At an unidentified council meeting, speakers said roughly half of Yemen’s population — more than 18,000,000 people — could face acute food insecurity next month and urged Yemeni leaders and the council to pursue political solutions and unity rather than force.

The U.N. reported that Houthi authorities detained 10 additional U.N. personnel on Dec. 18, raising the total detained staff to 69, and warned that ongoing detentions are making humanitarian delivery in Houthi-controlled areas "untenable." The U.N. said it is engaging member states and the Houthis to secure releases.

The UN said at least 59 UN personnel remain arbitrarily detained in Yemen and reiterated calls for their immediate and unconditional release; the spokesperson said discussions to secure releases are ongoing and that the UN is reviewing humanitarian operations to balance staff safety and assistance delivery.

The United Nations said about 53 of its staff remain under arbitrary detention in Yemen, some since 2021, and that the number rose over the summer; the UN is engaging multiple parties to secure releases and reported some recent staff movements into and out of areas controlled by de facto authorities.

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