almotamar,net - An official source at the Yemeni foreign ministry expected Monday that the number of Somali refugees who entered Yemen during the last year to amount to more than 40 thousand , most of them women and children.

Deputy foreign minister, the chairman of the national committee for refugees Ali Muthana Hassan said the preliminary statistic son the numbers of Somali refugees to Yemen point out the existence of more than 700 thousand I addition to thousands of from other African nationalities, the majority of whom are not registered with the High Commission for Refugees UNHCR Office.


In press statements Mr Hassan affirmed that influx of Somali refugees into Yemen has caused a great pressure to necessary services in health, education and job opportunities, denying Yemen�s receiving of any direct financial support to cope with those burdens. International funds offered for the refugees registered on their lists. He called on the international community for increasing financial allocations and assistance so that to cover needs of the increasing numbers of refugees from Somalia.