The United Nations has decided to relocate the place of appointment of the resident coordinator for Yemen to Aden instead of the capital Sana’a.
The resident coordinator's office said on Tuesday that the office location was changed to Aden, but that the resident coordinator would continue to fulfill his mandate across the country.
The foreign ministry of the Aden-based internationally recognized government of Yemen earlier on Tuesday welcomed the U.N.'s decision calling on the U.N. other programmes to follow suit.
The U.N. previously said that Houthi rebels raided its premises in Sanaa on August 31 and detained at least 18 U.N. personnel.
Before the recent detentions, the Houthis were already holding 23 U.N. personnel, some since 2021. Another U.N. staff member died while in Houthi custody in February.
The UN's World Food Programme said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent escalations by the Houthis were "intolerable," adding: "The arbitrary detention of WFP and United Nations staff members, forced entry into UN offices, destruction and seizure of property, and coerced actions against national staff are unacceptable and have severely compromised the ability of WFP and other UN and humanitarian organizations to reach vulnerable communities in northern Yemen." It called for the release of all aid workers.