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UNMHA Head of Mission Major General (retd.) Michael Beary and his Deputy, Ms. Vivian van de Perre, met on Saturday in Riyadh with Yemen’s Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, H.E. Ahmad Awadh BinMubarak and other Government of Yemen officials. Discussions focused on measures to enhance…

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…

The UN Security Council (UNSC) raised alarm over the continued death and injury of civilians by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Yemen during the latest security council session on Yemen held on Tuesday 22 November. In their statements, UNSC members Norway, Brazil, Kenya, Ghana…

The Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Ms Ilene Cohn concluded a week-long visit to Yemen where she visited Hudaydah, one of the most mine and explosive remnants of war-affected governorates in Yemen. Over the last 6 months, UNMHA has recorded 159 casualties from landmine and…

UNMHA has been working in Hudaydah governorate since 2019. The Governorate’s three ports of Hudaydah, As Salif and Ras Issa are the main ports of entry for close to 70% of Yemen’s imports, including critical commercial and humanitarian goods. In this video, UNMHA's Head of Mission Michael Beary and…

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. During the workshop, Ms van de Perre met with eight women representing local civil society. She listened to participants’ concerns and their…

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…

During the month of February, UNMHA’s leadership has visited the southern districts of Hudaydah on both sides of the frontline to monitor and assess the situation and listen to the people and communities on the ground, whose lives and livelihoods remain the most impacted by the conflict. UNMHA would…

UNMHA has been working in Yemen’s Hudaydah governorate since 2019 to oversee the implementation of the Agreement on the City of Hudaydah and its Ports. The Mission is dedicated to championing gender equality and women empowerment in the implementation of its mandate. On this year’s International…

UNMHA hosted a special Iftar to remember the victims and survivors of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Hudaydah and Yemen on the eve of this year’s International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The event was attended by UNMHA’s international and local staff…