The Yemeni Ministry of Fisheries stresses

the continued dumping of toxic and chemical waste by foreign ships off the coast of Yemen,

and highlights that

radiation recently detected in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea waters has caused the death of a high number of fish and culminated in the destruction of coral reefs and the marine environment in the provinces of Aden, Abyan, al-Mahra, Hadhramaut.

Attempts to turn Yemen into a dumping ground for toxic waste amount to a crime against humanity, calling on the international community to take immediate action to stop them.