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Djibouti Sees Surge in Arrivals from Yemen, UNICEF Reports Acute Needs
WHY IT MATTERS
The influx of refugees from Yemen poses significant humanitarian challenges for Djibouti, with UNICEF requiring $3 million to respond to the needs of children and families over six months.
What happened
As of October 7, 3,807 people have arrived in Djibouti from Yemen, with 50% being children, including 15% under five. Acute watery diarrhoea cases have been reported, with 35 cases in Markazi village, where 74% of cases involve children under 15.
UNICEF is supporting the response, including case management, safe water, and sanitation. Acute malnutrition among targeted children is high, with 69 cases of severe acute malnutrition and 97 cases of moderate acute malnutrition.
The child protection caseload is growing, with nine unaccompanied and separated children identified and referred to UNICEF.
PRIMARY SOURCES
UNICEF Djibouti Humanitarian Flash Update No. 3 (Refugee influx from Yemen), 7 October 2026
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CORRECTIONS & UPDATES
- Revision 1 · Initial ingestion · Oct 9, 2026, 5:30 AM
- Revision 2 · Source update detected · Oct 9, 2026, 5:30 AM