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I am extremely concerned about the military developments in Hudaydah. Further military escalation will have serious consequences on the dire humanitarian situation in the country and will have an impact on my efforts to…
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- Special Envoy
The Special Envoy is making good progress towards the production of a framework for negotiations as promised in his briefing to the UN Security Council in April. He plans to put that to the council in the first half of June…
UN Photo Manuel Elias
- Security Council
Mr. President, I took up my assignment as the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen. It began on 11 March. I approached this with gratitude to the Secretary-General for his trust, and a sense of privilege that I might…
- Secretary-General
3 April 2018 Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you all for being here today to show your solidarity with the women, men, girls and boys of Yemen. And I want to thank my co-chairs, the Governments…
Sana’a International Airport, 31 March 2018 - I just completed my first visit to Sana’a as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. This trip follows a visit to Riyadh where I met with the Government of Yemen. I am…
- Special Envoy
We are aware of fake Twitter pages pretending to be the official page of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. We confirm that the only official Twitter page for the Office of the Special Envoy of the…
UN Photo / Rick Bajornas
- Security Council
Mr. President, This is my last briefing to this Council before the end of my assignment as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. I began my assignment in April 2015, with Yemen already embroiled in a conflict that…
Sana’a, 11 January 2018: The opening of the Red Sea ports of Al Hudaydah and Saleef to commercial and humanitarian shipments is a constructive and welcome step. Yemen imports about 90 per cent of its staple food and nearly…
The Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen is deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in Yemen and the continuous violations putting the life of civilians at risk. The envoy urges all parties to fulfill…
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheick Ahmad (UN Photo - Jean Marc Ferre)
Amman 2 december 2017 - Updates on Recent Events in Sanaa and Northern Yemen There has been a sharp escalation of serious events in Sanaa and other governorates over the last 24 hours. We are deeply concerned by the…
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen, briefs the Security Council
UN Photo/Cia Pak
- Security Council
Mr. President, The parties to the conflict in Yemen are pursuing a futile and cruel military conflict, which is eroding the path to peace. At the same time, the people of Yemen are suffering from an entirely man-made…
- Security Council
Amman, Jordan Mr. President, Yemen today continues to traverse a critical and agonizing period as civilians pay a terrible price of an unending power struggle. Those who survive the fighting face death by famine or disease as…