{"id":14927,"date":"2025-02-11T19:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=14927"},"modified":"2025-02-11T19:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:55:55","slug":"un-halts-all-humanitarian-efforts-in-yemen-after-houthis-brutally-kidnap-eight-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/un-halts-all-humanitarian-efforts-in-yemen-after-houthis-brutally-kidnap-eight-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Halts All Humanitarian Efforts in Yemen After Houthis Brutally Kidnap Eight Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Making an unprecedented decision, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres officially announced that he has instructed &#8220;all UN agencies, funds, and programs to suspend all operations and initiatives in Saada, Yemen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Guterres&#8217; resolution comes in response to the kidnapping of eight more UN workers by the Houthis, raising the total number of UN personnel currently held hostage to 28.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past six months, the Houthis have kidnapped dozens of UN employees, aid workers, and former staff members of the U.S. Embassy in Sana&#8217;a which operated before being shut down. At the end of last month, eight additional UN workers were abducted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14929\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-17.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yemen | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq explained that halting humanitarian operations in Saada is intended to give both the Houthis and the UN &#8220;time to plan the release of the workers who were arbitrarily detained&#8221;, and to ensure that a course of action is taken to create safe conditions for the provision of humanitarian aid to the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>Haq further stated that &#8220;this unprecedented and temporary measure is aimed at balancing the need to continue meeting humanitarian needs while ensuring the safety of UN personnel and their partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The UN&#8217;s firm stance underscores the severity of the crisis as it prioritizes the safety of its personnel. 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