Mr. Mohamed Yahya, Acting ASG for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, 9 October 2026

Country: Yemen Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. As delivered Madam President, I thank [UN] Special Envoy [of the Secretary-General Hans] Grundberg for his briefing and his continued efforts to advance a political solution for Yemen. Today, I must warn the Council that Yemen’s humanitarian crisis has sharply worsened and further inaction will cost lives. Over the past two months, escalating fighting has brought renewed suffering to