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UN pauses operations in Saada after detention of eight UN personnel
Summary
The UN secretary-general instructed agencies to suspend activities in Yemen’s Saada Governorate after Houthi de facto authorities detained eight UN staff, citing safety and security concerns and demanding guarantees for release and secure humanitarian access.
The United Nations has paused “all operations and programs inside [Saada] governorate” in Yemen after Houthi de facto authorities detained eight UN personnel, the UN spokesperson said at a press briefing.
The secretary-general ordered the temporary suspension to “balance the imperative to stay and deliver with the need to have the safety and security of the UN personnel and its partners guaranteed,” the spokesperson said,…
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