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Security Council addresses Bab al-Mandab crisis
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session to discuss the escalating events in Yemen and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following the Houthi control of areas along the western coast and their reach to the strategic strait. There were warnings about the threat to international navigation, energy supplies, and global trade. The UN confirmed that approximately 225,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of September, amidst ongoing military escalation and worsening humanitarian conditions. The international community condemned the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, warning of the group's manipulation of maritime passages to increase pressure. There are international concerns that targeting this vital waterway, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, could disrupt commercial shipping, affect supply chains, and increase shipping costs, amid deteriorating security and humanitarian situations in Yemen and rising regional tensions.
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