The Norwegian Refugee Council said that an average of at least one person per day is maimed or killed in Hodeidah due to Houthi attacks, which continue to target villages, farms, and service facilities with heavy, medium weapons and mines.
"Despite the ceasefire that was signed two years ago, and international laws that protect civilians in times of war, Hodeidah Governorate remains the most dangerous place in Yemen for civilians. Violence has occurred in villages and between rural farmers and fishing communities, who have already suffered from years of hunger, malnutrition and fear". The Norwegian Refugee Council in a statement.
"Hundreds of thousands of residents fled their homes due to the continued violence of the Houthis to places inside the governorate and other governorates".
According to the International Organization for Migration, the number of displaced people from Hodeidah has reached 700,000, and they have no savings and no job opportunities.
The IDPs suffer from many hardships, including the loss of livelihoods, and their urgent need for food, water and shelter, and are more vulnerable to epidemics, food insecurity and malnutrition, since three quarters of the displaced are women and children.
The Swiss Capacity Needs Assessment organization said Hodeidah governorate still had the highest civilian level of casualties, accounting for more than 30 percent of all reported casualties across the country, despite the Stockholm Agreement.
The Iran-backed Houthis have repeatedly violated the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah governorate thousands of times, targeting villages and residents with continuous shells, killing children, women and men.
Yemenis grumble about the United Nations' negligent role towards the Stockholm Agreement, which is in effect with a suspended sentence, and has enabled the Houthi militia to kill and besiege civilians, under the cover of the Stockholm Agreement.
