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...
26 Oct 2017 - Amman, 25 October 2017 - The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concluded today a four-day visit to Riyadh where he met with Senior Yemeni and Saudi officials.
The Envoy met with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek Al-...
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen, briefs the Security Council
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10 Oct 2017 - Mr. President,
The parties to the conflict in Yemen are pursuing a futile and cruel military conflict, which is eroding the path to peace. At the same time, the people of Yemen are suffering from an entirely man-made humanitarian catastrophe.
Clashes and exchanges of heavy fire...
19 Aug 2017 - Amman, Jordan
Mr. President,
Yemen today continues to traverse a critical and agonizing period as civilians pay a terrible price of an unending power...
12 Jul 2017 - Mr. President,
The situation in Yemen remains extremely grave. The intensity of the conflict increases day after day and the tragic humanitarian situation continues to worsen.
For a third successive year, Yemenis have seen the Holy month of Ramadan transformed from a month...
26 Jan 2017 -
Mr. President,
Thank you very much for the opportunity to brief this Council on the latest developments in the Yemeni peace process.
The last several months have seen a dangerous escalation of military activities with tragic consequences for the Yemeni people. Armed...
31 Aug 2016 -
Mr. President,
I am grateful for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the latest developments in the pursuit for peace in Yemen.
The last month has been tragic for Yemen. The departure from Kuwait without an agreement has betrayed the expectations of millions of...
21 Jun 2016 -
Mr. President,
I am grateful for the opportunity to brief the Security Council once again on progress in the Kuwait talks and on the prospects for Yemen’s return to peace.
Today I am providing this briefing from Kuwait, two months after the launch of the peace talks.
These...
16 May 2016 -
Kuwait - It has been a long week of sessions, in which we discussed a wide range of issues. Some sessions were promising and others tense. In spite of all of the challenges we are facing, the United Nations remains deeply committed to finding a peaceful...
16 Apr 2016 - Mr. President,
Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council once again on the latest developments in Yemen. This briefing comes on the eve of the next round of face to face talks in Kuwait, where I hope the parties will come to an agreement on a clear way to...
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