The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year. The men – four national staff and a Bangladeshi citizen – were abducted in the southern governorate of Abyan on 11 February 2022 after returning from a field mission. UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres was delighted to learn of their release, noting that available information suggests that all are in good health. Mr. Guterres was “profoundly relieved that their ordeal and the anxiety of their families and friends have finally come to an end,” his deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said in a statement. “The Secretary-General reiterates that kidnapping is an inhumane and unjustifiable crime, and calls for the perpetrators to be held accountable,” it said. “He also expresses his solidarity with other people still held against their will in Yemen.”

Source: Jordan News Agency