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Over 20,000 migrants entered Djibouti from Ethiopia since Sept. 10: UN
Anadolu · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Anadolu
AI SUMMARY
The International Organization for Migration reported that over 20,000 migrants have entered Djibouti from Ethiopia since September 10, straining local resources and leaving thousands stranded along dangerous routes.
- More than 20,000 migrant movements from Ethiopia into Djibouti have been recorded since Sept. 10.
- Thousands of migrants are stranded along dangerous routes in Djibouti.
- Alexandre Coissac serves as the IOM chief of mission in Djibouti.
- The Eastern Route connecting the Horn of Africa with Yemen and the Gulf remains one of the busiest and most dangerous migration corridors.
- The IOM has recorded 539 Ethiopian returnees traveling from Yemen back to their home countries through Djibouti since Sept. 10.
- More than 3,000 stranded migrants faced dehydration, exhaustion, and shortages of food and water along routes in Djibouti between Sept. 20 and 30.
- Migrants are increasingly using secondary routes, complicating efforts by the IOM to reach those in need of assistance.
- The IOM is providing immediate assistance such as food and water, and aiding voluntary returns.
- Djibouti is simultaneously receiving people fleeing Yemen, migrants traveling toward Yemen, and returning migrants.
- More than 184,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since Aug. 1 amid intensifying fighting between Saudi-backed government forces and Houthi rebels.
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