UN warns Yemen has returned to 'full-scale war'

UN envoy and humanitarian official warned the Security Council on Friday that Yemen has returned to 'full-scale war' amid rising displacement and civilian casualties.

• UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council Yemen has returned to "full-scale war," urging members to support mediation to settle the conflict.
• UN humanitarian official Muhammad Yahya said more than 200,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen since August, the highest level since the 2022 truce.
• At least 46 civilians have been killed and more than 130 injured since August, more than half of the dead children, according to UN-recorded incidents.
• Yemen's UN representative Abdullah Ali Fadhel al-Saadi called for "decisive, practical measures" to cut funding, weapons and technology to the Houthis.
• Al-Saadi told the Security Council that Operation Fajr al-Yemen is a new phase in restoring state institutions and liberating territory up to Sanaa.
• He stressed the operation is not a war against any population, sect, or social group.
• He called on the council to implement Resolution 2216 and accused the Houthis of recruiting children and targeting Aden airport.