UN urges restraint in Yemen Civilian safety and talks

Oct 5

CCTV reports Farhan Haq's October 5 statement that António Guterres is deeply concerned by Yemen's sharp escalation, urges maximum restraint and compliance with international humanitarian law, and calls for protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure. Guterres also urges constructive engagement with the UN Yemen envoy toward an inclusive negotiated political solution.

In the October 5 briefing, Haq reports UN-recorded civilian deaths, injuries, infrastructure damage and more than 180,000 displacements in Yemen's renewed hostilities. Responding to the government's ongoing offensive against the Houthis, he reiterates Guterres's call for de-escalation and opposition to further militarization or outside-power involvement. The source establishes neither a territorial outcome nor the offensive's exact initiation date. CCTV's retelling also reports Guterres's call to protect civilians and infrastructure, observe international humanitarian law and engage constructively with the UN Yemen envoy toward an inclusive negotiated political solution.