UN concerned about attacks on and from Yemen, calls for restraint

22/4/2025 6:52

A UN spokesman on Monday raised concern over U.S. airstrikes on Yemen's oil port of Ras Isa, where five aid workers were among the hundreds of casualties.



Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, also voiced concern over the Houthi's attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping.



"We note with continued concern the airstrikes conducted by the United States on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen over the course of (Thursday and Friday) in and around the port of Ras Isa," Dujarric said during a regular briefing. "Our humanitarian colleagues say that five humanitarian workers were confirmed injured in those strikes on Ras Isa port."



He said initial reports counted more than 230 casualties, including 80 people killed. A fire at the port was reported extinguished only on Monday morning, although there remains deep concern over reports of fuel leaking into the Red Sea.