Houthi rebels are continuing to violate a UN-imposed arms embargo in Yemen and to recruit children to fight in the seven-year war, UN experts say
A UN report found that Houthis obtained critical components for their weapon systems from companies in Europe and Asia through"a complex network of intermediaries."
"All military and paramilitary forces loyal to the Sanaa-based authorities fall under this definition" of having violated the arms embargo, said an annual report provided to the Security Council and published on Saturday. Components such as engines and electronics, the report said, "are sourced from abroad using a complex network of intermediaries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia."
The report also said waterborne improvised explosive devices were being launched from Houthi-controlled areas with increasing frequency over the past year.