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UN says Houthi seizure of telecom gear threatens Yemen aid
The Houthis seized telecommunications equipment and restricted flights, impacting aid delivery to 21 million people in Yemen, the United Nations said.
- On Jan 30, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi paramilitary removed telecom equipment and vehicles from at least six unstaffed U.N. offices in Sanaa, Yemen, with Julien Harneis saying `This equipment is part of the minimum infrastructure needed by the United Nations to be present and to implement programmes`.
- The Houthis have accused some U.N. agencies, including the World Food Programme, of political and intelligence roles, while 73 U.N. colleagues have been detained since 2021, prompting relocation to Aden, Yemen.
- U.N. data indicate about 21 million people need aid, and roughly 70% of needs are in Houthi-held areas, affecting millions. Nearly half a million children require treatment.
- The U.N. warned that further restrictions on its work would fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis, citing Houthis' refusal to authorize UNHAS flights to Sanaa for over a month and Marib for more than four months.
- Amid 11 years of conflict, Yemen's 11-year conflict since 2014 worsens access and security, and the Houthis did not immediately respond to requests, the U.N. said.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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C 33%
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