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Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen

Group of displaced Yemeni civilians, mostly women and children in traditional dress, gather near blue tarp shelters and water containers on a dirt field with damaged buildings and mountains in the background.

© WHO World Health Organization (WHO) mobile medical teams to provide health care in a displaced persons camps in Yemen.

Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen

10 September 2026 Peace and Security

On the heels of reported Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and the capture of another key port by the militants on Yemen’s Red Sea coast – including the seizure of eight UN vehicles from a key aid hub there – the Security Council is meeting on Thursday at 3pm in New York to discuss the latest developments.

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