Internal Forced Displacement in Yemen: Scale, Needs, and Possible Remedies

Abstract

The present study aims at identifying the extent of the phenomenon of internal forced displacement in Yemen, its needs, and possible remedies. The researchers used the descriptive method: analytical and survey. The closed interview was also used as a tool to collect data and information from the study sample purposefully and coincidentally. The sample consisted of (116) displaced male and female adults in five Yemeni governorates. As a result, the number of internally displaced persons in Yemen is approximately (3,457,590) displaced persons, representing (11.4%) of the Yemeni population. And the needs of internally displaced persons in Yemen in accordance with Maslow's hierarchy of needs of the study sample were arranged consecutively as follows: physiological needs by (58.3%), self-esteem at (55.9%), security and safety by (53%), and self-realization by (40%), and finally social by (28.8%). In addition, a number of recommendations and possible remedies were presented to help solve some of the problems related to the displaced.