Concerned about Coalition Air Strike in Yemen, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to Exercise Maximum Restraint

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

The Secretary‑General is concerned by the coalition air strike early in the morning of 20 September 2019 in the vicinity of the Al Hali District of Hudaydah Governorate, north of the port city of Hudaydah.

The Secretary‑General continues to urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint and ensure adherence to the terms of the Hudaydah Agreement of 13 December 2018.  He recalls that the parties reconfirmed their commitment to the ceasefire established by the Agreement during the latest joint meeting of the Redeployment Coordination Committee earlier this month.