Press releases

  • UNMHA Deputy Head of Mission holds dialogue with women community leaders
    15 Dec 2022 - UNMHA’s Deputy Head of Mission Vivian van de Perre concluded a two-day workshop with women community leaders from Hudaydah’s southern districts in Aden.  
  • warning sign of potential munitions

    UN Photo/UNMHA

    UNMHA Statement on Continued Civilian Deaths and Injuries in Hudaydah due to Explosive Ordnance
    26 Sep 2022 - HUDAYDAH, 26 September 2022 – UNMHA is gravely concerned about continued civilian deaths and injuries in Hudaydah due to explosive ordnance.  Since the shift of the frontlines on 12 November 2021, 242 civilian casualties consisting of 101 deaths and 141 injuries, have been reported in Hudaydah due to landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). 
  • UNMHA Deputy Head of Mission assumes duty
    17 Jul 2022 - HUDAYDAH, 17 July 2022 — UNMHA welcomes its recently appointed Deputy Head of Mission Ms. Vivian van de Perre of the Netherlands. Prior, she served as the Mission Chief of Staff for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in the first half of 2022, as well as from 2018 to 2020.
  • UNMHA Head of Mission concludes visit to New York
    21 Jun 2022 - HUDAYDAH, 21 June 2022 — UNMHA Head of Mission Major General (retd) Michael Beary concluded a week-long visit to New York last week, where he delivered his first in-person brief to the security council.
  • UNMHA Head of Mission concludes visit to KSA and Jordan
    28 Apr 2022 - HUDAYDAH, 28 April 2022 — UNMHA Head of Mission Major General Michael Beary concluded a week-long visit to Saudi Arabia and Jordan yesterday.
  • UNMHA Press Release on reported airstrikes in Hudaydah city, Al Hail district and As Salif port
    26 Mar 2022 - HUDAYDAH, 26 March 2022 — UNMHA is concerned about the reported airstrikes in Hudaydah city, Al Hail district and As Salif port, and the targeting of Hudaydah’s ports, which are a critical lifeline for the Yemeni population and an indispensable and vital humanitarian artery. The Mission is taking necessary measures to gain immediate access to the reported incident sites.
  • UNMHA Head of Mission concludes regional visit to KSA, UAE and Jordan
    28 Feb 2022 - HUDAYDAY, 28 February 2022 — UNMHA Head of Mission Major General Michael Beary concluded a week-long regional visit to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan today.
  • Press Release on military hostilities in Hudaydah city
    21 Jan 2022 - HUDAYDAH, 21 January 2023 – UNMHA is gravely concerned about the recent military hostilities in Hudaydah city that have resulted in the devastating loss of civilian life, multiple injuries and damage to public infrastructure.
  • UNMHA Head of Mission and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (retired) Michael Beary of Ireland

    UNMHA Head of Mission and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (retired) Michael Beary of Ireland

    UNMHA Head of Mission assumes duty
    19 Jan 2022 - HUDAYDAH, 19 January 2022 — The United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) welcomes incoming UNMHA Head of Mission and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (retired) Michael Beary of Ireland who assumes duty today.

  • Demonstration of a so-called quadrocopter, a device used for mapping and close-up visual assessments, during the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG)’s Open Day. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

    Civilian casualties during Eid Al Fitr prompt Mission condemnation
    17 May 2021 - HUDAYDAH, 17 May 2021 — A disturbing pattern of indiscriminate hostilities impacting residential areas in recent days in the Hudaydah governorate has resulted in yet more reports of civilian losses and injuries. There are reports that one of the latest incidents has led to the death of one civilian and injury of another five after a drone strike at a restaurant in the Taif area of Al Durayhimi yesterday, as people gathered during the Eid Al Fitr celebration.

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