UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services

Published purpose

This project supports the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM) facilitate the clearance of vessels carrying essential goods, including humanitarian cargo, destined for Red Sea ports outside of the Government of Yemen control. UNVIM works to review requests from commercial vessels, inspects vessels approaching these ports in Djibouti port or conducts inspections in international waters. Project activities include: (1) ensuring that all shipping companies apply for UNVIM clearance, which conducts verifications, inspections and desk reviews; and (2) ensuring that once a vessel has completed discharge operations in the ports of Hodeidah, Saleef and Ras Isa, the vessel is inspected again, and its hull is scanned before departing the port