UN says seven staff detained in Houthi-controlled Yemen UN secretary general Antonio Guterres demands ‘unconditional’ release of all staff held by Iran-backed rebels.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of all aid staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Following the latest swoop, the UN has suspended “all official movements into and within” areas held by the Houthis, the office of the resident UN coordinator for Yemen said.
The UN has suspended all staff movement in Houthi-held areas of Yemen after the Iran-backed rebels detained another seven UN employees.
Relisting the group will trigger a review of UN agencies and other NGOs working in Yemen that receive US funding, according to the executive order signed on Wednesday.
