NEWS CENTER — The internal displacement crisis in Yemen tops the list of the world's worst humanitarian crises, as years of ongoing conflict have forced millions to flee their homes in search of safety, amid a sharp decline in funding for international humanitarian response plans.

The United Nations International Organization for Migration reported a new wave of displacement in Yemen, involving approximately 16,000 people within one week, due to the worsening of military operations and the deterioration of the security situation.

According to a new report issued by the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), the organization counted the movement of 2,655 families, comprising 15,930 individuals, during the period from November 1 to November 7 of the current month to various areas within the country.

The data revealed that the city of Lahj topped the list of areas receiving the most displaced persons, receiving 1,313 families, followed by the city of Taiz with 716 families, then Aden with 248 families. Regarding areas of departure, the organization indicated that Taiz recorded the highest number of displaced families with 1,242 families, followed by Lahj with 1,142 families, while 167 families left the city of Hodeidah.

The total number of families monitored by the International Organization for Migration since the beginning of the year reached 57,317 families, equivalent to 343,902 people, raising the scale of internal displacement caused by the ongoing crisis.