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STORY: UN / YEMEN ARBITRARILY DETAINED PERSONNEL
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 06 DECEMBER 2024, NE WYORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
06 DECEMBER 2024, NE WYORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General renews his call for the immediate and unconditional release of the humanitarian personnel arbitrarily detained by the Houthis in Yemen. It has been now six months since the detention of more than 50 personnel from the United Nations, international and national non-governmental organizations, civil society and diplomatic missions, in addition to four other UN personnel detained since 2021 and 2023 respectively.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General acknowledges the recent release of one UN staff member and two NGO personnel but recalls that the continued arbitrary detention of dozens of others is unacceptable and constitutes a violation of international law. These detentions threaten the safety of humanitarian personnel and significantly impair efforts to assist millions of people in need. These actions are inconsistent with genuine engagement in peace efforts. The United Nations, NGOs and other relevant international partners are working through all possible channels and authorities to secure the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
The Secretary-General renewed his call for “the immediate and unconditional release of the humanitarian personnel arbitrarily detained by the Houthis in Yemen,” a UN Spokesperson said.
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric spoke to reporters today (06 Dec) in New York.
He said, “It has been six months since the detention of more than 50 personnel from the United Nations, international and national non-governmental organizations, civil society and diplomatic missions, in addition to four other UN personnel detained since 2021 and 2023 respectively.”
The Secretary-General acknowledged the recent release of one UN staff member and two NGO personnel but recalls that “the continued arbitrary detention of dozens of others is unacceptable and constitutes a violation of international law,” Dujarric said.
He continued, “These detentions threaten the safety of humanitarian personnel and significantly impair efforts to assist millions of people in need. These actions are inconsistent with genuine engagement in peace efforts.”
“The United Nations, NGOs and other relevant international partners are working through all possible channels and authorities to secure the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained,” the Spokesperson concluded.
