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STORY: UN / YEMEN DETAINEES RELEASE
TRT: 02:04
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 MAY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / 14 MAY 2026, AMMAN, JORDAN / FILE
RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Aerial shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
14 MAY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We welcome a major breakthrough in efforts to secure the release of conflict-related detainees. The parties to the conflict in Yemen agreed to release more than 1,600 conflict-related detainees - the largest such release deal since the start of the conflict. This outcome is the result of 14 weeks of intensive negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations in Amman, Jordan. The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said that this is a moment of profound relief for thousands of Yemenis who have endured long and painful waits for the return of their family members. Today’s agreement builds on an earlier round of negotiations in December 2025 in Muscat, Oman. As next steps, the parties have also agreed to reconvene to negotiate further releases, to conduct joint visits to one another’s detention facilities, and to ensure access to all detainees. We thank Jordan for hosting and supporting this round of negotiations, and the Sultanate of Oman and Switzerland for hosting the earlier rounds of talks. We continue to call for the release of all those arbitrarily detained by the Houthis, including personnel from the UN, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, and diplomatic missions, as well as their families.”
14 MAY 2026, AMMAN, JORDAN
4. Various shots, signing of the agreement
United Nations spokesperson, Farhan Haq, today (14 May) welcomed “a major breakthrough in efforts to secure the release of conflict-related detainees” in Yemen, as the parties to the conflict have agreed to release more than 1,600 conflict-related detainees, “the largest such release deal since the start of the conflict.”
Haq told reporters in New York that “this outcome is the result of 14 weeks of intensive negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations in Amman, Jordan.”
He said, “today’s agreement builds on an earlier round of negotiations in December 2025 in Muscat, Oman” adding that as next steps, “the parties have also agreed to reconvene to negotiate further releases, to conduct joint visits to one another’s detention facilities, and to ensure access to all detainees.”
The spokesperson called for the release of all those arbitrarily detained by the Houthis, “including personnel from the UN, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society and diplomatic missions, as well as their families.”
The Kingdom of Jordan hosted and supported the current round of negotiations, while the Sultanate of Oman and Switzerland hosted earlier rounds of talks.
