The Minister of Transport, Mr. Abdulwahab Al-Durra, met the United Nations Resident Representative Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, "Mr. William Grisley".

During the meeting, which included the President of the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority, Dr. Mohammad Abdul Qadir, the Director of the Office of the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs, Pierre Flavier, and the Assistant Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs, Sophie Grandin, issues related to the humanitarian aspect and raising the suffering of citizens as a result of the aggression and the siege. He discussed the continued detention of the oil derivatives ships despite obtaining UN permits, as well as issues of importance regarding emptying the Safer tank and replacing it with another according to the agreement signed between the United Nations and the Government of National Salvation. The meeting also discussed on the projects committed by the United Nations Development Program to rehabilitate the port of Hodeida according to the "Stockholm Agreement", of which only one project has been implemented, and the importance of starting new destinations for flights through Sana'a International Airport and providing navigation devices for the airport. In the meeting, the Minister of Transport stressed the importance of expediting the implementation of the projects of rehabilitating the port of Hodeida by the United Nations Development Program, expressing regret for the slowdown in implementation because the port suffers from a shortage of priority equipment and devices such as cranes, "gantry cranes" and tag boats. He pointed out that the UNDP had implemented only a small part, not exceeding a container hanger, while it was supposed to deliver alternative cranes to the cranes targeted by the aggression, the pilot boat and equipment, according to the study approved by the United Nations and European Union team. Minister Al-Durra indicated that the coalition of aggression is still practicing maritime piracy on oil derivatives ships, despite being subject to prior inspection, which represents a clear violation of the terms of the extension of the armistice. He stressed the need to speed up work on replacing the Safer tank in order to avoid an environmental disaster in Yemen Red Sea that threatens all countries bordering it, even the Suez Canal. He also discussed the importance of starting flights with new destinations through Sana'a International Airport during the coming period, and providing navigation devices to the airport instead of those destroyed by the aggression. The President of the Civil Aviation Authority stressed the need to provide devices and equipment to Sana’a Airport to enhance its navigation and humanitarian services.. He indicated that Sana’a Airport had been operating before the aggression with advanced navigational communication and communication devices, but it was deliberately destroyed by the aggression. Meanwhile, the United Nations Resident Representative - Humanitarian Coordinator confirmed that the UNDP will work to provide the equipment required to develop air navigation at Sana'a Airport. He explained that the issue of Hodeida port will be discussed in the meeting to be held on the twentieth of next September with donors in order to find solutions and alleviate the suffering of citizens. "With regard to the Safer ship, there are 15 countries that contributed to supporting the urgent implementation of the tank replacement plan," he said, stressing that work is currently being done to finalize the final consensus on various humanitarian issues in Yemen. At the end of the meeting, the Minister of Transport honored the resident representative of the United Nations for his efforts in alleviating the suffering of Yemenis as a result of the aggression and siege, and the introduction of the Civil Aviation Authority, which was detained for three years in Djibouti. During his meeting with the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, the Minister of Transport stresses the need for the United Nations Development Program to fulfill its pledges to rehabilitate the port of Hodeida