28 Sep 2020 - The Secretary-General welcomes today’s agreement between the parties to the Yemen conflict to release immediately 1,081 individuals who had been detained in connection with the conflict.
27 Sep 2020 - As delivered
Switzerland, 27 September 2020
Shaikh Hadi,Abu Hilal,Esteemed members of the delegations,My co-chair Fabrizio,Our host Mr. Olivier Puchard,
27 Sep 2020 - Glion, Switzerland - 27 September 2020 - Delegates representing the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah have agreed to immediately release a first group of 1,081 conflict-related detainees and prisoners, in accordance with the lists of agreed-upon names. This came today, in Switzerland, at the conclusion of the week-long fourth meeting of the Supervisory Committee on the Implementation of the Prisoners’ Exchange Agreement .
17 Sep 2020 - The Foreign Ministers of Germany, Kuwait, Sweden, and the United Kingdom co-hosted a meeting on Thursday 17 September 2020, in connection with the 75th United Nations General Assembly, with Ministers and representatives of United States, China, France, Russia, and the High Representative of the European Union, to discuss the urgent need for political progress in Yemen.
17 Sep 2020 - Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,I wish to start by reiterating my personal attachment to Yemen, which dates back to my time as High Commissioner for Refugees and I will never forget the generosity of the Yemeni people in hosting refugees.
15 Sep 2020 - Thank you very much indeed. Merci Monsieur le Président. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to brief the Council.
Monsieur le Président,
03 Sep 2020 - A meeting between the Group of Nine, a coalition of Yemeni women’s organizations and networks supporting the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and Muin Shreim, Deputy Head of Mission at the Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen, took place virtually on 18 August.
29 Aug 2020 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is deeply concerned by the major fuel shortages in Ansar-Allah controlled areas, and calls on the parties to work urgently with his Office to reach a solution that guarantees Yemenis’ access to their basic needs of fuel and oil derivatives and the use of associated revenues to pay civil servant salaries.
14 Aug 2020 - The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the condition of the Safer oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen. The aging tanker has had almost no maintenance since 2015 and risks causing a major oil spill, explosion or fire that would have catastrophic environmental and humanitarian consequences for Yemen and the region.