Speeches and Statements

Thank you, Mr President. Mr. President, allow me first to wish all Muslims around the world a blessed Eid-al-Adha. Mr. President, I will be briefing you today under worrisome circumstances. Before addressing the economic…

Thank you, Mr. President. Today I am addressing you from Aden, where I have had meetings with the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, and Vice President Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, as well as the…

Thank you, Madame President. Allow me to start by wishing Yemenis and Muslims around the world Eid Mubarak. Needless to say, we meet at a particularly dangerous moment in the Middle East. The need for broader regional de…

Good morning, everyone, or good afternoon. I am glad to be here with you today. I will just say a few words first about where we are with mediation efforts in Yemen. As I just briefed the Council, recent developments…

Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, allow me to start by wishing Yemenis, as well as Muslims around the world, a blessed Ramadan. May this holy month bring Yemenis, and people across the world, reasons to hope for a more…

Thank you, Madame President. Madame President allow me to state the obvious: we meet at a particularly challenging time for Yemen and for the region. Until recently, we were making steady progress in our mediation. And for…

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, expresses his concern about recent developments involving Yemen. The Special Envoy reiterates the Secretary-General’s call for all involved to avoid…

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, condemned the attack that claimed the lives of two soldiers from Bahrain and injured several others in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He offered his condolences to the Kingdom of…

Thank you Madam President. Madam President , thank you for the opportunity to update this Council on recent developments in Yemen and my efforts to mediate an agreement between the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah that…

Thank you very much. And thank you also for giving me this opportunity to brief the Council on the latest developments in Yemen and my efforts to mediate an agreement on the way forward between the Government of Yemen and…

Sabah El Kheir. It’s my pleasure to really to be here. I saw quite a number of you yesterday afternoon. I’m sorry I could not be with you due to the conflict in schedules. Due to a sudden change in the agenda of the Security…