Updated on: Oct 18, 2025 10:08 pm IST
According to the spokesperson for the UN Resident Coordinator, all the staff in the compound are safe and accounted for, and they have contacted their families.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the United Nations compound in the capital Sanaa and detained staff on Saturday in the latest attack against humanitarian workers in the country.
The incident is the latest in a long-running Houthi crackdown against the UN and other international organisations working in the country. The rebel group accuses the world body of “spying” for the US and Israel, “displaying political bias” and failing to condemn Israel’s military actions.
According to the spokesperson for the UN Resident Coordinator for Yemen, all the staff in the compound are safe and accounted for, and they have contacted their families.
“We can confirm that there has been an unauthorised entry by the security members of Ansar Allah (the Houthis) into the UN compound in Sanaa, which currently accommodates 15 UN international staff members,” Jean Alam told The National.
The spokesperson added that the UN “is taking all necessary measures and is in contact with the relevant authorities and counterparts to ensure the safety and security of all personnel and property”.
