Both UNHCR and IOM co-leads of the RRMRP undertook a joint mission to Riyadh on 15 December, to meet with the Managing Director of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center. KSC reaffirmed their interest in funding the Somalia proposal targeting the return, reception and integration of 20,000 Somalis from Yemen, at the request of the FGoS through its ambassador in Riyadh.

As of 31 December, 2016, a total of 92,603 individuals have arrived into the Horn of Africa from Yemen since the conflict began in March 2015.

As of 16 May, UNHCR has received 24% of the USD 79.8 million requested for the Yemen situation. The funding gap stands at USD 60.7 million.

As of 01 March 2016, 173,197 individuals from Yemen have arrived into the region, including 82,317 into the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia & Sudan)

Ambassador William L. Swing, IOM Director General, and his delegation visited the Saudi capital Riyadh on 15 Nov and had meetings with Prince Turki Bin Mohammed at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Rubaeeah, Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSC). The visit focused on the growing cooperation between the KSA and IOM, and support for IOM’s humanitarian work in Yemen and within the region.