In an achievement that reflects its growing community impact, PASS – Peace for Sustainable Societies Foundation has secured third place in the Uncle Khaled Al-Eissa Award for 2025 in the State of Kuwait; an award that honors initiatives and institutions contributing to serving humanity and strengthening the values of solidarity and development in the Arab region. This recognition comes in appreciation of the role the Foundation plays in implementing developmental and community projects that support the rights of the most vulnerable groups, promote the participation of women and youth, and expand spaces for community-level peace—efforts that are inherently an extension of humanitarian work aimed at improving people’s lives and enhancing their resilience. The award was received by Programs Manager Shahenaz Bamosa on behalf of the Foundation’s team. She expressed PASS’s pride in this gesture, which reflects regional attention to community efforts in Yemen, affirming that this recognition provides additional motivation to continue working toward protecting rights and advancing development and peace. PASS – Peace for Sustainable Societies further reaffirms its commitment—supported by its distinguished team and local and international partners—to contributing to the building of just, cohesive, and more sustainable communities.

Yesterday, we were honored by the visit of his Excellency the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation, Mr. Thomas Ortel - Muscat, Ms. Carmela Bühler, Yemen Programme Coordinator at the Bern Office – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); Mr. Fadi Al-Muwaqqit, Programme Officer – Yemen, SDC; and Ms. Abeer Al-Absi, Senior Expert, SDC, in addition to several representatives of outstanding civil society organizations in Aden. The visit was an important opportunity to enhance dialogue on development and peacebuilding issues in Yemen, and to exchange perspectives on ways to strengthen partnerships that contribute to serving local communities and achieving sustainable impact.

More than a year.. and they are still behind bars We extend an open invitation to all local and international organizations, civil society activists, humanitarian and human rights workers, and all segments of Yemeni society to participate in our campaign calling for the release of our colleagues who have been forcibly detained in Sana’a. More than a year has passed, and our fellow victims of arbitrary detention are still behind unknown bars, facing false and baseless accusations, and living an uncertain and unclear fate. A whole year of their lives has passed with no return; a year of isolation, oppression, injustice, and loss. Their days pass quickly, while their lives are being stolen without cause or compensation. Behind bars are families bleeding with pain — fathers and mothers, wives and husbands, and children waiting eagerly. They have knocked on all doors, official and unofficial, but with no answer. No clarification, no procedures granting them the right to know or to be reassured. Another year is devouring the detainees, their families, and their colleagues with grief. Charges were extracted under coercion — charges that tarnished their reputation as humanitarian workers and targeted their noble mission of serving Yemen and the Yemeni people. Enforced disappearance and unlawful arrests have stripped them of their most basic rights. Their health is deteriorating day by day — physically and psychologically — amid complete silence, gross neglect, and practices that violate their humanity. Today, more than a year later, the call remains the same: Release our arbitrarily detained colleagues.