Tag: Yemen

The Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen has released the crew of the United Arab Emirates cargo ship Rwabee that was seized on January 3.

Critical funding and timely action are needed to prevent the FSO Safer anchored close to Yemen’s coastline from sparking a major oil spill, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the country, David Gressly said.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) set out to strengthen Yemen's oil spill response capability by supporting contingency planning workshops.

Houthis agreed with the United Nations over deal regarding the FSO Safer threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off Yemen's coast.

As part of United Nations-coordinated efforts to address the risk of an oil spill from the FSO SAFER moored off the coast of Yemen, IMO and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Yemen are supporting contingency planning workshops to strengthen Yemen's oil spill response capability.

The Saudi led Coalition reportedly destroyed an explosive laden boat in the Southern Red Sea, according to Yemeni media. 

The UN has co-ordinated a deal in Yemen to unload more than 1 million barrels of crude oil from the rusting FSO Safer tanker and make safe what officials and experts have described as a ticking environmental time bomb.

Yemeni Houthi rebels have rejected a UN request to release the Emirati-flagged vessel that they seized earlier in January, saying the ship was carrying “military assets”.

India has called for the release of seven Indian crew members on board a United Arab Emirates-flagged vessel that was seized by Houthis.

Following claims that the Hodeidah ports have been used for military purposes, the UN urges for immediate port inspection.