Press releases

  • 24 Jul 2024 - Hudaydah, 24 July 2024 – Yesterday, UNMHA's Head of Mission and Co-chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed the Security Council in a closed session on Yemen, which included briefings from the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, and the Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya.
  • UNMHA new Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Mari Yamashita (Photo: UNMHA)

    15 Jul 2024 - The United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) is pleased to announce the arrival of its new Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Mari Yamashita of Japan. She deployed to Hudaydah on 2 July 2024, following engagements with counterparts in Aden and Sana’a, and courtesy calls with the diplomatic community in Amman.
  • 07 Sep 2023 - ADEN, 6 September 2023 - Major General Michael Beary, the Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), arrived at Aden on 1 September for a series of meetings aimed at advancing peaceful efforts in Hudaydah Governorate. His visit included discussions with YEMEC Mine Action officials and a meeting with H.E. Ahmed Ben Mubarak, the Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, on 3 September.
  • UN Photo/UNMHA

    29 Aug 2023 - HUDAYDAH, 29 August 2023 – UNMHA is gravely concerned about continued civilian deaths and injuries, most recently due to two incidents of landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Ad Durayhimi district of Hudaydah Governorate.   This regrettable toll of civilian casualties serves as a reminder of the devastating impact of the conflict on the civilian population and the need for urgent intervention.
  • 16 Aug 2023 - HUDAYDAH, 16 August 2023 – UNMHA's Head of Mission and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed on the situation in Hudaydah in a closed session of the Security Council briefing on Yemen today.
  • 12 Jul 2023 - HUDAYDAH, 12 July 2023 – UNMHA's Head of Mission and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed on the situation in Hudaydah in a closed session of the Security Council briefing on Yemen Monday. Maj. Gen Beary took stock of the steady progress in the implementation of the Mission’s mandate in the Hudaydah governorate, with a particular focus on the situation at the Hudaydah ports.
  • 05 Jul 2023 - HUDAYDAH, 5 July 2023 – The United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) expresses concern over the reported ceasefire violations in Hays district, south of Hudaydah governorate, during which five children were injured. UNMHA condemns, in the strongest terms, this serious incident and wishes full recovery to the injured children.
  • 13 Jun 2023 - HUDAYDAH, 13 June 2023 – UNMHA's Head of Mission and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed on the situation in Hudaydah in a closed session of the Security Council briefing on Yemen yesterday.
  • 05 Jun 2023 - HUDAYDAH, 5 June 2023 – The United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) expresses deep concern over the recent reported ceasefire violations south of the Hudaydah governorate involving civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructures.
  • UN Photo: Evan Schneider

    17 May 2023 - HUDAYDAH, 17 May 2023 – UNMHA's Head of Mission and Co-chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed the Security Council today in a closed session during the Security Council briefing on Yemen, which included briefings from the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, and the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Director of Operations and Advocacy Edem Wosornu. 

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