The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 10105th meeting

Security Council speakers call for relaunch of inclusive political process to end conflict in Yemen, as heightened violence threatens hard-won gains.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:17:43
• Production Date: 12 February 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: HANS GRUNDBERG
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; YEMEN SITUATION; CONFLICT; POLITICAL AFFAIRS; PEACE AND SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; FINANCIAL SITUATION; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; DETAINED PERSONS; MARITIME TRANSPORT; ARMED GROUPS; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 3536004
• Parent Id: 3534724
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10105 MIDDLE EAST 12 FEB 2026 AM

Description

Amid Yemen’s protracted, interlocking political, security and humanitarian crises, Security Council speakers today stressed the urgent need to relaunch an inclusive political process under United Nations auspices to achieve a negotiated settlement to the conflict.

Since the popular uprisings in early 2011, the UN has worked to help Yemenis find a peaceful solution. Despite progress in the political transition, fighting between Government forces, the Houthis, and other armed groups escalated in 2014, and the country is now fragmented, with multiple actors controlling different parts of Yemen. A UN-brokered truce in April 2022 helped reduce violence, but after more than a decade of conflict, Yemen continues to face a complex crisis.

• Briefer: Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (via video-teleconference)
• Briefer: Ms. Lisa Doughten, Director, Financing and Outreach Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Statements: All Council members, with Somalia speaking on behalf of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Somalia
• Statement: Yemen

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UN Meetings Coverage

S/PV.10105