The local authorities in Marib opened 16 new camps in Medina and al-Wadi to accommodate the large numbers of displaced people who fled their regions escaping Houthi militias' attacks.
The local authorities informed the organizations operating in the governorate that the displaced from Rahba, Mahlia, Harib, al-Abdiyya, and al-Juba have been living in miserable humanitarian conditions for the past two months.
The authorities called on the United Nations, its organizations, and all humanitarian partners to carry out their moral and humanitarian duty towards more than 13,500 families, including about 93,387 persons displaced by the Houthi militias.
Local officials and relief organizations said the newly displaced people are in camps that lack basic humanitarian needs and most necessary services.
The camps lack the minimum requirements for a decent life amid limited involvement of international organizations and the absence of humanitarian relief and emergency housing projects in those camps.
Thousands flock to the camps daily, especially since the United Nations has admitted that it does not have any strategic food stocks in the governorate to face such situations, prompting the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen David Gressly to request $3 million for this purpose.
The local authority confirmed that Houthis’ continuous targeting of civilians and the displaced in Marib and its deliberate bombing of villages and areas left dozens of dead and wounded civilians, primarily women and children.
The Humanitarian Coordinator vowed to prepare an urgent $10 million response plan for relief and shelter and allocate $3 million to increase the humanitarian stock for UN organizations operating in Marib.
However, the displaced persons who arrived in the new camps about two weeks ago say that they have not received any aid, except for hygiene kits and water, and are staying in tents made of cloth and wood.
The UN Coordinator visited the Naqia and Simaya camps in the al-Wadi district, including about 200 newly displaced families. He was briefed on their conditions and needs.
Gressly called on international organizations and all humanitarian partners in the governorate to visit the camps and ensure the rapid provision of necessary needs.
The local authority in Marib says it is sheltering more than two million displaced and forcibly displaced people from various governorates, distributed in about 161 camps and residential gatherings. There are also thousands of African migrants.
Authorities stressed that most of the displaced live in difficult humanitarian conditions and require urgent intervention and response to secure their basic needs, primarily shelter, food, water, and the rest of the requirements of a decent life.
