ADEN, Jun 9 (NNN-SABA) – The UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA), said yesterday that, it conducted a successful test landing of a helicopter, at the Hodeidah International Airport in Yemen after an eight-year suspension.
In a brief press statement, the UNMHA, responsible for monitoring the cease-fire agreement in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, said, the test landing was done on Wednesday, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve its operations.
It called the success a positive step towards enhancing the mission’s access, and ensuring the effective implementation of its mandate.
The Hodeidah International Airport, under the control of the Houthi rebels, since late 2014, has remained non-operational since the start of military operations by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, in support of the internationally recognised Yemeni government, in Mar, 2015.
The restoration of the Hodeidah airport holds the potential to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid, bringing relief to the suffering population in Yemen.
The UNMHA was established, following an agreement between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group, under the auspices of the United Nations in Stockholm, Sweden, in Dec, 2018, to oversee the cessation of military activities in the Hodeidah region.– NNN-SABA
