Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-Basic, dismissed the allegations, stating “such false statements are baseless, and additional threaten the protection of employees and hinder our capability and our companions capability to serve the folks of Yemen.”
The allegations have been made towards the UN Kids’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Instructional, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO) and different humanitarian companions.
He reiterated that UN companies have been working tirelessly to handle the affect of the dire disaster in Yemen, the place over the half the inhabitants – or about 19 million folks – rely upon humanitarian help and safety.
Defending proper to schooling
Since 2021, UNICEF and companions have been working to ensure quality education for Yemen’s children by means of the Restoring Training And Studying (REAL) programme.
This nationwide partnership – with the Ministry of Training, the World Financial institution, the International Partnership for Training and others – has offered essential help, together with paying common incentives to over 40,000 academics and rehabilitating greater than 770 faculties.
It additionally provided schoolbags and academic supplies to over half one million youngsters, offered common college meals to over 600,000 college students, and supported over 9,000 academics with skilled coaching, amongst different investments.
“With over 4.5 million youngsters out of faculty in Yemen, UNICEF calls on the Sana’a authorities to guide a constructive and collaborative strategy, working along with all companions to handle the urgent wants of all youngsters,” Mr. Dujarric mentioned.
UN personnel should be protected
The UN Spokesperson additional underscored that the protection of all United Nations personnel should be revered and warranted.
Greater than three months have handed for the reason that Houthis (also called Ansar Allah) arbitrarily detained 13 UN personnel, along with members of civil society, nationwide and worldwide NGOs, in addition to diplomatic missions.
Moreover, 4 UN employees detained in 2021 and 2023 stay in detention.
“The Secretary-Basic reiterates his name for the instant and unconditional launch of all UN personnel and companions, who’re arbitrarily detained in Yemen,” Mr. Dujarric mentioned.
“Within the meantime, these detained should be handled with full respect for his or her human rights, and so they should be capable to contact their households and get in touch with their authorized representatives,” he added.
