Amman, 24 January 2025 - A three-day meeting between the Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen and representatives from the Joint Forces Command in the Military Coordination Committee (MCC) took place from 21 and 23 January in Amman to discuss different aspects of planning needed to achieve and sustain a ceasefire.
The meeting is part of the ongoing engagement by the Office of the Special Envoy on the security track.  It follows an earlier meeting in December with representatives from the Government of Yemen’s MCC Representatives. Since the six-months truce in 2022, the efforts of the delegations of the Military Coordination Committee, facilitated by OSESGY, have been pivotal to de-escalation efforts among the parties.
Discussion focused on an exchange of views on the current security context in Yemen and the region as well as the priorities that must be addressed before initiating a ceasefire process including confidence and trust building measures among the parties.
"The Office of the Special Envoy is actively engaging with all actors to lay the groundwork for a ceasefire that is not just a pause in fighting, but a step towards a sustained peace process. We are actively working with all stakeholders to address the necessary requirements for peace and to ensure that future ceasefires will lead to meaningful political dialogue and humanitarian relief," commented Sarhad Fatah, Deputy Head of Mission for Yemen, during the meeting.
The discussions are part of a series of engagements offered to the delegations to the Military Coordination Committee and were facilitated by leading international experts on ceasefire.