Yemen: Statement by the UN Special Envoy on recent escalation (23 July 2026) [EN/AR]

Country: Yemen Source: UN Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Please refer to the attached file. I am alarmed by the resumption of attacks by Ansar Allah on commercial shipping and the renewed disruption of maritime navigation in the Red Sea. Over the past weeks, I have engaged intensively with Yemeni, regional and international stakeholders. Amid deepening tensions, my priority remains to preserve the gains of the 2022 truce, prevent a return to wider conflict, and cr