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UN representative says Yemen crisis ‘getting worse’ after strikes on ports, Sana'a airport
Summary
Speaking to the Security Council, Madam Suya warned that recent strikes on Red Sea ports and Sana'a International Airport have sharply reduced humanitarian access and urged respect for international humanitarian law, full humanitarian funding and support for envoy Hans Grundberg’s political efforts.
Madam Suya, a representative to the United Nations Security Council, told the council that recent attacks on Yemen’s ports and on Sana'a International Airport have severely reduced humanitarian access and left “the crisis is getting worse.”
She told members that Houthi attacks on Israel and Israeli airstrikes in and around Hodeidah and Sana'a have killed and injured civilians and damaged essential infrastructure, and that damage to Red Sea ports — especially Al Hudaydah — has reduced their operating capacity and hampered deliveries of food, fuel and medical supplies.
“The airport sustained substantial damage, notably the destruction of the air traffic control tower,” she said, citing the Israeli attack on Sana'a International Airport on Dec. 26, which she said killed at least three civilians and wounded 30 more including a crew member of the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service. She said World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom…
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