UN
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Briefings to the Security Council
November 2023
16 Nov 2023
October 2023
Closed session
13 Oct 2023
September 2023
Closed session
11 Sep 2023
UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, briefed the Security Council on recent developments in Yemen and his efforts to mediate an agreement between the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah that sets Yemen on a path to sustainably end the conflict.
16 Aug 2023
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, briefed the Security Council on the progress of peace mediation efforts.
10 Jul 2023
June 2023
Closed session
12 Jun 2023
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, briefed the Security Council on the latest developments in Yemen and on his continued engagement with the Yemeni parties and regional interlocutors to establish a ceasefire and launch a political process.
17 May 2023
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, briefed the Security Council today on the latest developments in Yemen and his peace efforts.
17 Apr 2023
UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg briefed the Security Council on the political developments in Yemen, the outlook forward.
23 Mar 2023
February 2023
Closed session
15 Feb 2023
UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg briefed the Security Council on the current situation in Yemen.
17 Jan 2023
December 2022
Closed session
13 Dec 2022
UN Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Yemen following the formal expiration of the truce on the 2nd of October, his current mediation efforts and the way forward.
22 Nov 2022
UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg briefed the Security Council that its united position on the renewal and expansion of Yemen’s truce has made it clear that the international community expects the parties to reach an agreement with a sense of urgency.
13 Oct 2022
September 2022
Closed session
08 Sep 2022
UN Envoy for Yemen briefed the UN Security Council on the current status of the extended truce in Yemen, as well as the proposed elements of an expanded one, outlining the tangible impact of truce implementation on Yemeni men and women.
15 Aug 2022
UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg briefed the UN Security Council. He highlighted what has been achieved in the three and a half months of the truce while he also pointed to the obstacles faced in implementation and efforts to overcome them. Mr.
11 Jul 2022
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg briefed today the UN Security Council on the latest developments in Yemen. Two and a half months into the truce, Mr. Grundberg took stock of the status of implementation of the truce, highlighted challenges and delineated the way forward.
14 Jun 2022
May 2022
Closed session
17 May 2022
In his briefing to the Security Council today, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg noted that since the start of the truce, there has been a significant reduction in violence and civilian casualties and no confirmed airstrikes inside Yemen or cross-border attacks emanating
18 Apr 2022
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg briefed the Security Council, noting that “Yemenis have been denied the possibility of living in peace for too many years,” stressing that “military approach is not going to produce a sustainable solution” as years of fighting in Yemen have only “destroye
15 Mar 2022
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg briefed the Security Council on the latest developments in Yemen, including efforts towards de-escalation and his plan to make progress towards an inclusive political settlement
15 Feb 2022
Madame President, 2022 is starting on a challenging note. The military escalation I described in this Council last month has accelerated as the parties are doubling down on military options.
12 Jan 2022
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, briefed the Security Council today about his recent consultations, the developments in Yemen, and his vision for a sustainable solution and an inclusive Yemeni political process.
16 Dec 2021
Nov 2021
Closed session
11 Nov 2021
The Special Envoy briefed the Council on his first visit to Aden and called on all parties to immediately de-escalate hostilities all around the country.
14 Oct 2021
I am honored to have been appointed the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, a position I started four days ago. I appreciate the expressions of support from Yemenis and the international community, including Council members.
05 Oct 2021
It is imperative to resume an inclusive, Yemeni-led political process to reach a negotiated solution to the conflict.
05 Oct 2021
July 2021
Closed session
05 Oct 2021
In the Security Council's session on Yemen today, Martin Griffiths briefed the Council for the last time in his capacity as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen as he prepares to assume his new role as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergen
04 Jul 2021
