UN refugee chief warns displacement is outpacing solutions as latest fighting in Yemen drives new exodus

NEW YORK CITY: Renewed fighting in Yemen in recent weeks has driven more than 130,000 people from their homes and pushed thousands more across the sea to the Horn of Africa, the UN’s refugee chief told the Security Council on Friday. Barham Salih, the high commissioner for refugees, said more than 3,700 people had fled to Djibouti and elsewhere in Africa in search of safety, “with more crossings reported to be underway,” as he warned that civilians were once again bearing the brunt of a confli