Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia has ordered all US and British staff of the United Nations and its agencies to leave the country within a month, a UN official told AFP.
In a letter dated January 20 and shared on social media, the authorities in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa told the UN resident coordinator that employees with British and US nationality had one month to “prepare to leave the country.”
“They must be ready to leave as soon as the deadline expires,” the document said, adding that 24 hours’ notice would be given by letter.
While they only control a fraction of Yemen’s territory, the Houthis hold sway over most of the country’s population centers.
A UN official confirmed to AFP that they had received the memo.
