- The UN confirms that the humanitarian situation is “falling off a cliff with over 20 million Yemenis needing humanitarian assistance.” This includes more than 16 million men, women and children who are going hungry this year; tens of thousands of people are living in famine-like conditions; and five million are just one-step away from famine.
- The National Salvation Government in Sana’a holds the United Nations and the Saudi-led War Coalition countries responsible for any leakage in FSO Safer Tanker, and announces that the procedures for implementing the maintenance agreement have “reached a dead end.”
- In a statement, the Government announced that it was surprised that “the UN has turned against most of the provisions of the Agreement to expedite the Implementation of Urgent Maintenance and Comprehensive Assessment of the FSO Safer Tanker,” according to its previous plan. It expressed its regret for the UN side’s retreat from the maintenance work, which was signed last November.
- The National Supervisory Committee for the Implementation of Safer Agreement (affiliated to Sana’a Government) considered the UN retreat “a setback for the strenuous efforts made during the past months, and it deepens fears of an environmental disaster in the Red Sea,” holding the UN fully responsible for any repercussions.
- The Security Council, the United Nations, its organizations, specialized agencies, delegates and representatives made a worldwide media hype over an impending disaster and an expected leakage from the FSO Safer Tanker. In fact, Sana’a Government had asked for selling the oil of the FSO Safer Tanker and depositing its revenues to the CBY Branch in Hodeidah in a special account to be used for paying the salaries of employees overdue four years ago. However, this request was rejected, and today, after signing the agreement, they even refused to implement it.
- The War Coalition countries, led by the US, KSA and UAE, continue their acts of maritime piracy and hijacking on fuel ships in the Red Sea and preventing them from docking in Hodeidah port. This undermines all the desired peace efforts in Yemen. It is considered a crime of genocide and a flagrant violation of international laws, as fuel is the most important humanitarian issue that is linked to the lives of 30 million people.
- The detained ships have completed all the procedures of inspection through the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism in Djibouti (UNVIM) and obtained UN pass permits, confirming that the cargo complies with the conditions stipulated in the verification and inspection mechanism. This confirms the concerned UN bodies’ violation of the provisions of the International Convention on Human Rights, the rules of International Humanitarian Law, the Law of Armed Conflict, and all applicable laws and norms. Moreover, they always ignore the essence and objectives of the Swedish Agreement, which stressed in its entirety the need to facilitate the arrival of basic materials and humanitarian aid to the port of Hodeidah in a way that meets the needs and aspirations of the Yemeni people.
