Sana'a: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that there were 2509068 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yemen adding that these figures point to an increase of nine per cent since 15 October 2015 and an eight fold increase since March 2015.

While displacement has decreased in the southern governorates where there have been large scale returns in recent months it has increased significantly in the northern governorates the Task Force on Population Movement (TFPM) led by UNHCR and IOM and in collaboration with several operational partners said in its sixth report.

The report estimates that 45 per cent of all IDPs have fled to areas within their own governorate of origin while 55 per cent have sought refuge in other governorates.

According to the report the five governorates most affected by the conflict – Taizz Amran Hajjah Sana'a and Abyan – account for more than 1.2 million of the 2.5 million IDPs or 48 per cent of all IDPs in Yemen. Taizz Governorate has over 392000 IDPs - the highest of any other governorate.

QNA