Yemen

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for the immediate release of all United Nations staff held in Yemen by the de facto Houthi authorities, following the detention of 13 of the Organization’s personnel.  

Several delegates call on Houthis to stops attacking vessels transiting Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, urged scaled-up humanitarian aid amid spike in cholera, malnutrition.

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen on Thursday emphasized the urgent need for a nationwide ceasefire and measures to improve living conditions in the war-ravaged country. … “Although we have tried to shield the peace process from regional developments since the war in Gaza, the reality is … that what happens regionally impacts Yemen - and what happens in Yemen can impact the region,” he added.

The shockwaves from the war in Gaza continue to reverberate across the wider Middle East region, with the situation in Yemen much more complex than it was a few months ago, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Wednesday.

The German navy frigate "Hessen" set sail on Thursday from the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven toward the Red Sea to join a planned European Union mission to protect ships from Houthi attacks. … Officials said the frigate is on the way with around 240 staff on board, with the aim of having it in place once the EU and German parliament greenlight the mandate for the mission.

Houthi forces in Yemen continue to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with further attacks against civil and military vessels.

The United States and Britain launched new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis Monday, saying their second round of joint military action against the Iran-backed rebels was in response to continued attacks on Red Sea shipping.

The Biden administration has moved to put the Iran-backed Houthi group back on the list of "global terrorists." The Houthi have launched dozens of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.

Aerial attacks by the Iran-backed militia are unlikely to reach Israel at the moment, but analysts worry about anti-ship missiles and regional instability.

Both sides in Yemen's eight-year war have accused each other of attacks that break a relative lull in fighting and jeopardise peace talks that had been gathering momentum.