The Houthi group announced that it would release any of the United Nations employees detained in the capital, Sana’a, proven innocent.
This was stated by Abdulaziz bin Habtour, head of the Houthi government (not internationally recognized), during his meeting in Sana’a with the Acting Humanitarian Coordinator - Representative of UNICEF in Yemen - "Peter Hawkins," according to the group's news agency (Saba). In international and international organizations.”
He added that “the revolutionary leadership (the Houthi group) rejects any abuse against others.”
He stressed “ways to strengthen partnership with various international and humanitarian organizations working in Yemen, taking into account the current circumstance that Yemen is going through and the exceptional measures it imposes.”
On June 11, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called for “the immediate and unconditional release of all United Nations employees detained in Yemen by the de facto Houthi authorities, numbering 17 people".