HIGHLIGHTS
- During the reporting period, a total of 2,616 individuals arrived in Somalia from Yemen to Berbera, Somaliland (73 persons) and Bossaso, Puntland (2,543 persons). Out of them, 1,124 individuals were registered by UNHCR in collaboration with local authorities and partners in Berbera and Bossaso Reception Centers.
- A large boat named Nawal III reached Bossaso on 30 July 2015 carrying 2,543 individuals (2,197 Somalis, 337 Yemenis, 7 Ethiopians, 1 Kenyan and 1 Indian).
- In Berbera, assistance continued to be provided to new arrivals of 28 July (34 passengers, including 3 Somali nationals and 31 Yemenis) and another boat arrived on 3 August, carrying 73 individuals (47 Somalis and 26 Yemenis).
- The total number of arrivals in Somalia in the month of July reached over 9,800 persons, the peak month since the beginning of the Yemen situation, followed by the month of May with over 8,600 arrivals.
- The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General/Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq, visited Berbera and Bossaso on 4 August 2015, together with UNHCR and IOM.
- A potential new Reception Center was identified in Berbera to replace the existing 2nd Reception Center, which is a school and will not be available from September.
KEY FIGURES
- 28,433 Arrivals from Yemen since 27 March 2015 at the early onset of the crisis
- 1,613 Yemeni prima facie refugees registered in Somalia since 27 March out of the total of 2,752 Yemeni arrivals
- 17,124 Arrivals registered at Reception Centers in Berbera, Bossaso and Mogadishu since 27 March 55% Registered arrivals expressing intention to return to Mogadishu
- 8,269 Somali returnees provided with onward transportation assistance to their areas of return since 27 March,
FUNDING
- USD 64 million requested for the Somalia Response Plan for Yemen Crisis (AprilSeptember 2015) that is, only 5% funded
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