The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 9692nd meeting

‘Only Way to Move Forward in Yemen Is to Find Mutually Acceptable Solutions through Dialogue, Negotiation’, Special Envoy Tells Security Council

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:26:38
• Production Date: 23 July 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: HANS GRUNDBERG; JOYCE MSUYA
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; POLITICAL CRISIS; CONFLICT SITUATION; PALESTINE QUESTION; POLITICAL MOVEMENTS; EMERGENCY RELIEF; ARMED GROUPS; YEMEN SITUATION; SPECIAL ENVOYS AND REPRESENTATIVES; LEGITIMACY OF GOVERNMENTS
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN; RED SEA; GULF OF ADEN
• MAMS Id: 3242518
• Parent Id: 3239267

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Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, elaborating on Yemen’s internal developments, warned that “escalation in the economic sphere has been translating into public threats to return to full-fledged war” and “all the predictable human suffering and regional implications this entails”. 

Spotlighting recent clashes along numerous front lines — including Al-Dhale’, Al-Hudaydah, Lahj, Ma’rib, Sa’adah and Taïz — he said “it is alarming that there are no signs of de-escalation, let alone a solution”. The continued targeting of international navigation in the Red Sea and its surrounding waterways is equally concerning. 

Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, citing the Hudaydah port as “a lifeline for millions of people across Yemen”, said the full impacts of Israeli strikes on its functioning “are not yet clear”. She warned against increasing food deprivation levels: “If we are to prevent food and nutrition insecurity from worsening further in the coming months, it is critical that food distribution resumes across Houthi-controlled areas.”

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