Yemen Issues - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Disputes - international

Yemen-Oman: none identified

Yemen-Saudia Arabia: in 2004, Saudi Arabia reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities, including militants and arms; in 2013 and 2015, Saudi Arabia again erected fences

 

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees (country of origin): 69,900 (Somalia), 18,968 (Ethiopia) (2022)

IDPs: 4,288,739 (conflict in Sa'ada Governorate; clashes between al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and government forces) (2022)

NOTE: The information regarding Yemen on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Yemen 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Yemen 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.