Headline : Houthis Belligerence Risks Recent Gains

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“Houthi threats to maritime security and commercial shipping sadly continue to demand our attention. The number of countries affected by this destabilizing behavior increases each day,” said Ambassador Wood.

Under the guise of support for Hamas and opposition to Israel, Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen continue to attack commercial shipping and disrupt global trade routes in the Red Sea. By doing so, they risk the economic improvement and humanitarian progress attained since the UN-brokered truce of April 2022.

Already the truce is unravelling, and Yemen’s civilians are paying the price. According to UNICEF and the World Food Programme, food insecurity rose by 11 percent since November 2023, and nearly half of all children under the age of five are experiencing stunting.

“Houthi threats to maritime security and commercial shipping sadly continue to demand our attention. The number of countries affected by this destabilizing behavior increases each day, and this has truly become a global challenge,” said Robert Wood, U.S. Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs at the UN.

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