United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said 19 U.N. employees were detained by Iranian-backed Houthis during raids on U.N. offices in Yemen’s capital 18 of them are Yemeni staffers and one is an international employee.
The raids were the latest in a long-running Houthi crackdown on the U.N. and other international organizations as well as diplomats working in rebel-held areas.
Dujarric said the Houthis previously had detained 23 U.N. employees, holding some since 2021calling for all to be released immediately, warning that the Houthi action seriously endangers the U.N.'s ability to deliver aid to the people of Yemen