By NNN-SABA,
Sana’a : Some 700,000 Somali refugees are living now in Yemen, Deputy Minister of Human Rights Ali Tisyer said.
During his meeting Monday with independent expert on the human rights of Somalis Shams al-Bari, Tisyer said that Yemen is still doing its humanitarian duty toward refugees in spite of growing burdens on its revenues as a result of lack of international support.
Yemen has become currently one of the countries with a large number of Somali refugees, and fears their increasing number which would be beyond its capacity to care for them, he said.
He said that the United Nations support for refugees in Yemen is not enough, calling for further support.
For his part, the human rights expert said that he would work to increase support for Yemen to deal with the needs of the refugees. He highlighted efforts exerted by Yemen to provide the required services for the refugees.