November 13, Saudi and UAE remote warfare in Yemen –UN special envoys for Yemen – Mental health in Yemen – Yemen’s agriculture: neglect and potential – and more
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Kursiv: Siehe Teil 2 / In Italics: Look in part 2: https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-770b-yemen-war-mosaic-770b
Klassifizierung / Classification
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavirus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Separatisten und Hadi-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Hadi government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12b Sudan
cp12c Libanonkrise / Lebanon crisis
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
Ältere einführende Artikel u. Überblicke für alle, die mit den Ereignissen im Jemen noch nicht vertraut sind, hier:
Yemen War: Older introductory articles, overviews, for those who are still unfamiliar with the Yemen war here:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-einfuehrende-artikel-u-ueberblicke
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
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Practising remote warfare: analysing the remote character of the Saudi/UAE intervention in Yemen
ABSTRACT
Recent years have seen a significant growth in studies of “remote” and “distanced” forms of military intervention. At present however, few analyses have sought to explore the remote character of interventions beyond Western (especially US&UK) cases despite the fact that regional powers in other parts of the world are increasingly militarily active, particularly in the Middle East. This article seeks to look beyond US and UK cases of remote warfare and explore the remote character of the interventions of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates in Yemen (2015-to date). Using the notion of “practices” that emphasizes both change and continuity in the performance of remote warfare across different contexts, the article shows how Saudi and UAE remote warfare practices show variation both from the US and UK examples and from each other in terms of strategic logics, tactics and the benefits of remoteness. This focus on practices allows us to move beyond debates about what remote warfare is, and who uses it, and permits a broader discussion about change and continuity in the way remote warfare is implemented.
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This article focuses on one of the most significant interventions in the Middle East in recent years – the Saudi-led coalition’s operations in Yemen. This is an important case as it allows us to explore patterns and postures of remoteness on the part of two powerful and influential aspiring regional powers in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. While the conflict is sometimes described as an instance of Western remote warfare (Hathon et al. 2016), in practice these two key players have shown a high degree of agency and are worthy of study in their own right. They have nonetheless adopted several practices generally considered “remote” within the literature such as an (over)reliance on airpower, special forces deployments, security training and the use of proxies, combined with, at times, conventional military operations. They have, however, demonstrated differences from US/UK remote warfare (and from each other), adopting their own particularised patterns of “remoteness.”
To evaluate the remote character of Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, this paper argues that rather than focus on remote warfare as a distinct category of war, it is more useful to explore “remoteness” in warfare as a set of practices (Adler and Pouliot 2011; Bueger and Gadinger 2015) that share a common core – a desire to achieve military outcomes without large ground deployments – but that vary in implementation between cases, especially in terms of the policy/strategic objectives, the tactics involved, and the benefits accrued. Starting from a “pragmatist” view of practices that emphasises “change and contingency” in human behaviour, we suggest that focusing on remote warfare as a set of practices allows for an effective analysis of the “continuous tension between the dynamic, continuously changing character of [military remote] practice on the one side, and the identification of stable, regulated patterns, routines, and reproduction [of military practices] on the other” (Bueger and Gadinger 2015, 455–6). Such a view both de-essentialises remote warfare (i.e. there is no one single model of “remote warfare” even if there is a common thread that runs through different examples) and aligns with the focus on both change and continuity in the recent literature on the character of warfare (Strachan and Scheipers 2013). This opens up the study of remote warfare and shifts the question from “what is remote warfare?” to how do states strategically and tactical apply military remoteness in different contexts?
This viewpoint allows us to make several observations about the remote character of the Saudi/UAE intervention in Yemen. Firstly, both states have adopted “remote warfare” practices, yet at the same time they demonstrate differences from both Western (UK/US) examples, and from each other. The primary Western objective of recent remote operations – counter terrorism – is only a marginal driver. The Saudis have sought to continue a history of involvement in Yemeni conflicts going back generations, albeit in a more offensive way than previously, driven partly by the perceived threat of Iran but also the threat of the Houthis themselves. Riyadh has led the air campaign, worked closely with the Yemeni Government and has largely avoided ground troop deployment into major battles in Southern/Central Yemen but have nonetheless been drawn into a challenging ground conflict with the Houthis in their southern border regions with Yemen. The UAE by contrast has had a more problematic relationship with the internationally recognised Government of Yemen, sponsored and developed local forces (largely outside of Yemeni Government structures) and has also been more ready to proactively use ground forces than Saudi Arabia – albeit for limited periods. Remote forms of military operations have helped both states deal with intrinsic weaknesses (less developed ground forces in Saudi Arabia and smaller armed forces in UAE). They, like Western powers, derive certain legitimacy benefits from operating remotely, but also engage in remoteness to retain a large proportion of ground forces ready for any potential conflict with Iran. Finally, the UAE’s use of local “proxies” allows it to pursue its own security interests and further its wider regional position, contrary to the interests of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Yemen – by Ed Stoddard and Sorina Toltica
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14702436.2021.1994395?af=R&
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UN Special Envoys and the Crisis in Yemen
Abstract
The current study sheds light on the UN and the crisis in Yemen (2011-2021). It mainly focuses on the roles of the UN special envoys for Yemen, starting with, Jamal Benomar (2011-2015), Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed, (2015-2018), and Martin Griffiths, (2018-2021). This study illustrates the mechanisms used by the UN for mediation and its management of the conflict in Yemen. It focuses on the most important international resolutions issued by the UN Security Council, the initiatives launched by the UN envoys, and the political agreements concluded between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi movement under the auspices of the UN. In addition to this, this study deals with the reasons for the failure of these initiatives and agreements, and identifies the difficulties faced by the UN Special envoys for Yemen. The research revolves around the factors that led to the inability of the UN to find a comprehensive political settlement to the crisis in Yemen since its mediation began in 2011, the obstacles it faced, and what could result from its inability to achieve any substantial progress regarding the crisis in Yemen during the next phase. The study is intended to describe the role of the UN in Yemen since 2011 until today, revealing the factors that led to its inability to achieve sustainable peace, and to briefly shed light on the role of each envoy. To achieve these goals, the study used historical, analytical, and descriptive methods to analyze the content of some political agreements sponsored by the UN. 4 The study raises the following questions: What role did the United Nations envoys play in Yemen? And why their attempts during the past decade did not succeed in building a durable peace? Why did the process of democratic transition in Yemen fail during UN’s presence as a mediator and supervisor? What are the reasons that led to the disapplications of the initiatives and agreements signed under the auspices of the UN envoys for Yemen? Herein lies the critical importance of the study in revealing the reasons that led to the inability of the UN to achieve a comprehensive peace. The topics of the study are as following: the first subsection discusses the period of the UN envoy, Jamal Benomar (2011-2015), and the events, dialogues and agreements that took place during his period. The second subsection addresses the consultations, sponsored by the UN, as well as the initiatives launched by the second envoy, Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed, (2015-2018). The third topic concentrates on the period of the UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths,(2018-2021), and touched on the reasons and factors that led to the non-implementation of the agreements during his period, and the difficulties he faced. Additionally, the study examines the difficulties facing the current UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356068673_UN_Special_Envoys_and_the_Crisis_in_Yemen_PDF
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MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN YEMEN: “WE’RE FINALLY ABLE TO BREATHE AGAIN.”
According to psychotherapist Dr. Bilqis Jubari, one in three Yemeni’s suffers from a mental disorder. Most of them are women. And while the war rages on, Jubari continues her courageous efforts to expand and improve mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services, supported by donors and partners like the Dutch Embassy and Cordaid.
Mental health care: essential, underfinanced, and neglected
COVID-19 and seven years of war have acutely aggravated psychological suffering and trauma. This increasingly damages peoples’ health and wellbeing and erodes the country’s peacebuilding and recovery efforts.
To put things into perspective: Yemen has only 46 psychiatrists, one for every 600.000 people. They can’t even cater for a fraction of the needs. In 2017, three years into the war, UNFPA estimated that 11.3 million Yemeni people (30% of the population) are in need of protection and 2.6 million women and girls are at risk of gender-based violence. In the same year, the Family Counselling and Development Foundation (FCDF), founded by Dr. Jubari, pointed out that one in five Yemenis suffered from mental health disorders. Four years on, the suffering has only increased. Today, she thinks it’s one in three.
Despite the pioneering work of Dr. Jubari, mental health and psychosocial support remain underfinanced and neglected areas of public health in Yemen. Yet, with the support of donors and partners like the Dutch Embassy and Cordaid, she continues her courageous efforts to expand and improve MHPSS services while the war rages on.
In the run-up to a Yemen conference that Cordaid will be hosting in December, where Dr. Jubari will be speaking about the position of women and the importance of mental health and psychosocial support in Yemen, we had an in-depth interview with her.
You work a lot with women and girls. How are they affected differently from men and boys?
Women and girls structurally suffer from the inequality and the male domination that is part of a deeply conservative and tribal culture. This has been the case long before the war started seven years ago. From birth to death, fathers, brothers, and other close male relatives control the lives of women. This control comes with a whole spectrum of violence and deprivations. Forced early marriage, polygamy, no access to education, to work, to property, no inheritance rights, physical and mental abuse.
A mother or grown-up sister is forced to obey a 13-year-old son or brother. For a man, it takes one word to end his marriage. For a woman, it takes an impressive amount of legal effort to try and get a divorce. Then there’s divorce shame. Her children are taken away from her and she becomes an outcast. This gender-based discrimination is not based on religion. It is part of Yemen’s tribal culture. You don’t see that in Egypt or Jordan for example.
Has the war changed this?
Of course. Stress and poverty levels have risen to crippling levels. Frustration and anxiety among men have increased. They have no money, no jobs, no means to provide for their families. This results in more male violence, more oppression. People with anger inside usually take it out on the weakest part of the chain. At home, this is the wife, the daughter, the sister. Women then become aggressive towards who is even more vulnerable: the younger children. And kids in their turn suffer immensely. They pile up fear and anger and become aggressive towards each other, towards objects like the furniture. It is a chain reaction very much reinforced by the war, but also by the COVID-19 crisis.
But the war and the immense crisis have also pushed men to change. More than before, men allow the women of a household to go out and find a job and contribute to the family income. In this crooked sense, poverty opens up opportunities and changes harmful gender patterns.
Most of the patients you treat are women. Do you also treat men?
Of course, 35% of our patients are men. Most are women because mental health needs among women are bigger. As is prescribed in Yemen, we have separate departments for men and women. But we look at the family as a whole.
You said that funding for mental health and psychosocial support in Yemen is decreasing. Yet, within the international community mental health in conflict-affected settings is increasingly becoming a priority. This seems contradictory?
International donors still very much focus on humanitarian aid, on shelter, and food. Mental health is gaining more attention, but only very recently. Some of our donors, not the Netherlands, ask us to reduce our budgets by 25%.
For me, investing in mental health support in a humanitarian crisis such as in Yemen is as important as food or shelter. It should go together, from the start, in an integrated fashion. You cannot separate a person’s psychological suffering from the economic, social, and security crises they have to cope with.
A lot of the women who seek your support come from outside the big cities and are illiterate. Is treating them differently than treating persons who are educated?
About 77% of the women we treat are illiterate. The disorders they show are not per se different, ranging from sleeping disorders to PTSS, depression, and other disorders.
But there is a very important difference. Women who never had the chance of going to school, getting a degree, even learning to read, are less self-conscious, less self-confident. Less assertive. A lot of their suffering boils down to the fact that they are not in a position to say ‘no’. In fact, many survivors of gender-based violence do not even know or feel they are abused. Underneath all these layers of suffering, caused by the war, by poverty, the deepest need of Yemeni women is to be more assertive. In fact, the lack of assertiveness is the key to their suffering.
This is why treating a mental disorder is not a standalone thing, but has to be part of an integrated form of support. We provide psychological and psychiatric support. But we also train her to be more assertive. We work with other training centers where they can empower themselves economically.
If that is what you are doing, do you meet with a lot of opposition from men, especially in leadership positions?
It’s not as black and white as you think. We never tell men to change their minds or their behaviour. In fact, we are helping men, we are reaching out to them. Either by treating them or by allowing their wives and daughters to feel safer. In the end, we help them to feel better themselves, to be better fathers and husbands.
I understand you can’t say too much about the political aspects of the conflict. But do you the working on mental health can have a positive impact in that it contributes to peace?
You know, real peace is not about power, nor only about those in powerful positions. Peace is a matter of all Yemeni’s. If a traumatized population, like the Yemeni people, cannot address its own suffering, there will never be peace. Not inside people themselves, and not in the country as a whole. Therefore, by providing MHPSS services, we significantly contribute to peace in Yemen.
Working on mental health in a war-affected country constantly puts you in the centre of a lot of suffering. You have been doing that for 10 years. And that suffering, as you say, increases every day. Do you ever lose hope?
No. Inside of me, hope is still stronger than desperation. I have the hope and the ambition to grow. I want to duplicate our successes and to have MHPSS centers in all 10 governorates of the country in 10 years’ time, serving hundreds of thousands of people, rich and poor. Because money doesn’t protect you against mental suffering.
https://www.cordaid.org/en/news/mental-health-care-in-yemen-were-finally-able-to-breathe-again/
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Between war and hope in Yemen | Cordaid
Through its local partner organisations, Cordaid is expanding its activities in the country, mainly in the provision of humanitarian aid, health care en psychosocial care. Jamal Badr works for Cordaid in the Netherlands and shares his experiences with us. Jamal is also involved in organising a conference in The Hague on December 2, 2021. In this video, he tells us about his life in Yemen and his experiences after the war started.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARb2KPCb1k
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TO AVOID PAST MISTAKES, INVEST IN YEMEN’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Yemen’s current famine and economic collapse underlines the importance of a robust agricultural sector. To avoid future repetition of the existing situation, any plan for Yemen’s development must involve investment in its farmers and in the infrastructure that is desperately needed to commercialize output. Yemen already has the gift of a large population, and this needs to be much better utilized. Lessons from the 1970s can be learned, argues Aiman al-Eryani. If government institutions invest in agricultural infrastructure and better manage water resources, the sector can recover. But this comes with the caveat that, ultimately, no single policy will be as effective as finding a sustainable solution to the current conflict.
Yemen’s rural areas are inhabited by nearly 70 percent of the population. Half the country’s labor force is employed in the agricultural sector, and 70 percent of the Yemeni population relies on income from agricultural activities. But despite this, the agricultural sector has for a long time not fed the country’s population, leading to Yemen importing 90 percent of its food needs. An explanation lies in the fact that the sector has been underserved by authorities, receiving a declining share of public expenditure. The root of many of the sectoral issues lies in the 1970s, when northern Yemen, where most agricultural land lies, exported much of its labor force in order to live off large remittances. This resulted in the neglect of vital farmland. The agricultural industry’s stagnation was further compounded by policy failures, conflict, the discovery of oil, and externally imposed structural adjustment programs. More recently, a further issue has arisen in the form of Yemen’s most serious environmental issue – water scarcity.
Today’s policymakers can learn from the problems the country’s agricultural sector faced in the 1970s. During that period there were dramatic changes to the dynamics of the Yemeni economy. The huge outflow of labor to neighboring oil-producing countries led to an explosion in remittances and created an unusually capital-abundant but labor-short country. Instead of using this capital to diversify the economy and boost the agricultural sector, the Yemen Arab Republic took a laissez-faire approach, allowing cheap imports to flood in and construction to boom, all at the expense of the country’s existing farmland. This prosperous decade was a missed opportunity, one that could have turned Yemen into an agricultural powerhouse in the region. However, it also offers some instructive lessons for today’s policymakers.
A continuous theme from the 1970s to the present is Yemeni governments’ continued neglect of the agricultural sector. Time after time, as the government finds an easy and non-sustainable source of revenue, Yemeni farmers fall by the way side. While encouraging growth in this sector is both difficult and complex, it is the more sustainable option, providing economic growth, export potential, and sustainable livelihoods for a significant portion of the Yemeni labor force.
https://www.yemenpolicy.org/yemens-agricultural-sector-a-history-of-neglect-and-lost-potential/
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavirus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics
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Five new COVID-19 cases reported, 9,907 in total
The committee also reported in its statement the recovery of 17 coronavirus patients, in addition to the death of two others.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34048
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Eight new cases of COVID-19 reported, 9,891 in total
The committee also reported in its statement the recovery of 15 coronavirus patients, in addition to the death of six others.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34034
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Yemeni gov't says Houthis bar Covid-19 vaccines
The Iranian-backed Houthi group denies millions of Yemenis in provinces under its control access to vaccines against coronavirus, the Yemeni deputy minister of health said Saturday.
The greatest challenge faced by Yemen's health ministry is the Houthi rejection to let vaccines into northern and western areas under the group's control, Dr. Ali al-Waleedi added.
Vaccines are available in more than 133 districts under government control, the Yemeni official said, noting that the shots are attainable to everyone.
The vaccines were approved for all the Yemeni people, with no exception, but the Houthi denial hindered the arrival of additional shots, he added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27664.html
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Interactive Map of Yemen War
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Yemen War daily map updates
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Biden hasn’t done much to end war on Yemen: analyst
A geopolitical analyst says the Biden administration has failed to advance the policy of ending the war on Yemen.
“It hasn’t done much to substantively advance that policy,” Andrew Korybko tells the Tehran Times.
“The Biden Administration doesn’t seem to sincerely believe in bringing peace to Yemen, but rather hopes to apply differing degrees of pressure upon Saudi Arabia – mostly symbolic – as part of its larger intent to recalibrate the U.S. regional policy. The end goal appears to be to restore some sense of balance between that country and Iran,” He adds.
Following is the text of the interview:
How do you evaluate successive U.S. administrations’ ties with Saudi Arabia? Do you see any difference between Democrats and Republicans?
The Democrats tend to at least give off the impression of wanting to restore balance to U.S.-Saudi ties in the sense of not shying away from criticizing the Kingdom. The Republicans, meanwhile, are loath to do so since they fear that such behavior “emboldens” Iran. They consider the Islamic Republic to be their nemesis for ideological reasons and thus try to do everything that they can to actively “contain” it.
This observation is confirmed by reviewing Obama’s, Trump’s, and Biden’s policies towards Saudi Arabia. The first neglected the Kingdom’s interests by reaching the nuclear deal with Iran. The second pulled out of the deal partly due to its Saudi ally’s concerns and then reached a major military deal with it. As for Biden, he’s criticized the Kingdom and wants to revive the Iranian nuclear deal with Iran.
That being the case, however, the Democrats shouldn’t automatically be trusted by Iran. Unlike the Republicans who try to destabilize it overtly, the Democrats hope to do so covertly after “opening up” the country and then gradually subverting it in economic, social, and political ways. They’re less dangerous in the short-term, but no less dangerous in the long one.
How do you assess the Biden administration's performance when it comes to ending the war in Yemen?
It hasn’t done much to substantively advance that policy. The Biden administration doesn’t seem to sincerely believe in bringing peace to Yemen, but rather hopes to apply differing degrees of pressure upon Saudi Arabia – mostly symbolic – as part of its larger intent to recalibrate the U.S. regional policy. The end goal appears to be to restore some sense of balance between that country and Iran.
It’s a lot easier said than done, of course, but even the mostly symbolic moves that it’s made thus far with respect to condemning the kingdom, halting support for offensive operations in Yemen, and stopping the sale of offensive arms have already succeeded in conveying the message to Saudi Arabia that U.S. policy towards it is presently being reconsidered.
It’s too early to tell and there isn’t enough open source information to make confident assessments in this respect, but one possible scenario is that the U.S. hopes to pressure Saudi Arabia into reaching a deal with Iran aimed at ending the Yemeni War through some sort of political compromise. That outcome could then be leveraged to advance the U.S. nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic.
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/466949/Biden-hasn-t-done-much-to-end-war-on-Yemen-analyst
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Now we have Saudi And Emirati withdrawals in Hudaydah, Aden, Shabwah, and Mahrah. Increasingly looks like the coalition has quietly given up on hopes of militarily defeating the Houthis.
https://twitter.com/MaherFarrukh/status/1459237899183001602
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United Nations team deliberately sabotaging urgent maintenance on Safer oil storage facility
The head of the [Sanaa gov.] supervisory committee for the implementation of the maintenance agreement for the Safer floating oil storage tanker, Ibrahim al-Siraji, has stated on Thursday, that the United Nations is “politicising the file of the Safer ship, and not abiding by the agreement.”
During a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in the capital Sana’a, al-Siraji revealed several violations committed by the United Nations team of the agreement.
Al-Siraji indicated that the agreement with the United Nations consists of 16 main points that clarify the maintenance and examination work that was supposed to be carried out by United Nations experts.
“We were surprised that the implementation plan presented by the United Nations went on canceling 10 points out of the total 16 points agreed upon, which represent 90% of the volume and importance of maintenance work,” al-Siraji said.
He pointed out that the implementation plan presented by the United Nations was limited to examinations only, without carrying out any of the agreed-upon fixes.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/12/united-nations-team-deliberately-sabotaging-urgent-maintenance-on-safer-oil-storage-facility/ = http://en.ypagency.net/243606/
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US$7.5 Million Committed by the Netherlands to Support Second Phase of UNDP’s Emergency Mine Action Project in Yemen
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) welcomes the generous US$7.5 million contribution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to support emergency mine action efforts in Yemen.
UNDP has supported humanitarian mine action efforts in Yemen since the mid-1990s, focusing on institution building, capacity development, technical assistance, operational support, and resource mobilization. While national authorities were able to boast significant improvements during this period, the reignition of violent conflict in 2014 and 2015 now demands a response to the increased and more complex contamination of explosive hazards - including a significant increase in the prevalence of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
"Safety and security are fundamental to the peacebuilding process," explains Auke Lootsma, UNDP Yemen Resident Representative. "Without the institutional capacity to clear explosive hazards in Yemen, civilians are left with no choice but to risk their life and limb to carry out everyday tasks. This is not a backdrop against which we can achieve sustainable peace," he adds.
The Dutch funding will help establish a new three-year project - *Emergency Mine Action Project - Phase II - *that aims to build upon existing results to strengthen institutional capacity to respond to the threat of explosive hazards, and to improve awareness among local communities to avoid them. It will be Implemented across Yemen, with a particular focus on contaminated communities.
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In Marib könnte sich der Bürgerkrieg in Jemen entscheiden
Marib hat sich vom Zufluchtsort zum Brennpunkt des Konflikts in Jemen entwickelt. Fiele die Oasenstadt an die Huthi-Rebellen, verlöre die von Saudiarabien unterstützte Regierung ihre letzte Bastion im Norden. Entsprechend heftig sind die Kämpfe.
Schon seit Februar wird die Provinzstadt gut hundert Kilometer östlich der Hauptstadt Sanaa von den Huthi-Rebellen belagert. Es ist die letzte Bastion der Truppen von Präsident Abedrabbu Mansur Hadi im Norden. Fiele Marib an die Huthi, verlöre die von Saudiarabien unterstützte Regierung nicht nur ihre letzte Hochburg in der Region, sondern auch die Kontrolle über die wichtigen Gas- und Ölfelder in den Provinzen Marib und Shabwa. Die Stadt ist von grosser strategischer Bedeutung. Entsprechend erbittert sind die Kämpfe.
In den vergangenen Wochen sei die Zahl der Verwundeten, die von den Fronten im Norden, im Westen und im Süden in die Spitäler der Stadt gebracht worden seien, deutlich gestiegen, sagt Murphy. Die meisten Verletzten seien Kämpfer, unter ihnen seien aber auch Zivilisten, die zwischen die Fronten geraten seien. Tausende Familien seien in den vergangenen Wochen aus dem Umland in die Stadt geflohen. Dort leben jedoch bereits mehr als eine Million Vertriebene aus anderen Teilen des Landes.
Marib galt als relativ sicher, nachdem eine erste Huthi-Offensive auf die Stadt 2015 zurückgeschlagen worden war. Hunderttausende aus anderen Landesteilen suchten in den folgenden Jahren Zuflucht in Marib, so dass die von Bergen umgebene Oase am Rande der grossen Sandwüste Rub al-Khali einen regelrechten Aufschwung erlebte.
Für die Versorgung der Einwohner reichen die Felder jedoch längst nicht mehr. Die Stadt ist überfüllt und die Infrastruktur komplett überlastet. In den Flüchtlingslagern fehle es an sauberem Wasser, Elektrizität, Latrinen und Kliniken, berichtet Jasmin Lajoie vom Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Auch nach Jahren lebten die meisten Vertriebenen in Zelten und hätten keine festen Häuser, sagt der Sprecher der Hilfsorganisation in Sanaa.
Viele der Flüchtlinge wurden bereits mehrfach vertrieben, und mit jedem Mal wurde ihre Lage prekärer. Sollten die Kämpfe die Stadt erreichen, würden viele erneut zur Flucht gezwungen, sagt Lajoie.
Auch in Marib sind es weniger reguläre Truppen als lokale Stammesmilizen, die für die Regierung kämpfen. Es ist nicht ausgeschlossen, dass sie die Seite wechseln, wenn die Huthi ihnen ein gutes Angebot machen. In Jemen wäre eine solche Verhandlungslösung nicht ungewöhnlich. Im Moment scheinen sich die Kämpfe aber eher zuzuspitzen – von Ulrich von Schwerin
https://www.nzz.ch/international/jemen-in-marib-koennte-sich-der-buergerkrieg-entscheiden-ld.1654193
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Taliban Victory in Afghanistan Emboldens Houthi Advance in Yemen
In Yemen, the Taliban victory and the rushed nature of the evacuation are emboldening Houthi advances on the Yemeni government’s last northern stronghold.
In August, Houthi rebels in Yemen celebrated the withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan. “Every occupation has an end, sooner or later, and now America is realizing its failure after 20 years of its occupation of Afghanistan,” tweeted Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam.-
According to Yemeni analysts, the Houthis have also taken lessons from events in Afghanistan, drawing parallels between the Taliban’s swift victory over Afghan forces following the American withdrawal, and their own conflict against an internationally-backed coalition.
“The main thing that [the Houthis] are noticing is the backup that those governments enjoyed for quite some time, from Western democracies especially, is fading away,” Baraa Shiban, a Yemeni political analyst, told Inside Arabia.
“[The Afghanistan withdrawal] did give [Houthis] confidence and it did show them that this so-called American power is in decline, and it is not going to come to the rescue. If it didn’t come to the rescue in Afghanistan, it’s definitely not going to come to the rescue of the Yemenis. It looks like [The United States] is disengaging from the region as a whole.”
Yemen’s internationally-backed government has viewed the US’ disengagement from the Middle East with trepidation
Drawing comparisons with Afghanistan, Dawsari posits that “The Taliban knew that the US was desperate to leave and the Afghan government was so corrupt. I see parallels in Yemen. The Yemeni government is extremely corrupt living outside Yemen. And the Saudis are not very efficient militarily. The Houthis also know that the Saudis want to leave.”
https://insidearabia.com/taliban-victory-in-afghanistan-emboldens-houthi-advance-in-yemen/
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Beirut for Ma’rib?
Rising pressure against Lebanon from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states may well be tied to Hezbollah’s role in Yemen.
The diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and several Gulf states has little to do with the remarks of George Qordahi prior to his appointment as Lebanese information minister, in which he criticized the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Its main cause is Hezbollah’s growing role in Yemen and the party’s impact on the faltering talks in Oman between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah, better known as Houthis.
While Qordahi’s remarks were a pretext for the Gulf states’ actions, their moves appeared to be premeditated and reflected growing Saudi displeasure with Hezbollah’s dominant position in Lebanon, as well as the group’s regional role on Iran’s behalf.
Saudi Arabia has long played a vital role in Lebanese affairs, and in 1989 it hosted the Taif conference that led to an agreement on a new constitution.
Hezbollah’s involvement in neighboring Yemen was of particular concern for the Saudis. The Saudi-led coalition’s military campaign against the Houthis, after they had seized control of Sanaa in September 2014, led to increased military cooperation and coordination between the Houthis and Hezbollah. Hezbollah took on several functions, including directly supervising the political, military, and media affairs of the Houthis. There have also been reports of involvement by Hezbollah military experts in Yemen.
The key question today, then, is why did Saudi Arabia escalate the crisis with Lebanon, when Hezbollah’s hostility toward the kingdom was known? A principal reason appears to be Hezbollah’s assistance to the Houthis in their ongoing offensive against oil-rich Ma’rib Governorate
Amid this crisis, two questions remain paramount for Lebanon. The first one is whether the Saudi dialogue with Iran that has taken place in Baghdad can continue under the present circumstances? Might those talks be adversely affected by recent developments on the Lebanese front? Or, conversely, might Saudi retaliation against Lebanon lead to progress in Yemen, in that Saudi Arabia would impose a quid pro quo in which it would reverse its measures against Lebanon in exchange for a settlement with the Houthis?
And the second question is how might the consequences of the battle for Ma’rib affect Lebanon? If the Houthis were to win, this would undoubtedly lead to an extension of Lebanon’s isolation by the Gulf states, at least until Saudi Arabia reached an agreement with the Houthis, which could take time. On the other hand, if the Houthis were prevented from taking Ma’rib, and talks in Oman advanced, this could have a positive impact on the Lebanese situation.
https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85731
cp2a Saudische Blockade / Saudi blockade
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YPC: Saudi-led coalition is still holding 3 fuel ships at sea
The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) said on Friday that the Saudi-led coalition continues to hold three fuel ships loaded with 80,112 tons of diesel and mazut.
The vessels have been detained as sea for varying periods, amounting to more than two months, despite obtaining permits from the United Nations, the company explained.
http://en.ypagency.net/243612/
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UNVIM Situation Analysis – October 2021
Food and Fuel Discharged in October 2021
▪ In October 2021, there was an increase of 7% in food discharged compared to the 2020 monthly average and a 14% increase compared to the UNVIM monthly average since May 2016, or 329,702 metric tonnes (t) compared to 308,746 t and 289,635 t, respectively.
▪ During the reporting month, there was a 38% (88,204 t) decrease in fuel discharged compared to the 2020 monthly average (142,221 t) and a 35% decrease compared to the monthly average since May 2016 (135,815 t).
Food and Fuel Vessel Delays in October 2021
In October 2021, food vessels spent an average of 2.8 days in the Coalition holding area (CHA); 1.4 days at anchorage; and 8.9 days at berth, compared to an average of 2.5 days in the CHA; 6.8 days at anchorage; and 8.9 days at berth in October 2020. Vessels spent 12% more time in CHA, 79% less time at anchorage and 8% more time in the berth compared to October 2020.
In October 2021, 11 food vessels proceeded from the CHA to anchorage; 10 berthed; and 14 discharged their cargo and sailed.
In October 2021, the average time spent by fuel vessels in the CHA was 85.1 days, whereas it was 122 days in September 2020, or a 30% decrease year-on-year. In comparison to the 2020 monthly average of 82.2 days, the month of October 2021 saw a 4% increase.
Four (04) fuel vessels were permitted from the CHA to the anchorage area in October 2021 and subsequently berthed and sailed.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unvim-situation-analysis-october-2021
and also https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unvim-operational-snapshot-october-2021
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Watch CNN's report:about the fuel ships released at the end of March2021 AD and the statement of the Executive Director General of the Yemeni Oil Company Eng.Ammar
https://twitter.com/noamen13/status/1457846705773219841
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
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USAID: Yemen - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-complex-emergency-fact-sheet-1-fiscal-year-fy-2022
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Yemen Emergency Dashboard, October 2021
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-emergency-dashboard-october-2021
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UNICEF Yemen Humanitarian Situation Report: 1 to 30 September 2021
Highlights
The conflict in Ma’rib escalated during the reporting period, with around 33,000 additional people displaced. UNICEF and partners provided 4,664 newly displaced households (32,648 people) with RRM kits including essential hygiene items, food, family basic hygiene kits, and female dignity kits.
In September, four governorates in the south temporarily closed schools due to extreme heat and conflict. UNICEF continues working with the Ministry of Education on preparedness response including distance learning modalities, training on safe school protocols, provision of personal protective equipment, etc.
The third round of Integrated Outreach was implemented in 12 governorates. A total of 22,902 children under one year of age received their first dose of the Pentavalent vaccine, and 34,994 children received their third dose.
Despite funding challenges in the WASH sector, UNICEF and partners reached around four million people through sustained access to safe drinking water via the distribution of fuel in both the north and south, water trucking, the distribution of ceramic water filters, and water treatment.
UNICEF’s life-saving work in Yemen faces a 46 per cent funding gap, with the most urgent needs in WASH ($26.3 million), Health ($105 million) and Education ($33.6 million).
Almost 2.3 million children under the age of five face acute malnutrition, of whom about 400,000 face severe acute malnutrition (SAM). More than 15.4 million people urgently need assistance to access water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, and lack of funding for emergency WASH interventions continues to undermine the integrated response. Approximately 20.1 million people need assistance to access health services, including 4.8 million women,
10.2 million children, 3 million people with disabilities and 2.1 million men. If funds for health are not received, support to hospitals will halt, resulting in an interruption of basic life-saving health services for children, mothers and their newborns, risking their lives and wellbeing. It will also lead to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for thousands of health care providers and will affect COVID-19 screenings for hundreds of thousands of Yemenis. Cold chain interruption will lead to the expiry of millions of doses of over ten types of lifesaving vaccines, including those for Polio, Measles, and COVID-19.
Between 1 January and 3 October 2021, a total number of 26,891 Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera suspected cases and 17 associated deaths were reported, with a 0.06 per cent case fatality rate (CFR). This is a significant decrease compared with the same period of 2020 (198,977 suspected cases and 63 associated deaths with a 0.03 per cent CFR).
https://www.unicef.org/documents/yemen-humanitarian-situation-report-30-september-2021
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Announcement of the Civil Forum for Accelerating Peace, Development and Humanitarian Response
Today, a meeting of heads and representatives of civil society organizations was held at Tamdeen Youth Foundation Office in Taiz Governorate.
The organizations participating in the meeting unanimously consolidated their vision and efforts to localize humanitarian action in Yemen, ensuring that local organizations are sustainable and have direct access to resources and genuine representation in the humanitarian system.
The meeting also addressed the humanitarian situation in Taiz governorate and the suffering of civilians there
The statement reads as follows
https://tamdeen-ye.org/en/media/366
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Audio: Kritik an der Uno-Hilfe in Jemen
Im Wüstenstaat Jemen herrscht seit sieben Jahren Bürgerkrieg. Die humanitäre Krise dort sei die schlimmste weltweit, heisst es bei der Uno. Der Bericht einer Denkfabrik kritisiert nun die Organisation der humanitären Hilfe in Jemen
https://www.srf.ch/audio/echo-der-zeit/kritik-an-der-uno-hilfe-in-jemen?partId=12088235
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Teachers in Yemen take to street work with more than half without regular pay
More than half of Yemen's teachers and education personnel, or about 190,000 people, have been forced to find second sources of income to feed themselves and their families, including on-street work, as they have not received regular pay since 2016, Save the Children said.
More than 2.2 million children are now out of school in Yemen after seven years of conflict, and about 8 million require education support just to continue basic learning. About 1.7 million children are displaced in the country and cut off from basic services.
A lack of regular pay, attacks on schools and education, flooding and continued deteriorating economic conditions, with with more than 2.2 million children are now out of school in Yemen, and about 8 million require education support just to continue basic learning.
Hana, a Yemeni teacher, told Save the Children:
"How is it expected for a teacher to go to class and teach students while thinking about ways to feed their own children? Many of us do not even have money to pay for transportation to school.
"In addition to the psychosocial impact on teachers, the current financial conditions of teachers have pushed some to go for mediocre and/or on-street works. How do you expect a teacher to have self respect and to be able to stand in class in front of their students after seeing him working on street? How can we be role models to our students?"
Save the Children Education Advisor, Chiara Moroni, said: "Teachers and education personnel are naturally critical to the learning process and to ensure children receive the learning they need to fulfil themselves, and the continued disruptions in their pay will have a critical impact on the education process and would expedite its collapse, harming not only millions of children today but also the future of the country. *
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/teachers-yemen-take-street-work-more-half-without-regular-pay
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The rise of severe mental health conditions in Yemen
In Hajjah, where our teams have found a high need for mental health services, we hear from our mental health manager, Antonella Pozzi, about the complex needs in the region.
What kind of mental health issues does MSF see?
The range of conditions that we treat is very large; there are people suffering from anxiety and insomnia, and then we see patients presenting with severe pathologies such as psychosis, depression, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
We regularly see patients following suicide attempts. A suicide attempt can be provoked by a variety of circumstances. Severe symptoms of psychosis can manifest as auditory hallucinations that tell the patient to hurt him or herself, or a patient might be suffering from severe depression.
Why are so many people suffering from mental health conditions?
Mental wellbeing is very much affected by external factors. The more intense someone’s circumstances are, the more their wellbeing will be impacted. Living in a context of war means being exposed to constant stress for a long period of time. Armed conflict in Yemen has not only affected people’s physical health: it has reduced their access to healthcare, education, and food, it restricts their freedom of movement and denies them the freedom to express themselves. This creates serious mental health disorders.
Because of the war, people in Hajjah are accustomed to high levels of violence. People here are very resilient and their tolerance to adverse circumstances is very high. This means that they arrive at mental health consultations only if a mental health issue has become very obvious and disruptive to the patient and his loved ones.
https://www.msf.org/stigma-fear-and-discrimination-among-obstacles-mental-health-yemen
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Yemen | Humanitarian Crisis – DG ECHO Daily Map | 10/11/2021
https://reliefweb.int/map/yemen/yemen-humanitarian-crisis-dg-echo-daily-map-10112021
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WFP, Qatar partner up to provide aid to millions in war-torn Yemen
Qatar has penned a $90 million agreement with the World Food Program (WFP) to support food security and nutrition in Yemen.
The agreement was signed by the Director General of Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari from Qatar and WFP’s Executive Director David Beasley.
The 12-month agreement will bring much-needed aid to over 7,600,000 people, including general food assistance, as well as food for children, pregnant and lactating women.
https://www.dohanews.co/wfp-qatar-partner-up-to-provide-aid-to-millions-in-war-torn-yemen/
and also https://twitter.com/MBA_AlThani_/status/1457819281295609874
https://twitter.com/WFPChief/status/1458038343518859264
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Yemen: Conflict and Food Insecurity, Updated 9 November 2021
Prior to modern-day conflict, Yemen’s cereal production was already constrained by the natural landscape, climate, and instability. In 2016, a year into the conflict, production further declined to about two-thirds of the already marginal five-year average due to higher production and fuel costs, increased insecurity, and reduced availability of agricultural inputs.
Six years of conflict has exacerbated an already difficult pre-war situation in which much of the population lacked secure access to food.
In the first half of 2021, the fighting had been focused around the northern governorate and city of Marib where the country’s oil and gas reserves are located (Figure 1). This led to decreased crude oil export earnings that in turn further depreciated the Yemeni rial, decreased household purchasing power, and increased food prices.
From January to June 2021, 16.2 million Yemenis, 54 percent of the population, were projected to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or above levels of food insecurity.4
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-conflict-and-food-insecurity-updated-9-november-2021
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ACAPS Thematic report: Social impact monitoring report: July - September 2021 (05 November 2021)
The key drivers of humanitarian need over July–September 2021 were civil unrest, conflict, decreasing purchasing power, shrinking civic space, and religious repression. These factors affected all people to a degree but were more acutely felt by specific categories. Such categories include women, children, the unemployed, public sector employees, people with limited financial resources, particular Islamic sects, and people who perform traditionally stigmatised tasks associated with low status groups (especially musicians).
In July–September, conflict increased between the Internationally Recognized Government of Yemen (IRG) and the de-facto authority (DFA) in the north of Yemen (also known as the Houthis), mainly in Al Bayda, Marib, and Shabwah, displacing over 13,000 people (70% of whom were from and within Marib). In September, increased conflict in Marib displaced many, with some already twice or thrice displaced beforehand. The resources of households became increasingly depleted with every move. The trend of multiple displacements was not observed earlier in the conflict, raising concerns over the limited resources households have at their disposal, the cost of displacement, and increasing vulnerability as people end up staying close to active conflict because of limited capacities to move away from it.
Protests sparked by worsening economic and living conditions
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Film: A child not exceeding 3 kilos, with his slender body, addresses the pronouns and summarizes a painful human reality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DumWCDVfebs
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In Yemen, Community Midwives Protect The Lives Of Newborns And Mothers
UNICEF-supported midwife training program empowers health workers with practical skills and information to keep mothers and babies alive.
Yemen's newborn mortality rate — 26 per 1,000 live births — is considerably higher than the global average of 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019. A lack of qualified medical care combined with an absence of access to accurate information about a healthy pregnancy, breastfeeding and newborn care endangers the lives of both mothers and babies.
At the UNICEF-supported midwife training program in Dhamar, a city in southwestern Yemen, nurses, doctors' assistants and other health care workers learn about preparing women for safe childbirth
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQY5q-bg5Vc
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Jahresbericht 2021 des Fördervereins Aktion Jemnhilfe e.V. und Der Jemen Kinderhilfe e.V.
Laut UNHCR handelt es sich im Jemen um die größte Not weltweit seit 100 Jahren. Nach wie vor stirbt laut UNHCR alle 10 Minuten ein Kind an den Folgen des Hungers.
Auch unser Arzt Dr. Arafat (Sohn von Scheich Sadeq) hat mich um Hilfe für die Menschen aus der Region Al Mihlaf (Standort unseres Krankenhauses) gebeten, weil ständig unterernährte Kinder zu ihm gebracht werden. Er hat mit drei Mitarbeitern des Krankenhauses Familien in der Umgebung besucht. Ich bekam eine Liste von 300 Not leidenden Familien. Leider musste ich selektieren. Ich habe zunächst Witwen mit Kindern, Behinderte, Kranke und “Unable“ (amputierte Kriegsverletzte) ausgesucht. Das waren 391 Menschen, davon 321 Kinder. Inzwischen konnten wir - dank Ihrer Spenden - die Liste erweitern. Es bekommen jetzt 233 Familien mit 1 711 Kindern, jeden Monat Grundnahrungsmittel in Form von Reis, Bohnen, Mehl, Zucker und Öl. Organisiert und dokumentiert wird alles von einigen unserer Jungs in Taiz, wo weitere 120 Menschen in unserem Kinderhaus leben und von uns versorgt werden.
Leider konnte wegen Corona - die Pandemie grassiert auch dort - der Ausbau unseres Kinderhauses nicht weitergeführt werden. Ali unser Verantworlicher lässt aus Sicherheitsgründen keine Handwerker ins Haus.
Dennoch haben wir eine Nähstube für unsere Frauen und Mädchen eingerichtet.
Ja, Corona grassiert auch im Jemen. Dr. Arafat ist von den Huthis abgeordnet zwei Tage pro Woche in einem Corona Isolierzentrum zu arbeiten. Dort gibt es 25 Betten. Es kommen jedoch viel mehr Patienten, die nicht aufgenommen werden können und die zum Teil auf der Straße sterben. Auch gibt es nicht einmal genügend Sauerstoff für alle Patienten im Zentrum.
Nachdem 2020 unsere Jahreshauptversammlung ausfallen musste, konnten wir uns dieses Jahr wieder treffen. Das Protokoll finden Sie auf unserer Website: www.jemenhilfe-deutschland.de
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Yemen: Health Cluster Bulletin, July and August 2021
A total of 1,245 Health Facilities (16 Governorate Hospitals, 136 District Hospitals, 62 General Hospitals, 20 Specialized Hospitals, 384 Health Centers and 627 Health Units) are being supported by Health Cluster Partners.
The overall situation in Yemen, including the Humanitarian situation, has been deteriorating and worsening during the past years, resulting in catastrophic numbers and levels.
The impact of the drivers of the crisis is most visible in the growing risk of famine and severe acute malnutrition, disease outbreaks (COVID-19, Cholera, Diphtheria, Vector-borne (Dengue & Malaria), conflict casualties, forced displacement and reversal of past development gains.
Over six years of conflict that has killed and injured tens of thousands of civilians, causing immense suffering for the Yemeni people.
This has led to increasing number of people in need for live saving & essential health services.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-health-cluster-bulletin-july-and-august-2021
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
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Belarus: Was ist an der Grenze zu Polen los und warum?
Schon seit Wochen sind mehrere Tausend Menschen von Belarus Richtung Polen unterwegs – und damit Richtung EU. Deutschland gilt als ein Hauptziel der Migranten. Nach Angaben aus dem Bundesinnenministerium kamen über Polen zuletzt täglich im Schnitt rund 170 Migranten nach Deutschland.
Am Montag (8. November) versammelten sich nach Angaben der polnischen Regierung 3.000 bis 4.000 Migranten nahe der polnischen Grenze. Sie harrten dort bei eisigen Temperaturen aus und hofften, in die EU zu gelangen. UN-Organisationen gelang es am Freitag (12. November) erstmals, einigen der Flüchtlinge Hygienekits und Windeln zu bringen.
https://www.swr3.de/aktuell/nachrichten/migranten-belarus-polen-100.html
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Belarussische Airline erlässt Flugverbot für Iraker, Syrer und Jemeniten
Die Entscheidung fiel offenbar auf Druck der Türkei: Die staatliche belarussische Airline Belavia hat ein Flugverbot für Menschen aus Syrien, dem Irak und dem Jemen von der Türkei nach Belarus verhängt.
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Flugverbot für Syrer, Jemeniten und Iraker
Bürger aus Syrien, dem Jemen und dem Irak erhalten im Zuge des Migrationsstreits zwischen Belarus und der EU keine Flugtickets mehr von der Türkei nach Minsk.
Das teilten die türkischen Luftfahrtbehörden mit. Die staatliche belarussische Fluglinie Belavia folgte nach eigenen Angaben einer Anordnung aus Ankara und verhängte ein Flugverbot von der Türkei nach Belarus für Menschen aus den drei Ländern im Nahen Osten.
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Türkei verbietet Syrern und Irakern das Reisen nach Belarus
Die EU wirft dem belarussischen Machthaber Lukaschenko vor, gezielt Geflüchtete an die Grenze nach Polen zu bringen. Sie droht mit verschärften Sanktionen. Die scheinen in der Türkei nun zu wirken.
Die Türkei verbietet Staatsangehörigen aus Syrien, dem Irak und dem Jemen Abflüge von türkischen Flughäfen nach Belarus. Das teilte die türkische Luftfahrtbehörde am Freitag mit.
Zuvor hatte die belarussische Fluggesellschaft Belavia bereits bekanntgegeben, dass sie auf Ersuchen der türkischen Behörden keine Bürger bestimmter Länder mehr von der Türkei aus nach Belarus bringe.
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Turkey bans citizens from Syria, Yemen and Iraq from flying to Minsk
Move comes amid standoff between Belarus and EU over arrival of thousands of people at Polish border
Citizens from Syria, Yemen and Iraq will no longer be allowed to buy flight tickets from Turkey to Minsk, Turkey’s civil aviation general directorate has said, amid a standoff between Belarus and the EU over the arrival of thousands of people at the Polish border.
Turkey and its flag carrier Turkish Airlines have been accused of contributing to the flow of arrivals, an accusation it has rejected.
“In relation to the illegal border crossing problem between the European Union and Belarus, it has been decided for citizens from Iraq, Syria and Yemen wanting to travel to Belarus from our country’s airports not to be sold tickets and not to be allowed on planes,” the aviation directorate tweeted.
Belarus’s state-owned airline Belavia, which has recently increased the number of flights between Turkey and Minsk, said it would comply with the measure. “In line with a decision by the … Turkish authorities, citizens of Iraq, Syria, Yemen will not be accepted for transportation on flights from Turkey to Belarus from 12 November 2021,” it said in a statement on its website.
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Belavia will not allow citizens of Syria, Iraq and Yemen on flights from Turkey to Belarus
The Belavia airline reported that, according to the decision of the Turkish authorities, from November 12, they will not accept citizens of Iraq, Syria, and Yemen on flights from Turkey to Belarus. The relevant information is given on the website of the air carrier.
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UN warns of 450,000 displaced Yemenis as Marib teeters
Residents are fleeing as Iran-backed Houthi rebels make gains around Yemen’s key energy-producing region
The UN on Thursday called for an end to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels' intensifying offensive on Marib in northern Yemen and warned that its eventual fall could lead to the displacement of 450,000 people.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said 35,000 people had been displaced by the Houthi advance on Marib city since September and that human suffering would increase with further rebel gains.
“We're also deeply concerned that the conditions could quickly get worse if fighting enters the city,” Mr Dujarric said.
“Aid agencies estimate it could displace another 450,000 people. The UN continues to call for an immediate end to the Marib offensive and a nationwide ceasefire.”
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US$7.5 Million Committed by the Netherlands to Support Second Phase of UNDP’s Emergency Mine Action Project in Yemen
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) welcomes the generous US$7.5 million contribution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to support emergency mine action efforts in Yemen.
UNDP has supported humanitarian mine action efforts in Yemen since the mid-1990s, focusing on institution building, capacity development, technical assistance, operational support, and resource mobilization. While national authorities were able to boast significant improvements during this period, the reignition of violent conflict in 2014 and 2015 now demands a response to the increased and more complex contamination of explosive hazards - including a significant increase in the prevalence of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
"Safety and security are fundamental to the peacebuilding process," explains Auke Lootsma, UNDP Yemen Resident Representative. "Without the institutional capacity to clear explosive hazards in Yemen, civilians are left with no choice but to risk their life and limb to carry out everyday tasks. This is not a backdrop against which we can achieve sustainable peace," he adds.
The Dutch funding will help establish a new three-year project - *Emergency Mine Action Project - Phase II - *that aims to build upon existing results to strengthen institutional capacity to respond to the threat of explosive hazards, and to improve awareness among local communities to avoid them. It will be Implemented across Yemen, with a particular focus on contaminated communities.
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Yemen UNHCR Aden Sub-Office Fact Sheet - September 2021
1,475,689 Number of internally displaced persons in the south Humanitarian Needs Overview, February 2021
67,550 Number of returnees in the south DTM July 2021
91,264 Number of refugees and asylum seekers in the south UNHCR September 2021
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-unhcr-aden-sub-office-fact-sheet-september-2021
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UNHCR Kharaz Refugee Camp, Yemen - Fact Sheet September 2021
Located in Lahj Governorate, south of Yemen, Kharaz camp opened in 2001 and remains the only refugee camp in Yemen.
As of 30 August, the camp is home to nearly 9,490 refugees and asylum seekers, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia.
UNHCR and partners provide protection and assistance to refugees and host communities.
KEY INDICATORS
9,488 Number of refugees and asylum-seekers in Kharaz Camp as of 30 Aug 2021.
52% Per cent of registered refugees are women and girls
2% Percent of registered refugees in Kharaz Camp are elderly (>60 years old)
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unhcr-kharaz-refugee-camp-yemen-fact-sheet-september-2021
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Yemen UNHCR Fact sheet, Refugee Response in Aden Hub and Marib, September 2021
The south and Marib host over 60% of all 141,600 refugees and asylum-seekers in Yemen. Most of them live in the urban areas of Aden, Mukalla and Sayun. Some 9,480 refugees live in Kharaz refugee camp. Already extremely vulnerable, refugees and asylumseekers are disproportionally affected by the combined effects of the war, the decline of the economy the breakdown of public services and the pandemic. UNHCR and partners provide protection and assistance to refugees and their host communities.
KEY INDICATORS
87,304 Number of registered refugees in the south and Marib UNHCR, September 2021
3,960 Number of registered asylum seekers in the south and Marib UNHCR, September 2021
36% of all registered refugees and asylum seekers in the south and Marib are women and girls UNHCR September 2021
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UNHCR Yemen Operational Update, January – September 2021 (11 November 2021)
Between January and September 2021, UNHCR conducted household-level needs assessments of almost 150,000 internally displaced families – nearly one million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 1,665 refugee and asylum-seekers families – 6,343 individuals. The collected data has provided a representative sample of the population upon which the below statistics are based.
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Safety in a Conflict Zone:
Migrant Women in Yemen Find Shelter with IOM’s Foster Families
Despite the conflict, migrants continue to arrive in Yemen. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), nearly 93,400 migrants had entered the country between January and July 2019. Lured by smugglers to make the trip with little to no knowledge of the escalating crisis, migrants are faced with the reality of harsh conditions in a conflict zone, leaving a lasting impact on their mental health.
During this difficult journey, migrants can be subjected to human rights violations - injury, kidnapping, abuse, exploitation and becoming caught up the conflict.
Like many using the Gulf route, Jaala* and Mona* are two young Ethiopian women in pursuit of decent jobs and a stable future. They hoped to travel through Yemen to reach wealthier Gulf countries.
Twenty-six-year-old Jaala left her two little boys with their grandmother and risked coming to Yemen without any family or friends. But her children never left her thoughts throughout the journey.
After a tiring trip through Yemen, Jaala made it to Sa’ada governorate on the border with KSA where she was caught up in clashes and shot in her right outer thigh. Scared, wounded and unable to walk, her dreams of a secure future in the Gulf vanished.
A humanitarian organization in Sa’ada helped Jaala get emergency treatment. She remained in hospital for 26 days before being brought for recovery to IOM’s foster family in Sana’a city.
Soon IOM’s team could tell that she was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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UN Says at Least 7.3mln Yemenis in Need of Shelter
On Twitter, the UNHCR Yemen Office said 7.3 million Yemenis "require shelter & non-food assistance", with 75% being women and children.
The agency added that an exhibition was being organized on Tuesday in the capital Sanaa, aimed at "presenting solutions to the soaring shelter needs".
https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14000819000461/UN-Says-a-Leas-3mln-Yemenis-in-Need-f-Sheler
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Die mediale Desinformation über die Flüchtlingskrise an der weißrussischen Grenze
An der Grenze zu Weißrussland spielen sich Dramen ab, aber die Medien interessieren sich - im Gegensatz zum Beispiel zum Mittelmeer - nicht primär für das Schicksal der Menschen, für sie ist der Kampf gegen den weißrussischen Präsidenten Lukaschenko wichtiger als Menschenleben der Flüchtlinge.
Was wir derzeit erleben, ist paradox: 2015 waren weit über eine Million Flüchtlinge kein Problem und die Medien freuten sich über Merkels „Wir schaffen das!“ Heute jedoch erzählen die Medien, dass etwa 10.000 Flüchtlinge die EU destabilisieren würden, weil sie nicht über das Mittelmeer in die EU geschwommen kommen, sondern über Grenze zu Weißrussland laufen. 2015 war jede Kritik an dem Flüchtlingsstrom als „Nazi“ verschrien, heute finden die Medien es nicht erwähnenswert, wenn der litauische Präsident den Einsatz von Schusswaffen gegen die Flüchtlinge ausdrücklich nicht ausschließt, so geschehen am Abend des 9. November. Und während die Medien entrüstet protestieren, wenn griechische Grenzschützer Flüchtlinge gewaltsam zurück über die Grenze in die Türkei jagen, ist ihre Reaktion ausgesprochen zurückhaltend, wenn Polen und Litauen genau das gleiche seit Monaten vollkommen offen tun.
Man muss kein begnadeter politischer Analyst sein, um zu verstehen, dass es in Wahrheit nicht um die etwa 10.000 Flüchtlinge geht, die in diesem Jahr bisher versucht haben, über Weißrussland in die EU zu kommen.
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Merkel bittet Putin um Intervention in Belarus
Der Druck auf die Grenze zwischen Polen und Weißrussland durch die dort gestrandeten Migranten - vorwiegend aus Syrien, Afghanistan und dem Irak, dem Jemen und aus Syrien - wächst. Trotz Tausender postierter Soldaten gelang es am Dienstag einigen Gruppen, auf polnisches Gebiet zu gelangen. Die Regierung in Warschau erwägt nun, die Grenze komplett zu schließen. Unterdessen bat Deutschlands Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin in einem Telefonat, in Weißrussland zu intervenieren.
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Hilfe für Geflüchtete an der polnisch-belarussischen Grenze
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Guideline for Establishing IDP Community Committees in Yemen
As IDP representative leadership is a pivotal component of self-management structures in IDP hosting sites, community committees at such sites can strengthen the IDP self-management and result in efficient service delivery and protection of site population. The IDP community at the sites will be given the chance to form a representative committee through recommendation, partner selection, or election.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/guideline-establishing-idp-community-committees-yemen-enar
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Tensions rise in migrant standoff at Poland-Belarus border
Poland reinforced its border with Belarus with more riot police on Tuesday, a day after groups of migrants tried to storm through a razor-wire fence on the eastern frontier where thousands have camped on the Belarusian side in the tense standoff.
A man in the Polish village of Bialowieza told The Associated Press he has met many migrants who often are thirsty, hungry and in need of boots or medical care. He is among volunteers distributing food and other aid, and spoke on condition of anonymity because Polish authorities discourage such help.
“They are in really bad condition and the situation is getting worse” as temperatures drop, he said.
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Yemen: Families on the Marib frontlines debate fleeing as Houthis advance
“Conflict doesn’t differ between civilian or fighter and when it moves to an area, families must flee.”
Al-Muradi told MEE that some families preferred to stay in their homes to protect their property. However, he feels as though this was a mistaken course of action, as those who remained quickly found themselves caught in the crossfire.
“Lives are more important than belongings, but many people don’t think well and they put themselves in danger,” he said. “Two days after our displacement, a neighbour arrived at the camp and told us that one of our neighbours was killed with his child inside their home.”
Al-Muradi also heard about the attack on a mosque and school in al-Juba district, in which reportedly at least 29 people were killed after the area was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile attack.
“The frontlines are now in residential areas and the disaster is that there are casualities from civilians every day. The Houthis are advancing towards residential areas and definitely, there will be more civilian casualties in the coming days,” he said.
Ready to flee
Abdullah, who preferred to give only his first name, has been on the move since 2016. He eventually returned to his original home in Sanaa's Nihm district, but fled again in January 2020. He described life in displacement as a “wasted life”.
"This is our life and this is the situation we live in, in addition to the other kinds of suffering like lack of food and basic services,” Abdullah told MEE.
“In Nihm, I didn’t flee with the first group but when I saw a neighbour killed in front of me by a shelling, I decided to flee and since then I have fled four times as the Houthis are advancing towards Marib.”
Abdullah stated that usually they walk and hire a car for the nearest safe area and then this area becomes a new frontline, so they keep moving on towards Marib city.
“The last displacement was last Saturday from al-Juba to al-Nugea after the Houthis were targeting the area around the last camp,” he said. “After we fled the Houthis took over the area where we were, so I’m happy that I fled in the proper time.”
Abdullah said they weren’t comfortable in the new camp and hoped that aid organisations could help them to settle down and stay in an area far away from the fighting.
“In the beginning I was hoping to return to my home, but now I [have] lost hope and I only hope to settle down in a place where we don’t think about the next displacement," he said.
Some residents of Marib were terrified when they heard about the fighting in al-Juba and other areas, as civilians became casualties of the violence.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-marib-frontline-houthi-advance-families-debate-fleeing
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
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Parliament will resume sessions Saturday
http://en.ypagency.net/243648/
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Why Yemen's was the only real revolution, post-Arab Spring
This leaves Yemen and its 21 September Revolution, popularly referred to as the Houthi takeover of the capital Sanaa in 2014. Although inspired by the Arab Spring, the revolution came to fruition owing to many unresolved issues dating back to previous conflicts between the Houthis and the government and conflicts among political elites. However, I believe the case of Yemen cannot only be distinguished from the other "revolutions" in the region following the Arab Spring, but also from the earlier 11 February Revolution of 2011 which saw the toppling of late former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the appointment of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi who was supposed to serve as an interim president following an election where he was the sole candidate.
Hadi represented much of the old order and therefore no real systemic overhaul took place, meaning Yemen would remain under the influence of Saudi Arabia. However his push in early 2014 for the division of Yemen into six regions faced staunch opposition from the Houthi heartlands in the north and anti-government protests. With the support of the Yemeni armed forces, the Houthi movement took control over the capital Sanaa with practically no resistance. Hadi who resigned from his position in 2015 before fleeing to Riyadh where the "internationally-recognised government" has been based ever since with little impact or influence on the ground in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition has been bombing Yemen relentlessly for nearly seven years in a bid to overthrow the Houthi-aligned National Salvation Government (NSG) formed in 2016 which is essentially the de-facto government in the country in control of most of Yemen in term of populace.
The revolution is by no means perfect nor unanimously supported nationwide, and repression against dissent and war crimes committed are well-documented. It is also an incomplete revolution, in the sense that the south is already contested between Saudi-backed forces fighting on behalf of the Hadi government and the UAE-supported Southern Transitional Council (STC ), particularly over the port city of Aden, intended to be the interim capital for the Hadi government, yet under the control of the STC since 2019. Nevertheless, the joint Houthi-army forces have reiterated their intent to once again "liberate" Aden and the rest of the country, although their immediate focus is on the remaining northern pro-government stronghold of Marib. There also persists the lingering threat of Al-Qaeda and Daesh cells which will remain a considerable security challenge for the foreseeable future.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211112-why-yemens-was-the-only-real-revolution-post-arab-spring/
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The Houthis mislead Yemen’s youth and pack them off to the front lines
A Yemeni activist reveals the horrific recruitment of child soldiers by the Houthis in Yemen
Hundreds of children in Yemen have been thrown into armed conflict in recent months. These young people are being used by militias who exploit the precarious financial situation of many average families to recruit young soldiers and send them to conflict zones. These children have been stolen from their families by the Houthis and by Al Qaeda.
The recruitment of children is morally and legally unacceptable and is prohibited under international law.
By throwing these children into their war in Yemen, the Houthis are killing the innocence of childhood.
International reports have revealed the extent of this growing phenomenon. One report recorded the deaths of 159 children who have been coerced into conflict.
Houthi militiamen deliberately mislead children by pretending to take them to attend tutorial sessions or making them think that their duties would in civilian facilities. Instead, they are transferred to the battlefront, where children are expected to take a direct role in the fighting.
Other extremist groups, such as Al Qaeda, train children to serve their goals. Children serve military leaders, starting with clean-up work at the military headquarters before graduating to reconnaissance work and combat.
Regardless of who arms children, such groups do not take into consideration UN conventions, such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Geneva Conventions, and international protocols, such as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
My remark: By an UAE news site.
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Iran-Backed Militants Storm US Embassy in Yemen, Seize Hostages and Equipment
State Department 'concerned about the breach of the compound,' demands release of hostages
The State Department is working to secure the release of several kidnapped hostages taken by Iran-backed terrorists just a day after the militant group stormed the U.S. embassy facility in Sana'a, Yemen, U.S. officials told the Washington Free Beacon early Thursday.
A group of Houthi rebels reportedly stormed the U.S. compound on Wednesday seeking "large quantities of equipment and materials," according to regional reports translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute. The raid comes just five days after the Houthis kidnapped Yemeni nationals who work for the U.S. embassy. "The alleged raid comes after the Houthis kidnapped three Yemeni nationals affiliated with the U.S. Embassy from one of the employee's private residences in Sana'a on November 5," according to MEMRI. At least 22 other Yemenis were kidnapped by the Houthis in recent weeks, "most of whom worked on the security staff guarding the embassy grounds," according to MEMRI.
The State Department confirmed to the Free Beacon that the Yemeni staffers are being detained without explanation and that the Iran-backed militants stole property after breaching the American facility in Sana'a, which housed U.S. embassy staff prior to the suspension of operations there in 2015.
"The United States has been unceasing in its diplomatic efforts to secure their release," a State Department spokesman told the Free Beacon. "The majority of the detained have been released, but the Houthis continue to detain additional Yemeni employees of the embassy."
Those still being held are "detained without explanation and we call for their immediate release," the State Department spokesman said.
Among those who were kidnapped and held by the Houthis include a former embassy employee, an economic officer, and a U.S. Agency for International Development employee, according to MEMRI.
The United States is also "concerned about the breach of the compound" and is calling "on the Houthis to immediately vacate it and return all seized property."
The Biden administration "will continue its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of our staff and the vacating of our compound, including through our international partners," the State Department said.
The hostage situation is likely to further inflame tensions between the United States and Iran
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US calls on Yemen’s Houthis to release local embassy staff
Most detainees have been released but Yemeni rebels continue to hold unspecified number of US embassy employees in Sanaa, US official says.
The United States has called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release an unspecified number of detained Yemenis who work for the US embassy in the capital, Sanaa.
The compound that previously served as the embassy – operations were moved to Saudi Arabia years ago because of Yemen’s war – has been breached, a State Department spokesperson told the AFP news agency on Thursday.
Most of the detainees have been released but the rebels continue to hold Yemeni employees of the embassy, the spokesperson said.
“We are concerned that Yemeni staff of the US Embassy in Sanaa continue to be detained without explanation and we call for their immediate release,” the official said, urging the Houthis to “immediately vacate” the compound and return all seized property.
At a briefing on Tuesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the Biden administration was “extremely concerned” by reports of the detentions of US embassy employees in Sanaa.
“We’ve seen some progress and we’re continuing to work this critical issue. The majority of those who have been detained are no longer in custody,” Price told reporters, without providing an exact number of employees who were detained or why.
“We are committed to ensuring the safety of those who serve the US government overseas, and that is why we are so actively engaged on this matter, including through our international partners,” he said.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/11/us-calls-on-yemen-houthis-to-release-local-embassy-staff
and also, with photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10191923/Iran-backed-militants-storm-embassy-Yemen-seize-hostages-State-Dept-demands-release.html
and also https://www.nationalreview.com/news/houthi-rebels-storm-u-s-embassy-in-yemen-take-hostages/
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Why the Houthis stormed the US embassy in Yemen
The Houthis have detained Yemeni staff in the US compound in a daring attack, which might be a message to Washington that they are in charge in the capital.
But why did this happen all of a sudden despite the fact that Sanaa has been under Houthi control for the last seven years?
Sami Hamdi, a Middle Eastern political analyst and head of the International Interest, a political risk group, thinks that the Houthis’ recent move to raid the US embassy has to do with the fighting in oil-rich Marib, a crucial Yemeni province under the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.
“The Houthis are really throwing everything at Marib, increasing resources in order to take that province. There is a concern that somewhat, perhaps, they are compromising security in other areas [like the capital], where they believe they are firmly in control,” Hamdi tells TRT World.
“In regards to detaining Yemeni security personnel in the US embassy, it’s a lot about flexing muscles on the part of the Houthis in a manner that sends a message that we are in charge and we are dominant and we are able to assert ourselves without provoking the US into engaging any serious actions [against the Houthis],” Hamdi says.
“They only detained Yemeni employees, they did not seek to detain any American employees. This was a conscious decision on the part of the Houthis,” Hamdi says.
It shows that the Houthis don’t want to put the Biden administration in a position to act “aggressively” against them in the same manner Trump did against Soleimani back in the day, according to Hamdi.
The recent incident is also more likely related to some local issues in Sanaa, Hamdi says. Najat Sayim Khalil, an Istanbul-based Yemeni expert and a former academic at the Sanaa University, also believes that it’s related to the Houthis’ seeking to empower their political position in the capital.
“Most of the Yemeni people hate the US. The Houthis attacked the US embassy to show ordinary people that ‘we attacked America’. It’s a show,” Sayim tells TRT World.
https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/why-the-houthis-stormed-the-us-embassy-in-yemen-51593
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Activist Jihad Saleh Mukaber died on Monday a few days after his release from a Houthi-run jail where he sustained kidney failure and other injuries due to three of torture. Several people have similarly died during detention or days after release from the Houthi jail/Multiple websites.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52086
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Parliament speaker calls on heads of ‘Arab and Islamic’ parliaments to put end to Saudi Aggression
http://en.ypagency.net/243506/
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Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Iranian ambassador
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Al-Ajri: International parties try in vain to restore the pro-aggression government
Member of the National Delegation Abdul-malik Al-Ajri said on Tuesday that international and regional parties are trying in vain to restore the pro-aggression government, most of whose ministers live outside the country.
https://en.ypagency.net/243438/
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Iran-backed Houthis Detain 25 Yemenis Working for U.S.
At least 25 Yemenis working for the U.S. in Sanaa have been detained in recent weeks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels who control the capital, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Those rounded up include Yemenis working for the U.S. embassy and USAID, the international development arm of the American government, according to the people, who declined to be named as they weren’t authorized to discuss the detentions.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 25 people working for US in Sanaa: Report
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said Washington was "extremely concerned" by the reports of detention.
"We call for their immediate release. We have been unceasing in our behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts to secure their release," Price told reporters on Tuesday.
"We've seen some progress and we're continuing to work this critical issue," he said, noting that the majority of the individuals who were detained are "no longer in custody".
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-houthi-rebels-detain-25-people-working-us-sanaa-report
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Washington Demands ‘Immediate Release’ of Relief Workers Detained by Houthis
The United States called on the Houthi group in Yemen to immediately release Yemeni aid workers, who also work with US and international relief organizations, detained arbitrarily in the capital Sanaa.
The US stressed the need to maintain the safety of humanitarian relief workers, and to cooperate with them instead of arresting and abusing them.
Ned Price, the official spokesman for the US State Department, said the US administration is deeply concerned by reports that "some of our local Yemeni employees are detained in Sanaa.”
He called for their immediate release, stressing the continued US support for the Yemeni people.
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Yemeni rebels sentence actor, her 3 companions to prison
A court run by Yemen´s Iran-backed rebels sentenced an actor and model to five years in prison on charges of committing an indecent act and having drugs in her possession, her lawyer said Monday. Three other women, the actor's travel companions, were also handed prison terms.
The arrest in February of Intisar al-Hammadi, 20, and the three other women - as well as the proceedings against them - have been widely criticized by international rights groups.
The case has highlighted widespread repression of women in areas under control of the rebels, known as Houthis, in war-torn Yemen.
The verdicts were handed down on Sunday, said lawyer Khalid al-Kamal, who represents all four women. Like al-Hammadi, one of the other three women received a five-year term; the other two were sentenced to one and three years in prison, respectively. Al-Kamal said he would appeal the sentences.
Human Rights Watch has said that the trial was "marred with irregularities and abuse."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10177287/Yemeni-rebels-sentence-actor-3-companions-prison.html = https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemeni-rebels-sentence-actor-companions-prison-81030634
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Yemen model who was arrested by Iran-backed Houthi rebels for 'violating Islamic dress codes' while on her way to a shoot is jailed for five years
Entesar Al-Hammadi was detained in February at a checkpoint in Sanaa, Yemen
20-year-old model was arrested after she was pictured without wearing a hijab
She was sentenced to five years for violating public morality at court on Sunday
Amnesty International said Hammadi was abused by police and made to confess
A Yemeni model who was arrested by Iran-backed Houthi rebels for 'violating Islamic dress codes' while on her way to a shoot has been jailed for five years.
Entesar Al-Hammadi, 20, was arrested in February at a checkpoint in the capital Sanaa over images which showed her without a headscarf in defiance of Yemeni societal norms.
On Sunday the model and actress was sentenced by a Sanaa court to five years in prison for violating public morality over the pictures.
Amnesty International and Hammadi's lawyer Khaled Mohammed Al-Kamal have claimed she was unfairly treated in detention being interrogated while blindfolded, physically and verbally abused and subjected to racist insults.
She was also allegedly forced to 'confess' to several offences, including drug possession and prostitution, and threatened by prosecutors with a so-called 'virginity test'.
Her arrest and prosecution has been seen as a part of a series of crackdowns on objectors and liberals in areas of the country controlled by Houthi rebels.
A judicial source previously told Reuters Hammadi had been charged with carrying out an indecent act and going against Islamic principles.
Amnesty has branded her detention arbitrary and spurious and denounced her alleged brutal treatment while in custody.
Hammadi's lawyer has made similar claims, alleging, among others things, that she was forced to sign a document while blindfolded and threatened with a so-called 'virginity test'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59205765
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[Hadi] Yemeni gov't: Houthi sentence against model Hammadi illegal
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27677.html
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Yemeni prisoner dies after being tortured in Houthi jail: Reports
Jihad Saleh Saleh Ali Makaber, one of many jailed by the Iran-backed Houthi militia group, has died in a Sanaa prison after suffering from both psychological and physical torture, according to several Yemeni reports.
Makaber’s family said that their son had died under torture by the Houthi militia who did not allow him to be treated or transferred to a hospital, noting that his kidneys had been damaged by continuous torture since his capture two years ago in Wadi Jbara in the Kataf district of Saada.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2021/11/08/Yemeni-prisoner-dies-after-being-tortured-in-Houthi-jail-Reports = http://en.adenpress.news/news/34030
cp6 Südjemen und Hadi-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Hadi-government
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Funeral of media figure, Rasha Al-Harazi, in Sana'a
The body of media figure, Rasha Abdullah Al-Harazi, who was martyred and her fetus, after a terrorist explosion, was buried in Sana'a today, with an explosive device planted in her car while she was on her way to a hospital in Aden yesterday, Tuesday.
https://www.saba.ye/ar/news3163586.htm
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Brotherhood-militia-kidnapped-ten-people-of-laqmoush-in-shabwa
https://en.smanews.org/south-arabia/brotherhood-militia-kidnapped-ten-people-of-laqmoush-in-shabwa/
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Civilian shot dead in Aden
A citizen was shot dead on Thursday by unknown gunmen in the city of Aden
http://en.ypagency.net/243578/
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Film: An explosive device planted in a bus exploded today in #Marib, wounding the Imam of Masjid in Al-Kola area of Al-Wadi district.
https://twitter.com/aalnaasi/status/1458840617551814660
and also, with photo: http://en.ypagency.net/243582/
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Yemeni MPs ask Hadi to procure weapons for the army: Major news of the week
5 Yemeni MPs asked the country's president Hadi to procure weapons from any source and equip his lightly armed army to confront the heavily-armed Houthis /Multiple websites.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52086
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Yemeni PM vows to end Aden terrorist crimes
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27709.html
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Yemeni gov't: STC threats to withdraw shockingly unjustified
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) accusation to the Yemeni government of hindering the Riyadh Agreement application is shocking, an official said Tuesday, dismissing the STC threats to withdraw from the power-sharing government as "unjustified".
The STC statement "doesn't reflect the accord spirit on which the Riyadh deal was based, or the partnership and harmony which is the core for forming the government," the Riyadh-based Saba quoted the official as saying anonymously.
The STC statement is based on no clear justifications, and comes as the government is restoring its presence and role in Aden to bear the responsibility in a critical juncture, he added.
The official underscored the need for partners in the government to avoid any causes of disagreement or division and to unite in the face of the Iranian-backed Houthi coup.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27708.html
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Saudi oil grant fifth dispatch arrives in Yemen
The Saudi oil grant fifth dispatch on Tuesday arrived at the Yemeni southern port of Aden, in order to operate power plants in the interim capital and other provinces under the official government control.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27694.html
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Bin Mubarak to Lenderking: Houthi militia only believes in violence
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Important-statement-issued-by-extraordinary-meeting-of-the-presidency-of-the-southern-transitional-council
The Southern Transitional Council confirms that two years after the signing of the Riyadh Agreement, the second party continues to obstruct it to complete the implementation of the terms of the agreement, and is working to weaken the role of the consensus government, and therefore we hold it responsible for the accelerated deterioration in the economic, service and living conditions in a catastrophic manner that threatens the lives of our citizens and leads to destabilization of security and stability And the growing activity of terrorist groups, which was evident in the return of assassinations and bombings in the southern governorates.
The Southern Transitional Council has repeatedly expressed its readiness to complete the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement, but this position was met with more intransigence and rejection from the other side, which was manifested in the deviation of the war’s compass towards the fabrication of side battles by parties within legitimacy, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, which is proceeding to hand over the regions. The Houthi militias, as well as the other side’s continued issuance of non-consensual unilateral decisions contrary to what is stipulated in the agreement, which has further complicated and aggravated the situation in a way that leads to thwarting all sincere efforts made by us, brothers and friends to complete the implementation of the agreement.
In view of all of the above, we in the Southern Transitional Council affirm that our patience has reached its limit and will not last longer unless urgent and chronic measures are taken to complete the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement, foremost among which is the appointment of governors and security directors for the southern governorates, the formation of the joint negotiating delegation, and agreement on a new administration for the Central Bank.
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Demonstrations staged against deteriorating living conditions in south Yemen
Angry demonstrations were staged on Tuesday in Yemen's southern province of Lahij against worsening living conditions and the crash of the national currency.
Demonstrators roamed towns and chanted slogans demanding the government to address the deepening economic crisis.
They also called for paying public servants who have not received salaries for months and improving services.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27700.html
and also https://en.ypagency.net/243377/
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U.S. officially transfers Hadi’s powers to PM
The US State Department announced on Tuesday the official transfer of Saudi-exiled Hadi’s powers to Maeen Abdul-Malik.
The department gave the green light to Maeen Abdul-Malik, the head of the “Hadi government, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, to officially begin exercising the powers of Hadi and his deputy.
This came in a statement by the US State Department, commenting on the meetings held in Aden with the US envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, and Hadi’s Prime Minister, ” Maeen Abdulmalik.
The statement indicated that Lenderking informed Maeen Abdulmalik to enhance coordination with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and Tariq Afash, in violation of Hadi’s powers.
The US Foreign Ministry justified that the goal is to re-form the Hadi government to face the post-liberation phase of the city of Marib.
https://en.ypagency.net/243299/
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Saudi-led coalition says troops redeploying in Yemen, not withdrawing
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen said on Wednesday its troops were redeploying in line with its strategy to support Yemeni forces, but were not withdrawing.
Yemeni security sources told Reuters the Saudi military had withdrawn from a major military base in Burayqah district in the southern port city of Aden, removing troops, hardware and heavy artillery.
Some of the troops and equipment were loaded in warships in Aden port, while others flew out from the city's airport, the sources said. Long convoys of the kingdom's military were seen on Tuesday heading from Burayqah military base to Aden port, witnesses said.
The spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition, General Turki al-Malki, told Reuters reports circulating about a Saudi military withdrawal from south Yemen were "baseless and unfounded".
"Movement and redeployment of troops based on operational and tactical assessment" was a standard operation "in all military forces across the world", General Malki said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-led-coalition-says-troops-redeploying-yemen-not-withdrawing-2021-11-10/ = https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/saudi-coalition-troops-redeploying-in-yemen-not-withdrawing-684617
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60 Saudi military vehicles leave Aden
At least 60 Saudi military vehicles suddenly left on Tuesday the city of Aden, south of Yemen, according to sources.
The sources confirmed that Saudi and Sudanese forces, with military vehicles left the Saudi-led coalition camp in Brega area towards the oil port, to an unknown destination.
This came after the arrival of Saudi military forces from the western coast during the past few days to the coalition camp in Aden, accompanied by various armored vehicles.
https://en.ypagency.net/243316/
and also https://en.mehrnews.com/news/180555/Saudis-withdraw-troops-military-equipment-from-Yemen-s-Aden
https://southfront.org/saudi-led-coalition-forces-caught-withdrawing-from-yemens-aden-photos/
Photos: https://twitter.com/TheYemenMirror/status/1458221509563064320
https://twitter.com/mohamedalfqihi/status/1458593279558262786
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Unknown gunmen people attack pro-coalition governor of Shabwa
Governor of Shabwa province appointed by Hadi’s government loyal to Saudi-led coalition, Mohammed bin Adiu, was attack at his home by unidentified gunmen, local sources reported on Tuesday.
https://en.ypagency.net/243283/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/09/saudi-backed-governor-of-shabwah-targeted-by-grenade-attack-on-his-residence/
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Tödlicher Anschlag auf Journalistenpaar im Jemen
Der Bürgerkrieg im Jemen fordert ein prominentes Opfer. Es handelt sich um eine Journalistin. Sie kommt bei einem Anschlag ums Leben, den ihr Mann überlebt. Auch er arbeitet als Journalist. Beide erwarteten ein Kind.
https://www.gmx.net/magazine/politik/toedlicher-anschlag-journalistenpaar-jemen-36331598
Film: https://www.stern.de/panorama/video-anschlag-auf-journalistenpaar-im-jemen-30910236.html = https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/anschlag-auf-journalistenpaar-im-jemen-1.5460525 = https://www.handelsblatt.com/video/politik/stadt-aden-journalistin-bei-bombenattentat-im-jemen-getoetet/27785344.html
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Officials: Journalist, child killed in explosion in Yemen
A Yemeni journalist and her child were killed in an explosion that targeted her family’s vehicle Tuesday in Yemen’s southern city of Aden, officials said. The blast was the latest to rock the seat of the internationally recognized government.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and authorities said an investigation was ongoing. Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed called the explosion a “terrorist attack” caused by an improvised explosive device stuck in the journalist’s vehicle.
The explosion took place in Aden’s neighborhood of Khormaksar when Rasha Abdalla and her family were heading to a doctor, the officials said. Abdalla, who works for the United Arab Emirates-based Asharq satellite television channel, was pregnant.
https://twitter.com/FuadRajeh/status/1458103811441143809
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-522M92HLk
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1458456353882746888
and also, with photos: https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/145810067168993281
https://twitter.com/baseem_aljenani/status/1458093260488970245
and
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According to #Yemeni journalist Basem Jinani, Rasha's husband Mahmoud al-Otami told him Houthis in #Hudeidah were looking for their address & movements in #Aden. Houthis also arrested his brother and other media professionals in Hudeidah bc they were in contact with him.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1458163666843574274
and
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CPJ condemns killing of Yemeni journalist Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi in car bomb attack
All parties to the conflict in Yemen must stop attacking members of the press, and must ensure that journalist killings are thoroughly investigated and those responsible brought to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
and
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UNESCO Director-General denounces assassination of journalist Rasha Abdullah Al Harazi in Yemen
and
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Yemen gov't slams Houthi assassination of female journalist
Yemen's government has slammed the Houthi militia's assassination of a pregnant female journalist and injury of her husband by bombing their car in the southern port of Aden on Tuesday.
"The terror operation is part of the Iran-backed Houthi militia's cowardly terrorist attacks to disrupt the government's efforts toward re-normalizing the situation and to destabilize the security in the temporary capital Aden," said Yemen's Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani late Tuesday evening.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52072
My comment: This is rather improbable.
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[Pro-Houthi] YMU condemns assassination of Rasha al-Harazi
The Yemeni Media Union (YMU) has condemned the terrorist crime that targeted Journalist Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi in Aden on Tuesday.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3163505.htm
and also http://en.ypagency.net/243479/
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European Union condemns murdering of journalist Rasha al-Harazi
https://en.ypagency.net/243461/
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Islah condemns security authorities' negligent attitude toward assassination of its members
The office of the Islah party in Almahra governorate has condemned the security authorities' negligent attitude toward the spree of assassination against its members and arrest of assassins.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52028
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UAE-backed STC launches series of kidnappings in Abyan
UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia launched a series of kidnappings in Abyan, south of Yemen.
Local sources said that dozens of houses of citizens from the northern provinces in Abyan were raided and several citizens were kidnapped in the campaign, under the pretext of searching for wanted persons.
According to the sources, the militia deployed its gunmen in several main streets and established checkpoints.
http://en.ypagency.net/243195/
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Deterioration of local currency sparks angry protests in Abyan
http://en.ypagency.net/243217/
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Film: COP26, Libya, Yemen & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (12 November 2021) | United Nations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKAh1QceArg
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Yemen: UN Special Envoy calls for urgent end to fighting, as humanitarian needs escalate
Ahead of Thursday’s Security Council meeting behind closed doors on Yemen, the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, said that a UN-led political process could still be part of a sustainable solution to the conflict.
Participating by teleconference, Mr. Grundberg briefed the Council Members about his three-day visit to Taiz governorate, where he held meetings in Taiz city, Turbah and Mokha, and discussed the urgent necessity for an end to the violence.
“These visits have given me a first-hand experience of the impact of the conflict on civilians in Taiz, including the difficulties they face moving through their daily lives”, Mr. Grundberg said in a statement.
The visits also gave him “the opportunity to hear directly from Yemeni men, women and young people, on how a UN-led political process can help to address the situation in Taiz as part of a sustainable solution to the conflict.”
Mr. Grundberg stressed the need for comprehensive solutions and inclusive political dialogue. He called for all stakeholders to engage in discussions on political, military and economic issues that concern all Yemenis.
In Mokha, he met with the local authority, the Political Bureau of the National Resistance and the Al-Hirak Al-Tihami.
Humanitarian situation
The Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham, also briefed the Security Council.
According to him, fighting continues along nearly 50 front lines, including in Ma’rib, where at least 35,000 people have been forced to flee since September.
The humanitarian community is scaling up assistance, but it is quickly getting outpaced by the increasing scale of humanitarian needs.
The UN is deeply concerned that the conditions could quickly get much worse. If fighting reaches the city itself, agencies estimate it could displace another 450,000 people.
The UN continues to call for an immediate end to the Ma’rib offensive and a nationwide ceasefire.
So far, aid agencies have received about 55 per cent of the funding they require this year. This has helped to keep famine at bay and achieve other important results, but money is quickly running out.
Murdered journalist
In a separate statement, the Special Envoy also condemned the assassination of Yemeni journalist, Rasha Abdullah Al Harazi, in Aden
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1105632
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The New UN Envoy for Yemen…Challenges and Opportunities
During the past seven years of the war, the United Nations, through at least two of its envoys, made several initiatives, but so far it has failed to make much progress in ending the war, which is increasingly complicated by the multiplicity of local parties, and their regional and international backers.
This report discusses opportunities of the UN envoy Grundberg and the main parties to the conflict (the legitimate government and the Houthis) to reach a peace agreement, and the approach through which Grundberg can find a way to bring the parties together and conduct negotiations on a peace agreement that ends the war, keeps Yemen united and preserves its social and political structure.
New Vision for Solution:
During 2021, the United Nations, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, according to their statements, presented initiatives of four points:
Ceasefire: It means a ceasefire on all fighting fronts, including the cessation of air raids against the Houthis, and the cessation of Houthi military operations against Marib.
The reopening of Sana’a International Airport: to be open for specific destinations, excluding Iran and Lebanon.
Allowing oil derivatives access through the port of Hodeidah: to ensure compliance with what was stated in the Stockholm Agreement regarding the depositing of oil and customs revenues in a special account at the Central Bank in Hodeidah to pay salaries of the government’s employees.
The start of consultations to reach a peace agreement: consultations without preconditions between the internationally recognized legitimate government and the Houthi group.
The Houthis rejected this initiative and demanded a different arrangement that begins with the reopening of Sana’a airport and Hodeidah port, and then preparing for a ceasefire that begins with the cessation of air raids and then the cessation of attacks across the Saudi border, to be followed by a cease-fire on all internal fronts.
The Houthis’ position was like a maneuver to save time needed to take control of Marib and to avoid the coalition’s air raids that prevent them from rapidly advancing toward the city.
It seems that Grundberg[2] believes that partial solutions increase the complexity of the conflict - not sufficient to end the war- so he will seek to include that initiative or part of it within a comprehensive vision to end the war, but this path comes late as his predecessor Martin Griffith, continued to present partial solutions throughout his tenure (2018-2021).
It seems that stopping the battle of Marib is not among Grundberg's priorities, unlike the US envoy Tim Lenderking, who sees the continuation of this battle as a "stumbling block" in front of negotiations.
Referring to the battle, Grundberg said, “Since early 2020, the focus has been on the ongoing attack by the Houthi group on Marib, (..) The United Nations and the international community have been clear in their message in this regard. This attack must stop, and the fighting must stop, and there must be an end to the violence."
Grundberg wants a complete cessation of the fighting in Yemen, without partial solutions and bargaining measures
Grundberg was appointed in the midst of a war that is intractable to a quick solution, growing societal fissures for political reasons, and an economic situation that collapses every day in light of the expansion of the war economy that is about to devour the country's economy and become its alternative - not parallel as usual. But the intractability of military solutions and the prolongation of the war may push the local parties to search for a way out of the war. However, it does not seem to be possible as the Yemeni case is multifaceted so that reaching a sustainable solution will be more difficult than ever.
There are challenges that the United Nations should face, and opportunities that it should get and use:
https://abaadstudies.org/news-59891.html
My comment: With anti-Houthi bias.
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Al-Zubaidi Meets UN Special Envoy for Yemen
President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and Supreme Commander of the Southern Armed Forces, Aidroos Qassem al-Zubaidi met in Aden on Thursday, with the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34047
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[Sanaa gov.] FM sends important message to Security Council
Deputy Foreign Minister in Sanaa, “Hussein Al-Ezzi”, sent on Thursday an important message to the UN Security Council.
Al-Ezzi tweeted to address the Security Council, saying: “To enhance peace opportunities, I think it is important for the Security Council to show a degree of openness to Sanaa and to deal with a more rational manner in order to reassure it and enhance its confidence in the international community.”
http://en.ypagency.net/243548/
and
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[Sanaa gov.] Human Rights Ministry calls on Security Council to return to path of international law
Ministry of Human Rights in Sanaa called on the Security Council to return to the path of international law, and break its shameful silence towards the violations and crimes committed by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Commenting on the statement of the Security Council on Yemen, the ministry affirmed in a news statement that the council has continued its old error of condemning the Yemeni people and its leadership who defend the people and the sovereignty of its lands, against aggression killed Yemen’s children, women, youth and elderly.
http://en.ypagency.net/243591/
and
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UN Security Council permanent members condemn Yemen’s Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council condemned Yemen’s Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia after a meeting with the Kingdom’s ambassador to Yemen, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday.
https://twitter.com/UKinYemen/status/1458512250289934348
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U.N. Security Council blacklists three Houthis in Yemen
The United Nations Security Council blacklisted three Houthi leaders on Wednesday for threatening the peace, security and stability of Yemen, subjecting them to a global asset freeze and travel ban and a targeted arms embargo.
The 15 council members agreed by consensus to impose sanctions on the head of the general staff leading the Houthi's Marib offensive, Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari; a leader of Houthi forces assigned to the Marib advance, Yusuf al-Madani; and the Houthi's assistant defense minister, Saleh Mesfer Saleh Al Shaer, who is accused of helping the group acquire smuggled arms and weapons.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-security-council-blacklists-three-houthis-yemen-2021-11-11/ = https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-10/un-security-council-blacklists-three-houthis-in-yemen
and also https://apnews.com/d871a2655d2cab166e77e1bdc313dd44
and
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Mayyun Ar: We welcome the inclusion by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee of three Houthi leaders in the sanctions list, two of them, Yousef Al-Madani and Muhammad Al-Ghamari, among the most prominent Houthi leaders involved in the recruitment of children in Yemen.
https://twitter.com/Mayyun_Ar/status/1458513737728593920
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Al-Murtada reveals failure of UN envoy to arrange new round of negotiations on prisoners
Head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, Abdulqader Al-Mortada, on Tuesday revealed the great failure of the new UN envoy to arrange a new round of negotiations regarding the prisoners’ file.
“The new UN envoy was unable to arrange a new round of negotiations on the prisoners’ file, despite the readiness of both parties to hold it,” Al-Mortada said in a tweet on his account on Twitter.
He added it is clear that the envoy’s mission is “to conduct some visits to the mercenaries’ areas to raise their morale more than anything else.”
Al-Mortada wondered saying “How will the envoy work in the face of the military and political files, which are more complex?”
https://en.ypagency.net/243358/
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UN SPECIAL ENVOY CONCLUDES VISIT TO TAIZ GOVERNORATE
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Taiz governorate. He held meetings in Taiz city, Turbah and Mokha, where he discussed with a wide range of stakeholders the urgent necessity for an end to the conflict in Yemen.
In Taiz city and Turbah, the UN Special Envoy met the Governor, Nabil Shamsan, political party representatives, civil society, members of parliament, business representatives and journalists.
https://osesgy.unmissions.org/un-special-envoy-concludes-visit-taiz-governorate
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UN envoy to #Yemen Hans Grundberg visited today the six-year besieged city of #Taiz. Grundberg is the first UN envoy to visit Taiz since the war broke out in 2015. (photos)
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1457760805416472576
and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52027
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLBSiaKnc-8
https://twitter.com/maldhabyani/status/1457877490207232008
and
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Press statement by United Nations Special Envoy Hans Grundberg following his visit to Taiz
Coming for me to Taiz for the first time is important. It is a place that encompasses so many things that are central to all of Yemen: there is political plurality, entrepreneurial spirit, cultural and historical richness and the strength to address the pain and difficulties that this war has inflicted on its people. Taiz shares also the same pains as we see elsewhere in Yemen.
We see people that are having their freedom of movement severely restricted; we see people that are affected by the declining economic situation
Working for peace in Yemen is an uphill battle. However, we should never forget that there is always a way to break the cycle of violence. There are always opportunities for peaceful dialogue. And the people of Taiz know this too well.
and
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Taiz witnesses strict security measures, with arrival of UN envoy
Activists condemn "camouflage" tactics of Saudi-led Taiz government as UN Envoy visits
The Islah Party authorities loyal to the Saudi-led coalition in Taiz city, have on Monday morning closed off the city’s streets amid strict security measures coinciding with the arrival of the UN Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg.
Local residents said that the Islah authorities greatly exaggerated in creating the atmosphere for the UN Envoy, closing all streets and preventing vehicle movement, in addition to a wide security deployment in the city.
Bloggers on social media sites denounced the measures as “camouflage in front of a UN official, while the city is engulfed chaos, lawlessness, and lack of basic services.”
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/08/activists-condemn-camouflage-tactics-of-saudi-led-taiz-government-as-un-envoy-visits/ = http://en.ypagency.net/243185/
Fortsetzung / Sequel: cp7 – cp19
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-770b-yemen-war-mosaic-770b
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-769-yemen-war-mosaic-769
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-769 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-769:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose oder / or http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm
Der saudische Luftkrieg im Bild / Saudi aerial war images:
(18 +, Nichts für Sensible!) / (18 +; Graphic!)
http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm
http://yemenwarcrimes.blogspot.de/
Liste aller Luftangriffe / and list of all air raids:
http://yemendataproject.org/data/
Untersuchung ausgewählter Luftangriffe durch Bellingcat / Bellingcat investigations of selected air raids:
Untersuchungen von Angriffen, hunderte von Filmen / Investigations of attacks, hundreds of films:
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