UN says 20 staff members, Including 15 foreign Nationals, Are detained by Houthis in Yemen
The United Nations announced on Sunday that 20 of its employees, including 15 foreign nationals, are being held by Houthi rebels in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital controlled by the Iran-backed group. The detentions occurred a day after a Houthi raid on a UN compound.
“Five national staff members and fifteen international staff are currently detained inside the UN compound in Sanaa, where the Houthis carried out a raid on Saturday,” said Jean Alam, spokesperson for the UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen.
According to diplomatic sources, this marks the largest detention of UN personnel by the Houthis since the start of Yemen’s civil war in 2014. The UN called for the immediate and unconditional release of its staff, stressing that “attacks on humanitarian workers constitute a serious violation of international law.”
The Houthis, supported by Iran, have been in conflict with Yemen’s internationally recognized government for over a decade. The war has devastated the country, causing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and leaving millions dependent on aid.
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