09 Aug 2018 - Amman 09 August 2018 - I am deeply shocked by the appalling tragedy that claimed so many innocent lives today in Saada including children under the age of 15.
My heart goes out to the parents of those who were killed.
This should urge us all to exert more efforts to end the...
08 Aug 2018 - Amman, 8 August 2018 – The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, convened a consultative meeting of 22 public Yemeni figures and women activists, in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2018.
The two-day meeting, which discussed the resumption of the...
UN Special Envoy briefing the Security Council, 2 August 2018 @ UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe
02 Aug 2018 - Madam President, Members of this Council,
We meet at an important time. It has been two years – two years - too long since the Yemeni people had the chance for a negotiated end to this war. Today, therefore, as we meet we have the chance to weigh the...
21 Jun 2018 - Amman 21 June 2018 - I will continue my consultations with all parties to avoid further military escalation in Hudaydah, which I fear would have severe political and humanitarian consequences.
My priority now is to avoid a military confrontation in Hudaydah and to swiftly...
13 Jun 2018 - I am extremely concerned about the military developments in Hudaydah. Further military escalation will have serious consequences on the dire humanitarian situation in the country and will have an impact on my efforts to resume political negotiations to reach an inclusive...
05 Jun 2018 - Sana’a International Airport, 5 June 2018 - I am pleased to have visited Sana’a again. I had very productive meetings with senior leaders of Ansarallah and the General People’s Congress on my vision for the peace process which I will discuss with the Security Council...
15 May 2018 - The Special Envoy is making good progress towards the production of a framework for negotiations as promised in his briefing to the UN Security Council in April. He plans to put that to the council in the first half of June.
In this, the Special Envoy is grateful...
17 Apr 2018 - Mr. President,
I took up my assignment as the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen. It began on 11 March. I approached this with gratitude to the Secretary-General for his trust, and a sense of privilege that I might get the chance to do something to bring this...
01 Apr 2018 - Sana’a International Airport, 31 March 2018 - I just completed my first visit to Sana’a as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. This trip follows a visit to Riyadh where I met with the Government of Yemen. I am very pleased to have received such a warm welcome...
19 Mar 2018 - Today, I have the privilege of assuming the role of Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. It is a position I take very seriously.
The conflict in Yemen has produced one of the most dire humanitarian crises in modern history; state institutions have been severely...
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