IOM counts more than 184,000 displaced in Yemen since August as WHO reports 959 deaths

5 October 2026

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that more than 184,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the start of August, most of them since early September. About 21,800 people were displaced at least once in the week to 3 October, a 26 per cent rise on the week before, and 6,474 people moved on 4 October alone. At three displacement sites in Ma'rib, about 45 per cent of the households assessed had been displaced before and had lost assets and livelihoods. Amy Pope, the Director General of IOM, called on the international community to secure humanitarian access. The World Health Organization's latest situation report counted more than 5,100 casualties since 6 August, including 959 deaths, with cholera cases tripling in three weeks and measles spreading. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said 72 UN personnel and five former UN personnel remain detained and that the UN will pursue every possible avenue to free them.