Been on the road for a while, but facilitating @eurpeace.bsky.social meetings with representatives of the Yemen government and the Southern Transitional Council this last week in Nairobi were exceptionally rewarding. You can read all about it here: www.eip.org/no-future-wi... #Yemen

At least 50 people were injured in the latest Houthi drone attack in Eilat. While implications of exceedingly sophisticated Houthi tech are severe, I can't help but think of non-Houthis now holding breath in #Yemen for inevitable and harsh retaliation. www.trtworld.com/article/6fd4...

في أغسطس، عقد المعهد الحوار الأول حول صنع السلام المناخي والبيئي في اليمن، حيث جمع ممثلي الحكومة بما في ذلك المجلس الانتقالي الجنوبي، لبناء رؤية مشتركة وتحديد الحلول لمعالجة ندرة المياه وتحقيق المصالحة. www.eip.org/ar-from-scar...

In August, the Institute held the 1st dialogue on Climate and Environmental Peacemaking in Yemen, convening government representatives, including the STC, to build a shared vision and identify solutions to address water scarcity and achieve reconciliation: www.eip.org/from-scarcit...

We're very grateful to @eurpeace.bsky.social team of experts in Brussels and in #Yemen that conducted the interviews and analysis and layout, with amazing remote sensing work by our @paxvoorvrede.nl colleagues Marie Schellens, Job Segers, review and policy work by Christina Parandii

📣NEW REPORT | Our new joint report with @paxforpeace.nl analyses the solid waste management crisis in Yemen and its impact on society, security, and the environment. Check it out here: bit.ly/4peUrxl

HAPPENING NOW: our joint report with @paxforpeace.nl on Yemen’s waste management crisis will be presented in a webinar co-hosted by @enpax.bsky.social. Watch it here: bit.ly/3UYoT10

We are looking for a Brussels-based Programme Officer to work on our project in Somalia! If you have: 🔄 Project coordination experience 🕊️ Background on programming in conflict-affected countries 🌍 Expertise in environmental peacemaking 🗓 Apply here before 3 August: bit.ly/460rPRr

The greatest story ever told. Happy 4th of July.

In March, our Senior Advisor @omeisy shared insights on our work on environmental peacemaking in Yemen at the online event “Working in and on conflict: how climate and humanitarian action can support peace”, organised by adelphi and United Nations System Staff College: www.unssc.org/news-and-ins...

An engaging discussion @sipri on pathways out of the unfolding catastrophe. Ending the violence against civilians and meeting urgent needs are priorities; this requires more responsible international engagement, and more coherent & supported mediation to define a political roadmap.

📣The website for our Environmental Pathways for Reconciliation Yemen project is now live! Discover how the European Institute of Peace supports sustainable peace in Yemen by engaging local and national actors in environmental dialogue ➡️ epfryemen.org

Noraly (Itchy Boots) Schoenmaker is visiting #Yemen and traveling across regions showing the breathtaking beauty of its landscapes, rich history, and generous people. There's so much to this country beyond what you see in the headlines. youtu.be/GR58GUq31Yg?...

Akram Al-Akhali, kidnapped and disappeared by Houthis for close to 10 months, has been released. Thanks to unrelenting efforts and Dutch diplomacy, he has safely arrived in Oman. UN and U.S. Embassy #Yemen colleagues are still in Houthi dungeons and their health is deteriorating.

The European Institute of Peace responds to conflict risks posed by environmental challenges by opening new avenues for dialogue, building trust, and providing policy advice. Read more about our work on environmental challenges in the Horn of Africa: bit.ly/4l97nmt

Today is the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members. My friends and colleagues who worked for the U.S. State Department, the UN, and civil society organizations are still disappeared in Houthi prisons. Some have died, others are in a really bad shape. #SOS #Yemen

Talking to Sally on ABC Radio National Breakfast, I explained impact of airstrikes on Houthi ops, Iran's increased support, Houthi weaponizing of grievances, their local and regional ambitions, and need for holistic approach in #Yemen www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Multiple waves of U.S. airstrikes targeting Houthis across several governorates in #Yemen. These are different in terms of scale, intensity and reach than ones last year.

Just spoke to BBC News on the airstrikes targeted Houthis in #Yemen and want to reiterate that Houthis have own goals that go beyond Yemen's borders and we will likely see further escalation as they grandstand and dig heels into reckless adventurism.

How can climate and humanitarian action support peace? Explore in our #HNPW event: 📅20 March | 14:00-15:30 CET ℹ️ adelph.it/HNPW2025 SPEAKERS 🔸 Ratia Tekenet / UNMISS 🔸 @omeisy.bsky.social / @eurpeace.bsky.social 🔸 @wxpizza.bsky.social / @columbiaclimate.bsky.social 🔸 Esra Buttanri / @unops.org

Our Senior Advisor @omeisy.bsky.social was a guest on the latest podcast by @climatediplo.bsky.social, discussing the environment and climate as pathways to peace in Yemen. Listen to it here: www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cli...

In December 2024, our team concluded a series of meetings to discuss environmental governance and explore potential pathways for environmental dialogue and cooperation in Yemen. Read more about the results here: www.eip.org/exploring-th....

🆕The latest episode of the podcast dives into the complex relationship between conflict, climate change and the environment in Yemen and what recent cuts in foreign aid mean for projects and programming w/ @omeisy.bsky.social (@eurpeace.bsky.social) & @sineadbarry.bsky.social 🎙️ adelph.it/podcast47

Hello new followers. I'm Nick. I post a lot about Yemen, the Middle East, Appalachia, Stardew Valley, rivers, and other stuff Anyway, I'm trying to get a project looking at the history of people and water called @waterways-project.bsky.social off the ground, so check it out if that's your thing

"WFP employee Ahmed Ba‘Alawi, detained by Houthis, has died.." No, NO. He was kidnapped, disappeared, likely tortured, and was MURDERED. And so will tens of other colleagues while you use this ridiculously soft language that only further emboldens Houthi impunity and barbarism. #Yemen

More people were kidnapped by the Houthis, not just UN staff. Hostage taking and forcible disappearance is their go-to strategy to terrorize, punish, use as leverage, extract concessions and false confessions, and silence dissent. My 2 cents to DW. #Yemen www.dw.com/en/yemen-inc...

The Houthis are living up to the US FTO designation before it even starts. Overnight there’s been a new wave of humanitarian workers disappeared by Houthi authorities. Adding to the mass disappearance and detention last June of scores of Yemeni staff at U.N. agencies, INGOs and civil society orgs

Storming homes in middle of last night/early morning, terrorizing families, women and children, Houthis have kidnapped yet another group of UN employees in past few hours. Yemenis are living in constant fear of being disappeared, tortured, and killed. Unbounded brutality. #Yemen

Airstrikes on the Houthi Urdi defense complex in Sana'a today as we wrap up year on a high note of missiles and bombs and bracing for further escalation. #Yemen

People in #Yemen are bracing for the worst. As always, it will be civilians that will bear the brunt of the conflict.

Flights at Sana'a airport have resumed after Thursday's attacks. But just as I told BBC News, going after civilian infrastructure is collective punishment, will exacerbate humanitarian crisis, galvanize Houthis and bolster their local recruitment drive. #Yemen

Are Yemen’s Houthis heading for a major escalation with Israel? @omeisy.bsky.social explains what’s at stake - SBS World News youtu.be/HuCouKLUJzY

The series of airstrikes in Sana'a and Hudaydah hit major electricity stations - knocking main grid offline - and ports. Casualties reported. Hitting infrastructure will never be popular. In fact, it's counterproductive, as it will bolster Houthi narrative and recruitment drive. #Yemen

Could not be prouder for knowing and working with Hisham @omeisy.bsky.social, who just delivered powerful #Yemen briefing at the #UN SC with a compelling account of his experience while highlighting the need for inclusive and rights based approach to dialogue: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l...

The words of the great Yemeni poet Abdullah Al-Baradouni seem a fitting end to today’s events. He wrote ‘One Day’ in celebration of the 26 September 1962 overthrow of the Imamate that ruled Yemen for 44 yrs. (The Houthis now arrest those celebrating the date or posting about it on social media)

#Yemen Hisham knows a thing or two about Yemen's Houthi prisons...

The question everyone is asking, and the Houthis are on high alert for: will Yemen be next? Circumstances are very different (read complicated) in Yemen. But the anti-Houthi side(s) will be greatly galvanised by what’s happened in Damascus this morning.

Glued to TV watching prisoners being freed from the notorious Syrian regime death pits. Those who have survived years of torture and miraculously still alive. And I can't help but think of the thousands in hellish Houthi prisons and if they will ever experience joy of a similar day. #Yemen