The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 9978th meeting

Situation in Yemen ‘deeply fragile’ amid ongoing regional turmoil, Special Envoy warns, urging Security Council to support de-escalation efforts towards national ceasefire.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:28:57
• Production Date: 12 August 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: RAMESH RAJASINGHAM; HANS GRUNDBERG
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; OBSERVER MISSIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY; PEACE PROCESS; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; CEASEFIRES; FOOD SECURITY; HUNGER; CONFLICT; YEMEN SITUATION; VERIFICATION
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 3436592
• Parent Id: 3436134
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 9978 MIDDLE EAST 12 AUG 2025 AM

Description

The United Nations mediator for Yemen urged the Security Council today to support efforts to de-escalate fighting towards a nationwide ceasefire, advance political talks and economic stabilization, and work with regional and international partners to prevent the country from being drawn deeper into the Middle East conflict.

“The regional turmoil continues to erode prospects for peace and stability in Yemen, where the situation remains deeply fragile,” said Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, stressing the urgent need for proactive and pragmatic measures that can pave the way for peace in the country.

Yemen remains gripped by a protracted conflict that erupted in 2014 when Ansar Allah — the Houthis — forces seized the capital, Sana’a, prompting a military intervention in 2015 by an external coalition in support of the internationally recognized Government. Clashes between Government-aligned forces and the Houthis have continued despite intermittent ceasefires, economic collapse, humanitarian crises, and recent cross-border and maritime attacks linked to the wider regional tensions following the escalation of hostilities in Gaza have compounded the conflict.

• Briefer: Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (via video-teleconference)
• Briefer: Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva (via video-teleconference)
• Statement: His Excellency Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Panama
• Statements: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Russian Federation, Republic of Korea
• Statement: Guyana (on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia)
• Statements: France, China, Pakistan, United States of America, Denmark, Greece, Slovenia
• Statement: Yemen
   

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