Somalis in Yemen
Total population | |
---|---|
71.000 (46,750 refugees) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Oromo, Afar, Saho, and other Cushitic-speaking peoples |
Somalis in Yemen make up the historical Somali population in Yemen. Around 71,000 Somalis live in Yemen, of which 46,750 are refugees.[1][2]
History
Many Somalis and
Demographics
There are around 71.000 Somalis in Yemen, mostly concentrated around Aden.[5] There are also some on Lahij Gvernorate.
Many Somalis in Yemen now speak
Many Somalis have returned back to their homeland deeming its safe enough to return. "The voluntary returns are part of UNHCR’s Assisted Spontaneous Return (ASR) programme".[1] Since 2017 over 6,200 somali refugees have returned home[1]
Conditions
In 2010, Reuters reported that poverty among Somali refugees in Yemen remains common.[8] Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the World Health Organization reported that migrant groups faced stigmatization as "transmitters of disease" after a Somali refugee was identified as the first case in the country.[9]
Yemeni refugees in Somalia
Following the outbreak of the
See also
References
- ^ a b c Khalaf, Mysa (10 September 2023). "UNHCR: Over 6,200 Somali Refugees Voluntarily Returned Home from Yemen Since 2017". VOA. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Somalia Refugee Crisis Explained". Oxfam International. July 17, 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- JSTOR 3014215– via JSTOR.
- ^ "Somalis used to flee to Yemen to escape war. Now it's the other way around". The World from PRX.
- ^ "Somali refugees in Yemeni limbo - Yemen | ReliefWeb".
- ^ "Somali".
- ^ Trapped in Yemen | Al Jazeera World, retrieved 2023-09-30
- ^ "Desperate Somalis turn to prostitution in Yemen". Reuters. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "WHO, IOM raise concern over COVID-19 discrimination against migrants in Yemen". World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ a b Dhaysane, Mohammed (2022-01-21). "Yemeni refugees integrate smoothly into Somali society". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-09.