IOM: More than 200,000 displaced in Yemen
IOM’s weekly bulletin tracks people forced to leave their homes.
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More than 200,000 people have been displaced by renewed fighting in Yemen, Reuters reported on 7 October, citing the International Organization for Migration.
The organisation’s separate weekly bulletin records 21,798 displaced people between 27 September and 3 October. Most recorded movements were into or within Taiz governorate.
The weekly report and the latest figures cover different periods and should not be added together.
5000.news editorial team · 7 October 2026
Sources: Reuters – IOM figures, 7 October · IOM – weekly bulletin, 27 September–3 October
Archive illustration from Jibla, Yemen: asamw / Unsplash. It does not show the fighting or displaced people. Cropped to 1200×675 px. Photo source · Licence
