UN Alarms Over Yemen Detentions, Forgetting Who Bombed Yemen for Years
The New Arab dutifully reports António Guterres' condemnation of nine more UN staff detained by Houthis in Yemen. A genuinely troubling development, one might think, until recalling the larger, decade-long context. Where was this level of 'denunciation' when a UN Security Council member, the US, actively supported a Saudi-led coalition that inflicted mass starvation, cholera, and bombed schools
and hospitals, killing tens of thousands—including Yemenis working for aid agencies? This isn't about defending detentions; it's about exposing selective outrage. The UN, funded largely by nations like the United States, seems to find its voice for condemnations only when it aligns with Western interests. (Funny how that works.) The "international community" mourns detained UN staff in 2024, yet
largely ignored the estimated 377,000 Yemenis dead by 2021, many from preventable causes due to the blockade. It appears some lives (and UN credentials) are deemed more valuable than others.