Finding Protection in Yemen : Main Challenges

While ongoing clashes and widespread insecurity in the country have increased the number of displaced persons, hindered returns and hampered efforts to address protracted displacement situations, the fragile situation in the neighbouring Horn of Africa has made Yemen a country of transit and refuge for thousands of people fleeing, war, drought, famine and human rights abuses. Scant attention has been paid to this humanitarian crisis. Therefore, the purpose of the paper is to describe the main risks that those in needs of protection encounter in such a fragile environment as Yemen