UAE calls for UN Security Council meeting over Houthi attacks

The UAE has called for a meeting of the UN Security Council to address the Houthi attacks in Abu Dhabi that left three people dead and six others injured.

In a letter to Norway, the UN Security Council President for the month of January, the UAE has asserted that the attack was a "flagrant violation of international law" and urged the Council to unequivocally condemn the Houthi attack.

"The UAE calls on the Security Council to speak with one voice and join in firmly and unequivocally condemning these terrorist attacks," said Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN. 

"This illegal and alarming escalation is a further step in the Houthis’ efforts to spread terrorism and chaos in our region," she said, adding, "It is another attempt by the Houthis, using the capabilities they have unlawfully acquired in defiance of UN sanctions, to threaten peace and security."

(1/2) Amb Nusseibeh: “The UAE calls on the #UNSC to speak with one voice & join in firmly & unequivocally condemning these terrorist attacks, which were launched in complete disregard of international law."

Amb Nusseibeh writes to UNSC President about 17 January Houthi attacks. pic.twitter.com/RIBtubCK1Y

— UAE Mission to the UN (@UAEMissionToUN) January 18, 2022

The Houthis attacked the Mussaffah ICAD area and a construction area at Abu Dhabi Airport on January 17.