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Every year, thousands of people leave their homes and migrate to
Yemen from other parts of Africa, or else abandon their homes, friends
and relatives in Yemen and go to other countries. Some do this because
of poverty while others out of fear for their lives. Whatever the reason,
migration is one of the greatest problems facing Yemen. Whether it
stems from domestic or external conditions, a solution needs to be found
because uncontrolled migration can bring about significant problems.

In April of 2013, the Yemeni Department of Immigration (YDI)
announced that the number of people who had left their homes because

of conflicts and fled to different regions within the country had passed
half a million. Set up in 2009 to provide migrants with food and housing
assistance, the department said that migrants are now in much worse
condition. Due to the World Food Program (WFP) stepping up its assis-
tance for Syrian refugees, the amount of food aid reaching migrants
within Yemen has fallen by half.

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