Amman, 31 August 2025 -I strongly condemn the new wave of arbitrary detentions of UN personnel today in Sana’a and Hudaydah by Ansar Allah, as well as the forced entry into UN premises and seizure of UN property.

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Riyadh, where he met with President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi.

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) conducted consecutive technical meetings last week in Amman with representatives from the Government of Yemen and the Joint Forces Command in the UN-facilitated Military Coordinatio