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Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen
Special Envoy Hans Grundberg
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Briefing by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to the Security Council

Thank you Madame President. Madame President, in the past few weeks, Yemen has slid back into full-scale war, with hostilities spreading across multiple frontlines. Following Ansar Allah’s earlier advances on Mokha and the coast along the Bab al-Mandab, intense fighting has continued in the highlands west and south of Taiz city, and across into Lahj. Earlier this week, the Government launched a large-scale counter-offensive, and has since…

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OSESGY is mandated to facilitate a peaceful, inclusive, Yemeni-led political transition, ensuring international support for stability in Yemen.

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General is responsible for exercising the good offices to enable the resumption of a peaceful, inclusive, orderly and Yemeni-led political transition process that meets the legitimate demands and aspirations of the Yemeni people, including women, for peaceful change and meaningful political, economic and social reform, as set out in the 2011 Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism and the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference of 2013-2014.

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Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) exercises good offices to enable the resumption of a peaceful, inclusive, orderly, Yemeni-led political transition that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Yemeni people.