UNHCR: more help urgently needed as thousands arrive in Djibouti fleeing Yemen

Countries: Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees This is a summary of what was said by Sandrine Desamours, UNHCR Representative in Djibouti – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. DJIBOUTI – Nearly 3,000 people have arrived in Djibouti in less than a week, making the dangerous sea crossing across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as escalating violence forces more families to flee Yemen. Refugees continue to ar