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13 Jan 2025 - Amman, 13 January 2025 - UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded today a visit to Iran’s capital Tehran, during which the resumption of a Yemeni-owned political process under the auspices of the United Nations was in focus. In Tehran, the Envoy met with Iran’s...
09 Jan 2025 - Amman, January 9, 2025 — The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Sana’a. He held discussions with senior political and military officials to renew engagement on the political process, focusing on addressing challenges and exploring...
31 Dec 2024 - New York, 30 December 2024
Madam President [US Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield],
Distinguished members of the Security Council,
The Middle East is witnessing yet another dangerous escalation.
The hostilities unfolding between Israel and the Houthis have taken...
27 Dec 2024 - The Secretary-General is gravely concerned about intensified escalation in Yemen and Israel. Israeli airstrikes today on Sana’a International Airport, the Red Sea ports and power stations in Yemen are especially alarming. The airstrikes reportedly ...
19 Dec 2024 -
The Secretary-General is following with grave concern reports of Israeli airstrikes earlier today in and around the ports of Hudaydah, Salif and Ra’s Isa and on power stations in Sana’a in Yemen...
18 Dec 2024 - A three-day meeting between the Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen and representatives from the Government of Yemen in the Military Coordination Committee took place last week in Amman to discuss the planning and management of ceasefires and transitional security...
11 Dec 2024 - Thank you, Madame President. Madame President, allow me first to take this opportunity to welcome my new colleague at the helm of OCHA, Under Secretary-General Tom Fletcher. I very much look forward to working with you. I would...
06 Dec 2024 - The Secretary-General renews his call for the immediate and unconditional release of the humanitarian personnel arbitrarily detained by the Houthis. It has been six months since the detention of more than 50 personnel from the United Nations, international and national non-...
03 Dec 2024 - Ms. Maha Awadh, head of Wogod for Human SecurityAmbassadors, excellencies and colleagues,Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I am delighted to address you at the opening session of the Feminist Summit, held for the...
03 Nov 2024 - The Deputy Head of Mission for the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen (OSESGY), Sarhad Fatah, concluded a week-long visit in Aden where he met with Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak, Foreign Minister Shayea Al-Zindani, Minister of State and Governor of Aden Ahmed...
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