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@ UN OCHA/Giles Clarke
23 Dec 2018 - Read the news at UN News It has been a “terrifying” year for Yemenis but ultimately one of hope, as December talks in Sweden yielded a ceasefire around a key port city with the promise of further substantive consultations between the warring parties next month, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, told UN News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. -
17 Dec 2018 - The ceasefire in Hudayda shall enter into force at 00:00 on 18 December 2018, local time. The Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), the joint committee in charge of implementing the Hudayda Agreement, is expected to start its work swiftly to translate the momentum built up in Sweden into achievements on the ground.
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17 Dec 2018 - Preamble: This is a humanitarian issue and it shall not be subject to any political scores or other matters and the perspective of parties shall be to reunite the bereaved families, as it is endorsed in Islam.
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Photo credit: UN photo/Eskinder Debebe
15 Dec 2018 - Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of this Council, I come before you today with some good news and a message of hope. -
14 Dec 2018 - Martin Griffiths to Al Jazeera - UpFront: "The outcome of Sweden is the first big step forward"
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13 Dec 2018 - The Parties, After holding consultations under the auspices of the United Nations from 6-13 December 2018 in the Kingdom of Sweden,
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Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden
12 Dec 2018 - On the sidelines of the Sweden Consultations, the Yemeni Women’s Technical Advisory Group held meetings with the two parties as well as members of the diplomatic community and the Foreign Minister of Sweden, Ms. Margot Wallström. -
Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden
11 Dec 2018 - Sweden, 11 December 2018 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, held a press conference on the fifth day of the political consultations between the Yemeni parties. -
08 Dec 2018 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, commends the positive spirit the two parties are demonstrating in the Sweden Consultations. “The two parties are engaged in a serious and constructive way in discussing the details of confidence building measures, the reduction of violence, and the framework for negotiations. We hope we will achieve progress during this round of consultations”. -
