News - Yemen: The Executive Center for Mine Action revealed, Wednesday, the number of victims due to the remnants of US-Saudi aggression in several governorates during the month of November.

"The number of victims during the month of November reached 49, including 11 killed in several governorates due to cluster bombs and remnants of US-Saudi aggression," the center said in a statement.

It is noteworthy that the death toll from the remnants of US-Saudi aggression during the month of October reached 18 killed and 28 injured as a result of mines and cluster bombs, while it reached 219 killed and 424 injured since the beginning of this year.

For his part, Director of the Monitoring and Documentation Department at the Executive Center for Mine Action, Colonel Amin Salman, confirmed that the number of victims documented since the beginning of the truce on April 2 until November 7, reached 119, including 54 children.

He warned, "Our center sounds the alarm and announces to everyone that the various threats and negative effects of cluster bombs are still ongoing and their impact extends for decades."

In October, the Executive Center for Mine Action revealed numbers of the victims hit by US-Saudi remnant bombs and mines since the signing of the UN-sponsored truce in April 2022 until this October.

The statistics indicated that the total number of children was 131, including 25 killed, while the number of women reached 26, including 4 killed. It is noteworthy that the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Joyce Msuya, visited on the 14th of this October, Al-Hodeidah Governorate, and was briefed on the conditions of the medical services in the Al-Thawra Hospital Authority, and the condition of the victims in the hospital.

Earlier, Hodeidah Governor Muhammad Ayyash Qahim said that the goverorate is waiting for the United Nations to expedite the installation of bridge cranes in the port of Hodeidah and to stop piracy on fuel ships. 

This comes during a meeting of the leadership of Hodeidah Governorate and the Red Sea port with the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the team of the United Nations mission in the governorate.
The governor of Hodeidah explained that between three to four victims of mines and cluster bombs fall daily in the south of the province, while the US-Saudi aggression prevents the arrival of detectors. 

For his part, Muhammad Abu Bakr Ishaq, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Red Sea Ports Corporation, considered that the port of Hodeidah is an essential partner for the United Nations organizations in humanitarian efforts.

Ishaq indicated that the direct damages to targeting the port amounted to 2 billion dollars, and we agreed with the United Nations on an emergency treatment program worth 713 million dollars, and we received only 7 million dollars.
 
He stressed that piracy on fuel ships is done arbitrarily and in violation of the Geneva Conventions and all international laws.

 In turn, Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, stated that he noticed mine victims in Al-Thawra Hospital, affirming full commitment to help the Yemeni people.

Meanwhile, David Grisley, the humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, explained that funding for Yemen this year was less than all previous years, and this led to a reduction in food distribution.
 
David Grisley stressed that the movement is very safe in Hodeidah, and this has helped in carrying out humanitarian work smoothly, adding that mines are a real problem that leaves many victims.
 
He stressed that the bridge cranes in the port of Hodeidah are a priority, adding that they will work to achieve them and mobilize resources for the port.