Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed today that the number of people missing in Yemen since 2014 has reached approximately 5,000 individuals, registered through the family links network. This is part of the more than 94,000 people missing globally.
On the occasion of the International Day of the Missing, the ICRC stated that this day is an opportunity to shed light on the thousands of families who live in constant anxiety, waiting to learn the fate of their loved ones who have disappeared due to armed conflicts, violence, forced displacement, or even natural disasters.
The committee explained that its teams in Yemen distributed and collected more than 37,000 Red Cross messages from 2014 to the end of 2024, as part of its efforts to maintain communication between families separated by the war. During the same period, it registered 4,828 missing persons and facilitated more than 145 reunification operations between families and relatives, including minors.
Christine Cipolla, the head of the ICRC mission in Yemen, said: “Families have the right to know what happened to their loved ones.” She emphasized that these families’ waiting should not be ignored, stressing that the passage of time has not eased their pain and cannot provide the truth they deserve.
