Press releases
- 28 Jul 2024 - As part of the efforts to foster a sustainable peace process in Yemen, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) and UN Women Yemen recently held their fourth consultation meeting in Mukalla with 70...
- 23 Jul 2024 - Good morning, all, I am glad to be here with you today. I will just say a few words first about where we are with mediation in Yemen. As I just briefed the council, recent developments are bringing Yemen to a crossroads...
- 23 Jul 2024 - Last night, Monday, 22 July, the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah informed the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, that they agreed on several measures to de-escalate in relation to the banking sector and Yemenia Airways in...
- 21 Jul 2024 - • The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the reports of airstrikes earlier today in and around the port of Hudaydah in Yemen. Israel has claimed responsibility for the strikes, noting that this is in response for previous Houthi...
- 03 Jul 2024 - The ongoing round of negotiations about detainees in Oman is taking place in a positive and constructive atmosphere so far. The parties have reached an understanding about arrangements to release conflict related detainees that include Mohamed Qahtan. This round of negotiations...
- 18 Jun 2023 - The eighth meeting of the Supervisory Committee on the Implementation of the Detainees Exchange Agreement has concluded today in Amman, Jordan. Based on the positive momentum achieved earlier in March in releasing a large group of detainees, the parties engaged in detailed,...
- 30 Mar 2023 - The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen concluded on the 29th of March a two-day consultation with Yemeni women and men in Cairo, Egypt, on their vision and priorities for inclusive peace. The participants...
- 22 Oct 2022 - Amman, 22 October 2022 - I condemn the aerial attack claimed by Ansar Allah yesterday, 21 October, against the vessel at Al-Dubba oil terminal in Hadramawt governorate. This is a deeply worrying military escalation. At this critical...
- 02 Oct 2022 - “The truce that began on 2 April 2022 has offered a truly historic opportunity for Yemen. Building on the positive outcomes of the past six months, I submitted another proposal to the parties on 1 October to extend the truce for another six months, with...
- 18 Jun 2022 - Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to be here with you in Stockholm today. I am especially pleased to see so many Yemeni friends here. Allow me to start by thanking the organizers, Sana’a Center and the Folke Bernadotte Academy. They wanted to create a space...