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Security Council Press Statement on Yemen

The members of the Security Council condemned military escalation in Yemen, including in Marib, Hudeydah, and Taez, and called for engagement with UNMHA’s joint implementation mechanisms and implementation of the Global Ceasefire call detailed in resolution 2532 (2020).

14 Dec 2020

The Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen Meets with Representatives of Yemeni Civil Society working on issues related to prisoners and detainees

10 December 2020 – Representatives of Yemeni Civil Society working on issues related to prisoners and detainees, met virtually today with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen (OSESGY) and shared their views and recommendations on ways to move the file of detainees forward.

10 Dec 2020

Remarks by Special Envoy Martin Griffiths at a webinar on COVID-19 media coverage in Yemen

Remarks by the UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, at the opening of a webinar organized by the French Agency for Media Development (CFI), supported by the EU on COVID-19 media coverage in Yemen.

10 Dec 2020

UN Special Envoy meets with civil society representatives from Taiz

3 December 2020 - Representatives of civil society from Taiz met virtually today with the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths to gather their views on a solution for Taiz in line with the Stockholm A

03 Dec 2020

Extracts from Awake at Night podcast: Interview with Martin Griffiths

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26 Nov 2020

Remarks by the Spokesperson of the United Nations' Secretary-General on Safer

Noon Briefing of 24 November 2020

25 Nov 2020

Note to correspondents – in response to questions on Yemen and Saudi Arabia

In response to questions on a reported missile attack today, the Spokesman had the following to say:

24 Nov 2020

Statement by the Secretary-General – on Yemen

Yemen is now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades. In the absence of immediate action, millions of lives may be lost.

20 Nov 2020