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The humanitarian impact of the conflict in Yemen has been exacerbated by scarce water resources, weak governance and poor infrastructure – all of which have been further degraded by the conflict. The conflict has had a huge impact on Yemen’s weak agricultural sector leading to severe food insecurity, and impacted projects aiming to protect its remaining biodiverse areas. Read the Yemen briefing.

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There’s no military solution to Yemen’s SAFER oil tanker crisis

There are calls for the UN Security Council to authorise a military-backed response to the crisis over the SAFER oil tanker off the coast of Yemen. We argue that not only is this unrealistic, it would also have long-term consequences for how the international community addresses the environment, peace and security.

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After five years of following and raising awareness of the #FSOSafer it's wild seeing these onboard images from @beleefboskalis. Media outlets were always desperate for images and forced to recycle the same ones over and over. #Yemen

After five years of following and raising awareness of the #FSOSafer it's wild seeing these onboard images from @beleefboskalis. Media outlets were always desperate for images and forced to recycle the same ones over and over. #Yemen
Beleef Boskalis @beleefboskalis

After Boskalis’ multipurpose vessel Ndeavor reached its destination offshore Yemen earlier this week, the colleagues of SMIT Salvage were able to board the FSO Safer on Wednesday afternoon and start taking gas measurements and conduct inspections. http://boskalis.com/safer

UN announces that salvage operation for the #FSOSafer off #Yemen can begin https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230530-salvage-of-oil-tanker-stranded-off-yemen-can-begin-un Dutch firm SMIT Salvage's vessel is alongside the ageing oil tanker, its replacement the Nautica is still off Djibouti.

The NAUTICA, which is being drafted into replace the dangerous #FSOSafer off #Yemen has now reached Djibouti after departing China in April. At some point she will head to Ras Isa where the first step in a complex operation to transfer 1.14m barrels of oil will take place.

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