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Vital aid flights to Houthi-held capital in Yemen to resume, says UN

The UN has announced that humanitarian flights will resume to Sanaa.

The UN announced that vital humanitarian flights into Sanaa will resume after being blocked for a month by the Iran‑aligned Houthi movement. The decision allows aid groups to deliver critical supplies amid Yemen’s deepening crisis, with 21 million people in need of assistance. Sanaa has been inaccessible to UN air services for over a month, limiting humanitarian access while conflict and displacement continue to worsen. The Houthis accuse some UN agencies of political motives, though the UN denies these claims.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/vital-aid-flights-houthi-held-capital-yemen-resume-says-un-2026-02-04/