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According to data collected by the Displacement Tracking Matrix of the International Organization for Migration, more than , people crossed the Gulf of Aden towards Yemen last year , compared to more than , who crossed the Mediterranean during the same period. . This figure, where the so-called “Eastern or Oriental Route” predominates over the Mediterranean, was repeated for the second consecutive year since during it reached , people. Last station: Saudi Arabia However, the final destination of around % of the people who managed to reach Yemen is not to stay in the Arab country but to continue their journey to Saudi Arabia . The vast majority of them – % – come from three rural regions of Ethiopia: Oromia, Amhara and Tigray.
While tragedies on the Mediterranean routes are well documented, every day our staff witness the abuse that young people in the Horn of Africa suffer at the hands of smugglers Iraq Telegram Number Data and traffickers who exploit their hopes for a better life," Mohammed said. Abdiker, IOM Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa. Paradoxically, migration on the Eastern Route did not decrease despite the five years of conflict in Yemen . Apparently, the migrants do not feel any intimidation by the strict immigration policies in the Gulf for undocumented migrants. First person testimonies "To get to Yemen , they packed about of us on a boat ," a -year-old Ethiopian told the IOM in the Yemeni city of Aden. "There was no oxygen, and some people committed suicide by jumping into the sea.
The IOM highlights that the majority of those affected are unaware of the security situation in Yemen where they suffer serious protection problems or abuses such as kidnappings, torture, exploitation and trafficking. "When we arrived in Yemen, the smugglers held us for a month," said an -year-old Ethiopian migrant. "They beat us, tortured us, suffered abuse and threatened us with a ransom. My family sent $ to save my life, so they released me along with other people who had paid." Smugglers and traffickers operate their boats from the town of Obock in Djibouti and Bosaso in Somalia. Last year, the majority of migrants arrived on Yemen's southern coast from Somalia. For most migrants, the duration of the journey from home to Saudi Arabia can last a few months.
While tragedies on the Mediterranean routes are well documented, every day our staff witness the abuse that young people in the Horn of Africa suffer at the hands of smugglers Iraq Telegram Number Data and traffickers who exploit their hopes for a better life," Mohammed said. Abdiker, IOM Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa. Paradoxically, migration on the Eastern Route did not decrease despite the five years of conflict in Yemen . Apparently, the migrants do not feel any intimidation by the strict immigration policies in the Gulf for undocumented migrants. First person testimonies "To get to Yemen , they packed about of us on a boat ," a -year-old Ethiopian told the IOM in the Yemeni city of Aden. "There was no oxygen, and some people committed suicide by jumping into the sea.
The IOM highlights that the majority of those affected are unaware of the security situation in Yemen where they suffer serious protection problems or abuses such as kidnappings, torture, exploitation and trafficking. "When we arrived in Yemen, the smugglers held us for a month," said an -year-old Ethiopian migrant. "They beat us, tortured us, suffered abuse and threatened us with a ransom. My family sent $ to save my life, so they released me along with other people who had paid." Smugglers and traffickers operate their boats from the town of Obock in Djibouti and Bosaso in Somalia. Last year, the majority of migrants arrived on Yemen's southern coast from Somalia. For most migrants, the duration of the journey from home to Saudi Arabia can last a few months.