Press releases

  • UNMHA’s Head of Mission briefs the Security Council on the situation in Hudaydah
    18 Apr 2023 - Hudaydah, 18 April 2023 – UNMHA’s Head of Mission and Co-chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed the Security Council on the situation in Hudaydah in a closed session yesterday during the Security Council briefing on Yemen, which included briefings from the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, and the Acting Director of the United Nations Offi
  • Advancing the Women-Peace-Agenda in Hudaydah
    13 Feb 2023 - As part of UNMHA’s efforts to increase engagement with local community groups and advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in support of the Mission’s mandate in Hudaydah, UNMHA’s Deputy Head of Mission Vivian van de Perre visited Aden where she held discussions with Yemeni women leaders, community groups and small businesses.
  • 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.  
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    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 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.
  • 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 assumes duty
    19 Jan 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.
  • 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.

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