The United Nations has warned that the Houthi group’s continued threat to international shipping lines in the Red Sea will drag Yemen into the midst of a “regional conflagration,” and will affect the economic and humanitarian conditions in the country and the region.
The Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations for Middle East Affairs said Asia and the Pacific; Khaled Khiari, in the emergency session held by the UN Security Council, on Friday, regarding the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue, said that the Houthi group’s continued targeting of international shipping lines in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait “constitutes a growing source of concern, as it threatens to exacerbate regional tensions.” And further escalation will drag Yemen into a regional conflagration, and this danger must be avoided.”
The UN official stressed that the ongoing Houthi threat to maritime navigation in the Red Sea has potentially serious political, economic and humanitarian consequences for millions of people in Yemen and the region.
Khiari added that the United Nations continues to encourage de-escalation and the cessation of attacks and threats so that traffic through the Red Sea can return to its normal state, and the importance of ensuring full respect for international law with regard to maritime navigation.
The Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations appealed to all members The international community must do everything in their power to use their influence on the parties concerned to prevent the escalation of the situation in the region.
For his part, the official spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations explained: Stephane Dujarric, in a press briefing, said that the escalation of hostilities between Israel, Hamas and other groups in Gaza increases the risks of a broader regional conflict, “given the risk of escalation and miscalculation by multiple actors.”
Dujarric pointed out that The continued spillover of this conflict could have devastating consequences for the entire region, and he said: “The Secretary-General is increasingly concerned about the indirect effects of the ongoing attacks launched by armed groups in Iraq and Syria, as well as Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, which have escalated in recent days.” The latter.”
The Secretary-General of the United Nations urged all parties to exercise the utmost restraint and take urgent steps to calm tensions in the region, calling for an immediate ceasefire on humanitarian grounds in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, in order to avoid the outbreak of a regional conflict. Wide range.