BRIEFING TO UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL BY THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR YEMEN – MARTIN GRIFFITHS
Thank you, Madam President, and thank you for this opportunity to update the Council. As members are well aware, I have been mediating the text of the Joint Declaration for many months. I have been carrying out discussions…
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Statement by the Secretary-General – on Yemen
Yemen is now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades. In the absence of immediate action, millions of lives may be lost. This arises from the combination of a drastic reduction in funding for the…
Note to correspondents – in response to questions on Yemen and Saudi Arabia
In response to questions on a reported missile attack today, the Spokesman had the following to say: The Secretary-General expresses concern over the reported missile attack on Aramco oil facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – ِAttacks on Aramco oil facilities in Saudi Arabia
The Secretary-General condemns Saturday’s attacks on Aramco oil facilities in the Eastern Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claimed by the Houthis. The Secretary-General calls upon all parties to exercise maximum…
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Remarks by the Spokesperson of the United Nations' Secretary-General on Safer
Noon Briefing of 24 November 2020 And turning to Yemen, and the issue of the FSO Safer oil tanker, which we have been talking about for some time now. And I can tell you that we have now received an official letter from the…
Extracts from Awake at Night podcast: Interview with Martin Griffiths
Melissa Fleming 00:01 From the United Nations. I'm Melissa Fleming and this is Awake at Night. My guest this week is Martin Griffiths, the Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen, a country that has been devastated by…
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UN Special Envoy meets with civil society representatives from Taiz
3 December 2020 - Representatives of civil society from Taiz met virtually today with the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths to gather their views on a solution for Taiz in line with the Stockholm Agreement and…
Griffiths addressing Yemeni journalists in a webinar by CFI
Remarks by Special Envoy Martin Griffiths at a webinar on COVID-19 media coverage in Yemen
Remarks by the UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, at the opening of a webinar organized by the French Agency for Media Development (CFI), supported by the EU on COVID-19 media coverage in Yemen. Thanks a lot. Thanks very…
The Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen Meets with Representatives of Yemeni Civil Society working on issues related to prisoners and detainees
10 December 2020 – Representatives of Yemeni Civil Society working on issues related to prisoners and detainees, met virtually today with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen (OSESGY) and shared their views and…
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Security Council Press Statement on Yemen
The members of the Security Council condemned military escalation in Yemen, including in Marib, Hudeydah, and Taez, and called for engagement with UNMHA’s joint implementation mechanisms and implementation of the Global…
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Statement by the Secretary-General on the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement
Today marks the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement, a diplomatic breakthrough that offered a glimmer of hope that an end to the devastating conflict in Yemen was at hand. Unfortunately, far more needs to be done to…
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Press statement by UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths on the Riyadh Agreement implementation
18 December 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, welcomes the positive developments in the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement, including the formation of the new Cabinet. He congratulates President…