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Briefing to United Nations Security Council by the Special Envoy for Yemen – Mr. Martin Griffiths
Thank you very much, Mr. President, and a strong welcome to those in Sana’a, very good to see Sana’a on the screen. Thank you very much for this opportunity and I want to start by congratulating Muslims in Yemen and around…
Message from the UN Special Envoy for Yemen on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha
Amman, 31 July 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, extends his heartfelt greetings and best wishes to all the people in Yemen on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. “I wish all of you and your loved ones a…
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Cutting-Edge Tech in the Service of Inclusive Peace in Yemen
Th e participation of those affected by conflict - beyond combatants - in efforts to achieve peace in their societies is essential. But ensuring inclusion is a complex process in the best of times. What happens when…
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Note to correspondents from the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General. Yemen: Safer oil tanker
The United Nations stresses the urgency of resolving the ongoing threat posed by the Safer oil tanker, an aging floating storage and offloading vessel moored off Yemen’s west coast, 60 kilometres north of Hudaydah. Since the…
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STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON SAFER OIL TANKER
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the condition of the Safer oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen. The aging tanker has had almost no maintenance since 2015 and risks causing a major oil spill…
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A statement by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen on the importance of making fuel available in Yemen
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is deeply concerned by the major fuel shortages in Ansar-Allah controlled areas, and calls on the parties to work urgently with his Office to reach a…
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The Deputy Head of Mission at the Office of the Special Envoy meets with the Group of Nine
A meeting between the Group of Nine, a coalition of Yemeni women’s organizations and networks supporting the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and Muin Shreim, Deputy Head of Mission at the Office of the…
Briefing to United Nations Security Council by the Special Envoy for Yemen – Mr. Martin Griffiths
Thank you very much indeed. Merci Monsieur le Président. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to brief the Council. Monsieur le Président, Earlier this year, I warned that Yemen was, I think I called it, a critical…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT THE HIGH-LEVEL MINISTERIAL MEETING ON YEMEN
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to start by reiterating my personal attachment to Yemen, which dates back to my time as High Commissioner for Refugees and I will never forget the generosity of the Yemeni people in…
Joint Communiqué on the conflict in Yemen
The Foreign Ministers of Germany, Kuwait, Sweden, and the United Kingdom co-hosted a meeting on Thursday 17 September 2020, in connection with the 75th United Nations General Assembly, with Ministers and representatives of…
Message by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths on the International Day of Peace
“September 21 is the International Day of Peace. This day, the United Nations calls for fighting everywhere in the world to cease. As we observe the International Day of Peace, we should also reflect on these five years of a…
Joint press statement by the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen and the International Committee of the Red Cross on the fourth meeting of the Supervisory Committee
Glion, Switzerland - 27 September 2020 - Delegates representing the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah have agreed to immediately release a first group of 1,081 conflict-related detainees and prisoners, in accordance with…