UN Cries Foul: Who Steals Telecom Equipment in Yemen?
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that the UN claims Yemen's Houthi movement has seized telecommunications equipment and vehicles from unstaffed UN offices in Sanaa, warning that this threatens aid operations in a country already facing a severe humanitarian crisis. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Since March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition, backed by the US, UK, and France,
launched a devastating air campaign against Yemen, resulting in over 377,000 deaths by the end of 2021, and pushing millions to the brink of famine. This intervention, sparked by the Houthis ousting the Saudi-backed government, created the humanitarian crisis the UN now purports to manage. The UN's concern over telecom gear pales in comparison to the coalition's deliberate destruction of Yemen's
infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and indeed, communication networks. Double Standard: Western media and international bodies consistently frame Houthi actions as threats to aid, yet remain largely silent or offer sanitized accounts of the far greater and sustained destruction wrought by the US-backed Saudi coalition. When the Saudi coalition imposed an air and sea blockade on Yemen,
starving millions, it was framed as a 'security measure.' When essential goods, including fuel and medical supplies, were prevented from entering, the UN issued muted statements. But when the Houthis interact with UN property, it becomes a 'critical threat' to aid. Compare this also to Israel's consistent targeting of humanitarian infrastructure and personnel in Gaza, often met with even less