US EditionA dozen UN international staffers leave Yemen after being released by Houthis
The 12 released staffers included personnel from key UN agencies and some relocated to Jordan while over 50 others remain detained by Houthi rebels, UN officials said.
- On Wednesday, Houthi rebels released a dozen United Nations international staffers who departed Sanaa on a U.N. humanitarian flight, with some relocating to Jordan to continue their work.
- On Aug. 31, Houthi forces raided U.N. offices in Sanaa and detained 19 employees amid a long-running crackdown, while the rebels claimed without evidence the staff were spies, which the United Nations denied.
- Staff from multiple U.N. agencies were affected, including five Yemenis and 15 international staff, while rebels confiscated communications equipment such as phones, servers and computers.
- More than 50 U.N. staffers remain detained, and the U.N. said it is in constant contact with relevant authorities in Sanaa and concerned Member States and partners to secure releases.
- Guterres has engaged foreign ministers and leaders of Iran, Yemen and Saudi Arabia as the detentions followed raids on U.N. facilities in Sanaa, with staff reported safe at one site.
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UN staff freed from Houthi detention in Yemen’s Sanaa
Twelve international United Nations employees who had been held by Yemen's Houthis inside their compound flew out of the rebel-held capital on Wednesday, the UN said. The Iran-backed Houthis raided the UN compound in the capital Sanaa last weekend, holding 20 staff including 15 foreigners. Five Yemeni nationals were released on Sunday. The rebels have harassed and detained UN staff and aid workers for years, accusing them of spying, but they hav…
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A dozen UN international staffers leave Yemen after being released by Houthis
The United Nations says Houthi rebels released a dozen United Nations international staffers and allowed three others to move freely within the U.N. compound after detaining them in the facility in Yemen's capital over the weekend.
On Wednesday evening, the Houthi group in Yemen released 12 UN employees who had been detained inside an organization's compound in the capital, Sana'a, for more than a week. Meanwhile, 53 other employees remain in Houthi custody...
The other three international staff members, of the 15 who had been detained following a raid on a UN compound in the Yemeni capital on Saturday, have now regained their freedom of movement, according to the United Nations.
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