Djibouti appeals for global support amid influx of refugees from Yemen

Djibouti appealed on Saturday for international support to help cope with an influx of refugees fleeing fighting in Yemen. Thousands of Yemenis have fled across the Red Sea to reach Djibouti since the Houthi militia launched an assault along Yemen’s Red Sea coast earlier this month. Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Abdoulkader Houssein Omar told the UN General Assembly that the influx is placing pressure on the Obock region, where the refugees are arriving in boats, and the Markazi refugee camp is re