The UN Security Council presented the latest developments for Yemen, with dramatic descriptions of the humanitarian status and warnings of regional escalation.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grudberg And the Assoc. UN Secretary -General for Humanitarian AffairsTom Fletcherwarned the Security Council that the ongoing conflict in the country is supplying regional instability and leaving millions of people on the verge of starvation.

Mr. Grundberg noted, among other things, that “Stability in Yemen cannot be disconnected from the dynamics of the wider area and that Yemen is at the same time a mirror and magnifying glass of instability.”

Expressed concern about the “Dangerous escalation of hostilities between Ansar Allah (Houthi) and Israel”condemning the attacks by Houthi drones and Israeli blows in Sanaa. At the same time, he described the reservation of dozens of UN executives by Houthi “A blatant escalation that endangers the UN’s ability to promote peace and provide humanitarian aid.”

For his part, Mr. Fletcher emphasized that Yemen is ‘The third most food -naked country in the world’with 17 million people already face the hunger and yet a million to be in danger up to February 2026. “70% of households do not have enough food for daily needs that are the highest rate ever recorded”he said.

In closing, he addressed three appeals: “Immediate liberalization of UN staff, return of the occupied facilities and increase donors’ funding to prevent mass hunger.”

Greece’s permanent representative to UN Ambassador Alia He stressed that the situation in Yemen is in ‘crossroads», By escalating violence by their Houthi and stalemate to negotiations.

Condemned “in the most intense way” the Houthi invasion of WFP and UNICEF facilities in Sanaaa and Sanaai ‘Forced detention of at least 21 UN employees’, reminding that “Over 40 UN and NGO staff members, diplomatic and humanitarian workers are being held illegally.”

Requested “immediate and unconditional liberation of all” and “transparent investigation” Death of WFP member in reservation Earlier this year.

Reported to sea security, condemning Houthi’s attacks on Magic Seas and Eternity C. “They are a serious threat to the freedom of navigation”, while recalling that four crew members were killed and eleven remain hostage. Greece, he said, continues to make a decisive contribution to the EU ‘Aspides’ operation in the Red Sea.

He also underlined the need for ‘coordinated attempts to diminish “and condemned” Houthi’s ongoing attacks on Israel “, which feed on instability and reiterated the need for complete respect for international humanitarian law.

Mrs Balta reaffirmed Greece’s support to UN Special Envoy Hans Grudberg and in “Including, under the leadership and property of the Yemen, a peace process under the auspices of the UN”, With full respect for Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.