05 Sep 2021 - Hello everyone
My name is Hans Grundberg and today, I take up my duties as the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen. I’m honored and humbled by this important task.
As many of you know, over the course of the last decade, I have come to love and respect your beautiful country...
15 Jun 2021 - Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to be here with all of you. I just briefed the Council on the situation in Yemen. This was the last briefing in my capacity as Special Envoy. I’m grateful for the privilege of having served this beautiful and rich country for the past three...
15 Jun 2021 - Thank you very much. Mr. President, and I want to thank you and all the members of the Council for the privilege that I have had serving as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen this past three years. This will be my last...
31 May 2021 - Good afternoon, Thank you all for being here today.
The United Nations has been mediating between the parties to achieve a nationwide ceasefire, lift restrictions on the freedom of movement of people and commodities to and from Yemen, and relaunch the political process. These...
13 May 2021 - Amman 13 May 2021 - I extend my wholehearted wishes to all Yemenis for a blessed and joyous Eid al Fitr.
This is an occasion to celebrate the values of compassion and kindness, and perseverance - values that should guide us all in our efforts to put Yemen on the track...
12 May 2021 - Thank you, Mr. President. I would of course like to begin by extending my warmest best wishes to Yemenis and to Muslims around the world on the occasion of Eid al Fitr, which is I think today or tomorrow.Mr. President...
15 Apr 2021 - Thank you very much,Mr. President.Allow me to start perhaps by extending my warmest wishes to the people of Yemen and Muslims around the world for the Holy Month of Ramadan, which is now with us. Ramadan Kareem...
12 Apr 2021 - Berlin, 12 April 2021- Heiko thank you very much indeed, thank you very much for those words. And more importantly thank you also, through you, to Germany for your leadership and for the efforts you make on behalf of the Yemeni people. It’s very...
16 Mar 2021 - Thank you very much Madam President, and congratulations on your assignment to this Council. It will be no surprise to anyone here that I am returning to this Council, yet again, to report a...
14 Jan 2021 - Thank you very much Mr. President, and welcome to the new members of the council looking forward to our very close association in the months to come. 2020 ended on a harrowing note for...
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