The ongoing military conflict on Yemen’s western coast has triggered a new wave of displacement, driving thousands of vulnerable civilians to seek safety across a key maritime border. Amid escalating clashes that have shattered daily life in coastal Yemeni communities, many families have packed their few belongings and boarded small, overcrowded boats to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategically critical waterway that separates Yemen from the Horn of Africa. Their destination is Djibouti, a small East African nation that has opened its borders to absorb the growing influx of people fleeing violence in their home country. Right now, these newly arrived refugees are sheltering in purpose-built camps across Djibouti, where aid organizations are working around the clock to provide basic necessities including clean drinking water, food, emergency medical care and temporary housing. The displacement crisis adds to already mounting pressure on regional humanitarian systems, as Djibouti continues to grapple with the economic and social strains of hosting a growing population of displaced people from Yemen’s nearly decade-long civil conflict.