Yemen: Violence against civilians in Sana'a
Situation Update No. 4: Escalation of hostilities and displacement across Yemen Update No. 4 | As of 5 October 2026 | Reporting period: 1 August – 5 October 2026 | Countrywide Country: Yemen Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. KEY HIGHLIGHTS A total of 180,312 people (30,052 households) were displaced between 1 August and 3 October 2026 due to conflict. The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) figures, which also serve as the alert baseline for the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), show that 96 per cent of this displacement was recorded from 31 August onwards, following the intensification of hostilities. Ta’iz governorate hosts 56 per cent of the displaced, followed by Lahj (22%), Aden (11%) and Al Hodeidah (3%) governorates. New displacement continues. DTM recorded 47,010 newly displaced people (7,835 households) between 21 September and 3 October, including 31,560 people in the week of 27 September – 3 October alone, and RRM continues to receive alerts for approximately 400–700 newly displaced households every day. Around 64 per cent of displaced people remain within their own governorate, while 36 per cent (64,020 people) have crossed into another governorate, mainly from Ta’iz and Al Hodeidah into Lahj and Aden. Fighting near existing displacement sites in Ta’iz is forcing already displaced families to move again. Civilian casualties continue to rise, with children among the most affected. According to the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), at least 46 civilians have been killed since the start of August, 24 of them children. More than 130 others have been injured, including 84 women and children. A total of 120,232 IDPs (17,176 households) have been reached with assistance, equivalent to 57 per cent of displaced households. Multi-purpose cash partners have reached 10,466 households and food security partners have reached 15,697 households, mostly with only the first of three planned cycles. Access constraints continue to impede the response. The eastern corridor into Ta’iz City is closed, with blocked roads between Aden and Ta’iz disrupting the main supply route from the Aden warehouses, and telecommunications outages continue to delay verification and cash distributions.
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