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STORY: UNGA79 / YEMEN
TRT: 3:25
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 26 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
1. Various shots, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
2.Wide shot, Yemeni President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi arriving at the podium
3. Med shot, Yemeni delegation
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen:
“The Government of Yemen remains committed to just and comprehensive peace in line with national, regional and international Terms of Reference. It is however necessary to strengthen its position to face any other choices in light of the ongoing Houthi militias escalation on the local and regional levels and their threat to international navigate to prevent the expansion and prolongation of this escalation, there's an urgent need for a collective approach to support the Government of Yemen and to reinforce its institutional capabilities, to protect its territorial waters and to secure all of its national territory.”
5. Wide shot, General Assembly
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen:
“By not taking seriously these militias and by keeping their headquarters in Sana'a, the United Nations unintentionally enabled these terrorists to take their personnel and assets as hostages and to use them as a bargaining chip to blackmail the international community and to achieve negotiation concessions that cannot be accepted under any circumstances. This ongoing situation cannot be defended or justified. The presence of UN headquarters in Sana’a emboldens these militias that are designated on terrorist lists, and it endangers relief workers and human rights defenders. Hence, the need to reconsider these policies and measures immediately.”
7. Wide shot, General Assembly
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen:
“The international community should seriously consider the devastating effects of these terrorist acts and to provide the vital infrastructure to defend maritime transportation vessels in Yemeni ports, to support the right of the Yemenis and of the Yemeni Government to benefit from their resources and improve their living conditions. Protecting the arteries of the Yemeni economy is necessary not only to recover and rebuild our future, but it is important also for the stability of the region and for the security of energy on the long term.”
9. Wide shot, General Assembly
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen:
“We reiterate our call to the international community to provide immediate, comprehensive support to address the devastating humanitarian conditions and to lay the foundations for long term economic recovery. This should include not only immediate humanitarian assistance to alleviate sufferings, but it should also include accountability mechanisms, especially in the regions under the Houthi control. It also requires greater investments in infrastructure, healthcare, education and sustainable development. It requires building the national capacities to curb the impact of climate change, which has left hundreds of victims and displaced thousands within the last two months.”
11. Wide shot, Yemeni President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi leaving the podium
Yemeni President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi said that his government “remains committed to just and comprehensive peace in line with national, regional and international Terms of Reference,” however it is necessary to “strengthen its position to face any other choices in light of the ongoing Houthi militia's escalation.”
President Al-Alimi addressed the General Assembly High-Level Debate today (26 Sep) in New York.
He reiterated “an urgent need for a collective approach to support the Government of Yemen and to reinforce its institutional capabilities, to protect its territorial waters and to secure all of its national territory.”
President Al-Alimi also said, “By not taking seriously these militias and by keeping their headquarters in Sana'a, the United Nations unintentionally enabled these terrorists to take their personnel and assets as hostages and to use them as a bargaining chip to blackmail the international community and to achieve negotiation concessions that cannot be accepted under any circumstances. This ongoing situation cannot be defended or justified.”
He added, “The presence of UN headquarters in Sana’a emboldens these militias that are designated on terrorist lists, and it endangers relief workers and human rights defenders.”
“Hence, the need to reconsider these policies and measures immediately,” the Yemini President said.
President Al-Alimi also highlighted, “The international community should seriously consider the devastating effects of these terrorist acts and to provide the vital infrastructure to defend maritime transportation vessels in Yemeni ports, to support the right of the Yemenis and of the Yemeni Government to benefit from their resources and improve their living conditions.”
He continued, “Protecting the arteries of the Yemeni economy is necessary not only to recover and rebuild our future, but it is important also for the stability of the region and for the security of energy on the long term.”
President Al-Alimi reiterated call to the international community to “provide immediate, comprehensive support to address the devastating humanitarian conditions and to lay the foundations for long term economic recovery.”
“This should include not only immediate humanitarian assistance to alleviate sufferings, but it should also include accountability mechanisms, especially in the regions under the Houthi control. It also requires greater investments in infrastructure, healthcare, education and sustainable development,” the Yemini President added.
He continued, “It requires building the national capacities to curb the impact of climate change, which has left hundreds of victims and displaced thousands within the last two months.”
