WFP Statement on the Release of Staff Member in Yemen [EN/AR]

Country: Yemen Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes the recent release of one of its staff members who had been arbitrarily detained in Yemen and is relieved that he has been reunited with his family. We stand in solidarity with the 72 UN personnel and five former UN personnel, including WFP colleagues, who remain detained in Yemen, and will continue to pursue every possible avenue to secure their immediate and safe release. WFP