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The United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concluded a two-day visit to Brussels where he met with senior officials from the European Union and the government of Belgium. The Special…

Preparations are currently underway for Yemeni-Yemeni peace talks, to be held under the auspices of the United Nations in Kuwait starting 18 April. The talks aim to reach a comprehensive agreement, which will end the war and…

The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced today that peace talks for Yemen under the auspices of the United Nations will resume on 18 April in Kuwait. The talks aim…

New York, 15 December 2015- The Secretary-General welcomes the start of the Yemen peace talks today in Switzerland under the facilitation of his Special Envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. After months of civil war and thousands…

Switzerland, 15 December 2015- UN-sponsored consultations aimed at finding a durable settlement to the Yemen crisis started today in Switzerland. These consultations seek to establish a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire…

The Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, voices sadness at the death of Dr. Abdel Karim Al-Iryani who died today in a hospital in Frankfurt. Dr. Al-Iryani served previously as Yemen’s…