In a statement at the United Nations Security Council on January 3rd, Guyana’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett condemned the recent attacks carried out by the Houthi rebel group of Yemen on ships navigating through the Red Sea.
“Guyana condemns in the strongest terms the recent attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea. We are alarmed at the increased frequency of these attacks, which endanger international navigation and the lives of crew members. It is for this reason that we supported the call for today’s Open Briefing. We are particularly dismayed to note that the attacks have increased since 19th November and join the international community in calling for their immediate end and for the preservation of navigational rights and freedoms of all vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, in accordance with international law,” the statement read.