News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

As delivered Switzerland, 27 September 2020 Shaikh Hadi, Abu Hilal, Esteemed members of the delegations, My co-chair Fabrizio, Our host Mr. Olivier Puchard, I would like to say thank you to all our Yemeni friends here for your efforts. I personally am extremely pleased to be here to announce that…

The Secretary-General welcomes today’s agreement between the parties to the Yemen conflict to release immediately 1,081 individuals who had been detained in connection with the conflict. The Secretary-General urges the parties to build on this momentum and finalize arrangements for the release of…

The Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen continued its gender inclusion efforts and organized a set of virtual skills-and-knowledge building workshops in September with the Yemeni Women's Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The workshops aimed at advancing the integration of gender analysis and…

Sana’a, 4 October 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Yemen Mr. Altaf Musani, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Ms. Lise Grande, and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Mr. Martin Griffiths welcomed the return today of patients who have been receiving medical care in Jordan for…

Amman, 8 October 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is following with deep concern the recent military escalation in Hudaydah governorate and the reports of a number of casualties among the civilian population, including women and children. "This military escalation not only…

Mr. President, thank you very much indeed. Thank you for this opportunity and I would like to start by an unusual comment saying we have some good news in Yemen today. And as you probably know since this morning, the skies of Yemen have seen what I like to refer to as an airlift of hope. The parties…

The Secretary-General welcomes the further release of detainees by the Yemeni parties on 15 and 16 October, in line with the agreement reached on 27 September for the release of over 1,000 people who had been detained in connection with the conflict. This is an important step in the implementation…

The members of the Security Council reiterated that only an inclusive political solution can end the conflict in Yemen and emphasised their steadfast support for UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths. They urged the parties to urgently endorse the UN-facilitated Joint Declaration proposals without delay…

15 Oct 2020 - Press conference by Martin Griffiths, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, on the situation in Yemen. https://youtu.be/hh2ELfAG-2M?si=D7kMUVogDLUB-KL6

Extract of the Secretary-General Remarks at the Security Council Meeting on the "maintenance of International Peace and Security: Comprehensive Review of the Situation in the Persian Gulf Region" 20 October 2020 I remain extremely concerned about the situation in Yemen, a local conflict that has…

29 October 2020 – The Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen (OSESGY) and UN Women Yemen renewed their commitment to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda and to advancing women’s meaningful participation and gender inclusion in the peace process during a virtual event commemorating the 20 th…

29 October 2020 - Thank you also Dina, for the privilege of being in this meeting with UN Women this is a great privilege for all of us, and of course all the participants in this very important and very timely meeting. Remarking what Laura has been telling us today the anniversary of that landmark…