UNITED NATIONS, November 9. /TASS/. More than 313,000 people in Yemen have left their homes because of fighting since the beginning of August, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.

"More than 313,000 people have now been displaced since the beginning of August. Ta’iz Governorate has taken in the largest share, with more than two in five of those displaced seeking shelter there," the statement said.

"Civilians continue to pay the price," it stressed. "The UN Human Rights Office has verified 281 civilian casualties since the beginning of August, with 69 people killed and 212 injured. Children account for more than a third of those casualties," the report pointed out.

The UN urged the parties to the conflict to "protect civilians and civilian infrastructure; to respect international humanitarian law; and to allow safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access so aid can reach everyone who needs it."

Yemen has been embroiled in an armed confrontation between Houthi rebels from the Ansar Allah movement and Saudi-backed government forces since August 2014. In July 2026, the rebels announced a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and subsequently attacked several oil tankers belonging to the kingdom. In early August, Ansar Allah launched an offensive in southwestern Yemen, gaining control of the port city of Mokha and areas near the Bab al-Mandab Strait on September 10-11. On October 4, Yemeni government forces announced the start of a large-scale military operation to retake rebel-held territories.