unemployment.
To Where are the Yemeni Refugees Fleeing?
Yemeni refugees do not have many options when it comes to where they can flee. That is why most of the refugees are forced to escape to neighboring countries such as Ethiopia, Somalia (more than 70,000 refugees have fled to Somalia), Djibouti and Sudan. Some refugees do not even make it into their designated country and are stuck at the border for years.
Why are They Leaving?