{"id":580774,"date":"2025-11-19T16:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/580774\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:42:18","slug":"britain-pledges-to-support-yemen-to-ensure-freedom-in-red-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/580774\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain pledges to support Yemen to ensure freedom in Red Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britain<\/a> has vowed to support Yemen’s<\/a> government against the Houthis<\/a> after the first visit to the country by a UK minister in six years. <\/p>\n

Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer reaffirmed the UK’s backing for the official government\u2019s efforts to counter extremists attacks<\/a> on shipping, saying it was \u201ccritical to strengthen maritime security\u201d, during his one-day visit to Aden on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Britain donated $4 million to the Yemen Coast Guard during a conference in Riyadh in September for new boats to tackle weapons smuggling and defend against piracy.<\/p>\n

During a trip to a coastguard outpost, Mr Falconer was told how the vessels will give greater protection to international shipping lanes and help ensure freedom of navigation in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership with Yemen is critical to strengthen maritime security and to send a message to the Houthis: you\u2019re threatening the region and harming your countrymen,\u201d Mr Falconer said. <\/p>\n

The maritime outpost is on the front line of policing crime and piracy in the Gulf of Aden. It is equipped with new and refurbished interceptor and patrol vessels, funded by the UK. <\/p>\n

Mr Falconer said the visit had demonstrated how UK support is helping to curb weapons smuggling and \u201cprotect our shipping route from Houthi destabilisation\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also met aid organisations that he said were helping to tackle \u201cthe dire humanitarian situation\u201d that has been worsened by the Houthis’ actions. <\/p>\n

The UN estimates that more than 227,000 Yemenis have died in the decade-long conflict, many from starvation and most of those children.<\/p>\n

Mr Falconer visited the Ash Shab refugee camp and the Dar Saad health clinic in Aden, where he saw how UK aid is helping to tackle malnutrition, deliver vaccinations and provide assistance to the most vulnerable families. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe humanitarian situation remains dire,\u201d he said. \u201cOnly by working closely with Yemen, and international partners, can we make a tangible difference to Yemenis, and support stability in the wider region.\u201d <\/p>\n

The minister also met President Rashad Al Alimi and Prime Minister Salem Saleh Bin Braik, and reaffirmed Britain\u2019s \u201cunwavering support\u201d for the government of Yemen\u2019s stability and programme of reforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Houthis have threatened global shipping, kidnapped aid workers and deepened starvation,\u201d he said after the meeting. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut there is another side to Yemen \u2013 friendly people with a deep culture and long-standing connections to the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last minister to visit Yemen was Jeremy Hunt, as foreign minister, in March 2019. He also visited Aden and warned about impending starvation. <\/p>\n

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Opening on October 15 and running until November 15, the free exhibition opens at The Galleria\u00a0mall on Al Maryah\u00a0Island, and has already been seen at the\u00a0Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.<\/p>\n

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