Humanitarian Efforts to Clear Landmines in Yemen

Today, I am at the headquarters of one of the most

important humanitarian projects provided by the Kingdom

of Saudi Arabia to Yemen. Today, I am at the Masam Project

for mine clearance, a project whose efforts and the sacrifices

of its personnel have enabled many Yemenis to return to their areas

and live safely. Houthi mines, which the Houthis have ingeniously

developed and disguised as various shapes and ordinary objects,

are difficult for you and me to recognize because they

resemble rocks, concrete blocks, or car tires

and things we use and recognize every day.

Because of the enormous number of mines planted by the Houthis,

our country is now ranked as the second most

mine- contaminated country in the world

. The crime is that most of those mines were planted

on roads, in schools and farms, and near homes

and even in water wells. Imagine, you could be walking down the

road, heading to your farm, sending your son to school, or going out

in the rain, when suddenly a mine explodes beneath you

It ends your life. The result is thousands of Yemenis dead

and disabled, most of them women and children.

Anyone following the humanitarian situation

of mine victims and the suffering they

endure knows the scale of the disaster

and the scale of the terrorist crime committed

by the Houthis against the people of Yemen

to this very moment. To confront this danger, there are heroes

who have been working daily for more than eight years

and risking their lives to save the lives of others.

They are Masam's demining heroes, who continue clearing

Yemeni land of Houthi mines and explosive devices.

Since Masam began its humanitarian project in Yemen until today,

it has managed to remove

and destroy sixty thousand mines and explosive devices.

In the face of these efforts, I can only

say, in my name and in the name of Yemen's free people,

thank you to the Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia, and thank you to Masam. We wish them every

success, because they are doing great and noble work

and they are a safety valve. We hope they continue until

Full clearance of Yemen's land of militia mines

The terrorist Houthi militia.