UN Secretary General Guterres issued a statement on the 24th through Spokesman Dijalik, expressing shock at the resumption of attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and threatening navigation in the Red Sea by the Houthis in Yemen, and calling for an immediate downgrade of the situation. The statement said that the Houthis attack on merchant ships further heightened regional tension and further deepened the risk of conflict in Yemen. The new hostilities will jeopardize the prospects for peace in Yemen and lead to serious economic, humanitarian and environmental consequences in the region and beyond. The statement said that Guterres called for an immediate de-escalation of tension and urged the Houthis not to launch new attacks or take other escalating actions. The right and freedom of navigation in the Mander Strait and surrounding waters must be fully restored.

UN Secretary General Guterres issued a statement on the 24th through Spokesman Dijalik, expressing shock at the resumption of attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and threatening navigation in the Red Sea by the Houthis in Yemen, and calling for an immediate downgrade of the situation. The statement said that the Houthis attack on merchant ships further heightened regional tension and further deepened the risk of conflict in Yemen. The new hostilities will jeopardize the prospects for peace in Yemen and lead to serious economic, humanitarian and environmental consequences in the region and beyond. The statement said that Guterres called for an immediate de-escalation of tension and urged the Houthis not to launch new attacks or take other escalating actions. The right and freedom of navigation in the Mander Strait and surrounding waters must be fully restored.