Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar Al-Eryani has called on the international community, the United Nations and UN Special Envoy to pressure on Houthi militia to halt manufacturing and laying all kinds of mines, along with handing over maps of minefields and supporting the Yemeni government's programs to clear Yemeni lands from mines, as well as rehabilitating the injured and reintegrating them back into society. Minister Al-Eryani said in a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (SABA) that the Houthi militia laid mines in public and private facilities, homes, markets, main and secondary streets and farms, without differentiating between a civilian and military target, as tens of thousands of civilians were killed, mostly women, children and elderly people or survived after their limbs were amputated. Al-Eryani pointed out that civilian casualties continue on an almost daily basis as a result of the mines that were planted by the Houthi militia in populated areas in various Yemeni governorates, adding that the mines also prevent millions from returning to their homes, villages and farms to lead their normal lives. He praised the efforts of his country's government, through the National Mine Action Program with support of United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Masam project to clear the Yemeni lands from mines, in addition to providing medical and psychological support to the injured and educate local communities on their dangers and how to deal with them.
