Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).
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Special Envoy for Yemen's remarks to the Security Council [as delivered]
New York, UN Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Thank you Madame President. Madame President, in the past few weeks, Yemen has slid back into full-scale war, with hostilities spreading across…
Women and children who have fled conflict in Yemen go in search of water in Ta’iz.
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Yemen has returned to full-scale war, Special Envoy warns
On 9 October, the Security Council met to discuss the situation in Yemen. “In the past few weeks, Yemen has slid back into full-scale war, with hostilities spreading across multiple frontlines,” said Hans Grundberg, Special…
UNIFIL fully committed to its mandate until the last day of the mission
UNIFIL peacekeepers are fully committed to fulfilling the mandate given by the Security Council, in accordance with Resolution 1701, until the very last day of the mission. They carry out hundreds of operational and training…
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Yemen This morning, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen , Hans Grundberg, briefed the Security Council, warning that Yemen had returned to full-scale war, with fighting intensifying across multiple frontlines…
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Remarks by the Assistant Secretary-General at the Security Council on Ukraine [as delivered]
New York, UN Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific Madam President, Since our last briefing to this Council on 23 September, the attacks by the Russian…
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This Week in DPPA: 3 - 9 October 2026
A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Grundberg calls for renewed political engagement as fighting escalates in Yemen On 9 October, Special Envoy of the Secretary…
Statement by UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on latest attacks against Saudi Arabia
Amman, 11 October 2026 - I strongly condemn the continuing attacks against civilian infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Ansar Allah, including the latest attack on 10 October against King Khalid International…
Statement by the Secretary-General – on the attack on Riyadh
I am deeply shocked by and strongly condemn Saturday’s lethal attack by the Houthis on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which reportedly killed 12 people and injured hundreds of…
Representatives of the Two Cypriot Leaders Meet Ahead of Leaders’ Meeting
The representatives of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, Mr. Menelaos Menelaou and Mr. Mehmet Dânâ, respectively, together with their teams, met earlier today under the auspices of the United Nations Good Offices…
Statement by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, to the Security Council, October 12, 2026
Madam President, It is my pleasure to brief the Security Council once again on Colombia. The Council’s role has been critical in supporting C
Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
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‘These attacks must cease immediately’: Guterres condemns deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s main airport that Saudi authorities say killed 12 people and wounded more than 300. In a short statement issued late on Saturday, he said…
Peace Through the Lens: A Dual Portrait of Two Indonesian Women Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic
One is a naval officer, the other an engineer by training who later chose a military career. Both serve as photographers within the MINUSCA Force. In the Central African Republic, Lieutenant One Mirtha Asa Prasena and…