The 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council

General Debate on Agenda Item 4: Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

Joint Statement by Association Ma’onah for Human Rights and Immigration and Geneva International Center of Justice

Speaker: Charlize Chen (GICJ)

Thank you.

We stand before you today to address the grave and ongoing human rights violations in Yemen. How many more lives must be lost before the world takes action? How many more children must go hungry, and how many more families must be torn apart, before we acknowledge the full scale of this crisis?

The Houthis have carried out systematic bombings of civilian homes and religious sites and have militarized the Hodeida region’s ports. Yemen faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 4.5 million internally displaced people, widespread famine, and limited access to healthcare. Indiscriminate airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of thousands, including women and children. Today, more than 21 million people in Yemen, including 11.3 million children, require humanitarian aid.

Association Ma’onah and the Geneva International Centre for Justice urges the United Nations and the international community to take decisive action to end these atrocities. It is imperative to protect human rights and enhance the legal framework to ensure its effective implementation. We urge all member states to act with urgency, commitment, and moral responsibility to secure justice for the people of Yemen.

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