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107,500 African refugees and migrants crossed the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen in 2012. It is the largest influx into Yemen since the UN High Commissioner for Refugees began compiling these statistics in 2006.
“Despite economic and security difficulties, Yemen has continued to receive and host a record number of people fleeing the Horn of Africa in search of safety, protection and better economic conditions,” Adrian Edwards, spokesperson for the UNHCR, told reporters in Geneva.
Boats crossing to Yemen are dangerous and often packed beyond capacity. According to UNHCR, smugglers, in order to avoid the Yemeni coast guard, force passengers into the water, often far from the shores and with tragic consequences.
“Some exhausted passengers are unable to swim and drown,” said Mr. Edwards, noting that at least 100 people are estimated to have drowned or went missing in various incidents and shipwrecks in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in 2012.
“Despite economic and security difficulties, Yemen has continued to receive and host a record number of people fleeing the Horn of Africa in search of safety, protection and better economic conditions,” Adrian Edwards, spokesperson for the UNHCR, told reporters in Geneva.
Boats crossing to Yemen are dangerous and often packed beyond capacity. According to UNHCR, smugglers, in order to avoid the Yemeni coast guard, force passengers into the water, often far from the shores and with tragic consequences.
“Some exhausted passengers are unable to swim and drown,” said Mr. Edwards, noting that at least 100 people are estimated to have drowned or went missing in various incidents and shipwrecks in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in 2012.