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Briefing the Security Council, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said that, despite the expiry of the truce, the Yemenis continue to feel the benefits from the longest period of relative calm since the beginning of the conflict. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / YEMEN
TRT: 03:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 10 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters

10 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“Despite the expiry of the Truce, Yemen and its people continue to feel the benefits from the longest period of relative calm since the beginning of the conflict.”
4. Med shot, delegates, Grundberg on screen
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“Most importantly, this period of relative calm has opened the door for serious discussions with
Yemeni actors on the way forward toward ending the conflict. Discussions are ongoing, but – if we are to sustainably end the war – these talks have to reach a serious breakthrough.”
6. Med shot, delegates, Grundberg on screen
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“We cannot afford to seek a seasonal peace. The parties need to make further,
bold steps toward a peace that is sustainable and just. This means an end to the conflict that
promises accountable national and local governance; economic and environmental justice; and
guarantees of equal citizenship for all Yemenis, regardless of gender, faith, background or race.”
8. Med shot, delegates, Grundberg on screen
9. SOUNDBITE (English) David Gressly, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, United Nations:
“SMIT has certified to UNDP that the oil transfer can proceed, with the level of risk within an acceptable range. The Safer is fully stabilized for the ship-to-ship transfer of the oil.”
10. Wide shot, Gressly on screen, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) David Gressly, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, United Nations:
“The replacement vessel Nautica is preparing to sail from Djibouti. It will moor alongside the Safer and should begin taking on the oil by early next week. Once the transfer starts, it will take about two weeks. The completion of the ship-to-ship transfer of the oil by the start of August will be a moment when the whole world can heave a sigh of relief. The worst-case humanitarian, environmental, and economic catastrophe from a massive oil spill will have been prevented.”
12. Wide shot, Gressly on screen, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English), Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs / Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations:
“Humanitarian needs in Yemen will remain high for the foreseeable future. This year, the humanitarian community seeks to reach 17.3 million people out of a staggering 21.6 million people in need of assistance. Migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees are among the most vulnerable of these, and
their numbers are growing.”
14. Wide shot, Msuya on screen
15. SOUNDBITE (English), Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs / Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations:
“One of the main factors driving the immense level of humanitarian needs in Yemen is the deteriorating economic situation. Only by stabilizing the economy can we reduce the staggering number of people in need.”
16. Med shot, delegates, Msuya on screen
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah al-Saadi, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Yemen:
“The Yemeni government renews its commitment to pursuing the path to peace. We welcome all initiatives and efforts to end the war launched by the Houthi militia, alleviate the human suffering of Yemeni people, and achieve its aspirations for a comprehensive and sustainable peace based on the agreed terms of reference for a political solution.”
18. Med shot, al-Saadi sitting

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Briefing the Security Council today (10 Jul), the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said that, despite the expiry of the truce, the Yemenis continue to feel the benefits from the longest period of relative calm since the beginning of the conflict.

He added that this period of relative calm has opened the door for serious discussions with Yemeni actors on the way forward toward ending the conflict.

Also addressing the Security Council, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly, spoke about the status of the FSO Safer Operation.

He said that the Sana’a authorities provided authorization today for the oil transfer from the FSO Safer to the replacement vessel, which is good news, adding that the replacement vessel - Nautica - is preparing to sail from Djibouti. It will moor alongside the Safer and should begin taking on the oil by early next week.

Once the transfer starts, that will take about two weeks.

He noted that since the salvage ship Ndeavor arrived next to the Safer site on 30 May, the salvage company contracted by the United Nations Development Programme has done everything possible to stabilize the decaying Safer Tanker and prepare it for the removal of a million barrels of crude oil.

The Deputy Humanitarian Emergency Relief Coordinator, Joyce Msuya, told Council members that humanitarian needs in Yemen will remain high for the foreseeable future, and she called on the parties to fulfill their obligation to facilitate the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief.

She also reminded the Council members that the Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen is funded at just 29 percent this year.

Representing his country, Abdullah al-Saadi, Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, said, “The Yemeni government renews its commitment to pursuing the path to peace. We welcome all initiatives and efforts to end the war launched by the Houthi militia, alleviate the human suffering of Yemeni people, and achieve its aspirations for a comprehensive and sustainable peace based on the agreed terms of reference for a political solution.”

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