Yemen Observer
Fares Anam
May-03-08
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4,488 Somali and Ethiopian refugees arrived illegally to Taiz during the last year and the first quarter of this year, said Brigadier Yayia al-Hysami, Taiz Security Manager. About 1,013 of those refugees are female and 41 children. Brigadier al-Haysami, during his meeting on Wednesday with UNHCR Deputy Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Nabil Othman, presented the supply, transport, and accommodation problems that face the limited possibilities for security in light of the increasing numbers of refugees.
Al-Haysami expressed his hope that the UNHCR’s responsibilities in providing aid and assistance to cope with such emergency circumstances.
In similar news, Governor of Taiz, Sadik Ameen Abu Rass discussed during Othman the ways of strengthening cooperation and coordination between Taiz governorate and UNHCR regarding the affairs of the Somali refugee arrivals to the coasts of the province.
The meeting emphasized the importance of identifying a liaison official between the local authority in the province and UNHCR to speed resolution of the situation of refugees flocking to the coasts in groups, and put a practical mechanism in their reception and transfer to Kharaz Camp.
Othman expressed its higher appreciation for humanitarian aid provided to Yemen for refugees. “In 2008, we will see further support from UNHCR for the refugees in Yemen better than previous years for access to the necessary support to face this problem and to build and repair houses in Kharaz Refugee Camp.”
Source: Yemen Observer, May 03, 2008