The UN has flown home 129 Ethiopian migrants who were stranded in Yemen in the first humanitarian repatriation flight from rebel-held Sanaa this year.
The UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) arranged the voluntary return of more than 1,800 mostly East African migrants from Yemen in 2022 — all from airports controlled by Yemen's internationally recognised government in Aden and Marib.
Many of the passengers flying from Sanaa to Addis Ababa on Tuesday were unaccompanied minors and people with medical conditions, the migration agency said on Tuesday.
The conflict in Yemen began in 2014 when Iran-backed Houthi rebel forces seized Sanaa.
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition including the UAE intervened the next year to try to restore the internationally recognised government to power.
About 43,000 migrants — mostly from East Africa — are thought to be stranded in Yemen, almost all arriving with the intention of travelling north to neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
Migrants are regularly killed in crossfire, detained or forcibly enlisted as fighters by Yemeni's warring factions.
The failure to extend Yemen's nationwide truce on October 2 has threatened to reignite the bloody civil war after a six-month cessation of front-line fighting.
The conflict, largely considered to be a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, has killed more than 150,000 people, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
More than 40,000 migrants landed on Yemen’s shores this year so far, according to the IOM. A third of them are women and children.
Those arriving are mostly fleeing enduring conflicts, famine and authoritarian governments that have long gripped several countries across the Horn of Africa, including Somalia and Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has been rocked by conflict since November 2020, following a dispute between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayan rebel forces over control of northern Tigray.
The majority of Yemen’s East African migrants first arrive in Djibouti before being packed into small boats by a network of people smugglers. In recent years, many have drowned trying to make the crossing, with rights groups accusing smugglers of throwing people overboard.
The UN agency said it plans to help a further 5,000 stranded migrants in Yemen voluntarily return home to three locations in the coming months.
AP contributed to this report
Who is Mohammed Al Halbousi?
The new speaker of Iraq’s parliament Mohammed Al Halbousi is the youngest person ever to serve in the role.
The 37-year-old was born in Al Garmah in Anbar and studied civil engineering in Baghdad before going into business. His development company Al Hadeed undertook reconstruction contracts rebuilding parts of Fallujah’s infrastructure.
He entered parliament in 2014 and served as a member of the human rights and finance committees until 2017. In August last year he was appointed governor of Anbar, a role in which he has struggled to secure funding to provide services in the war-damaged province and to secure the withdrawal of Shia militias. He relinquished the post when he was sworn in as a member of parliament on September 3.
He is a member of the Al Hal Sunni-based political party and the Sunni-led Coalition of Iraqi Forces, which is Iraq’s largest Sunni alliance with 37 seats from the May 12 election.
He maintains good relations with former Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s State of Law Coaliton, Hadi Al Amiri’s Badr Organisation and Iranian officials.
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Keep it fun and engaging
Stuart Ritchie, director of wealth advice at AES International, says children cannot learn something overnight, so it helps to have a fun routine that keeps them engaged and interested.
“I explain to my daughter that the money I draw from an ATM or the money on my bank card doesn’t just magically appear – it’s money I have earned from my job. I show her how this works by giving her little chores around the house so she can earn pocket money,” says Mr Ritchie.
His daughter is allowed to spend half of her pocket money, while the other half goes into a bank account. When this money hits a certain milestone, Mr Ritchie rewards his daughter with a small lump sum.
He also recommends books that teach the importance of money management for children, such as The Squirrel Manifesto by Ric Edelman and Jean Edelman.
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