New York (agencies)
The UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, stressed that the armistice provides an important opportunity to reach a permanent solution in Yemen, noting that the formation of a presidential leadership council is an important step for the country’s stability.
He added, in a special session of the Security Council, yesterday, that violations must be addressed within the armistice mechanisms, encouraging the Yemeni parties to develop them.
In addition, the UN envoy said that the truce witnessed the entry of fuel and aid ships to the ports of Hodeidah, pointing to the need to open roads to Taiz in order to facilitate the movement of Yemenis.
He stressed the need to continue to implement and abide by the truce in Yemen, noting that it is temporary and fragile, and work must be done to stabilize it.
On the Riyadh consultations, the UN envoy said that they affirmed their commitment to a political solution, praising the decision of Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi to delegate his powers to the Presidential Leadership Council.
He stressed the need for Yemenis to engage in negotiations to reach a political solution, stressing that the formation of the Presidential Leadership Council is an important step for Yemen’s stability.
In parallel, Martin Griffiths, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs, said that the truce is important and has a positive impact on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, noting that the number of victims has decreased thanks to it.
He also explained that fuel and cargo ships arrive successively at the ports of Hodeidah, pointing to the necessity of transporting fuel from the Safer tank to safer warehouses.
Griffiths praised the role of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in helping the Yemeni currency recover, noting that the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the Cooperation Council contributed to supporting the Yemeni economy.
He also expressed his hope for a sustainable political solution to the conflict in Yemen, indicating the need for more funding for humanitarian programs, and said that a number of UN employees are still detained by the “Houthis.”
For his part, Yemen’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saadi, said that the Yemeni government chose peace as a way to end the conflict and achieve security, justice, equality and the rule of law that the Yemeni people aspire to.
In the statement of the Republic of Yemen to the UN Security Council at the open session held yesterday on the situation in Yemen, he stressed that the Yemeni government is ready to go to the utmost to achieve the people’s aspirations for peace, security and prosperity, but this cannot be achieved unless the Houthi militias succeed. » For peace and making real concessions for the future of Yemen and its people.
He called on the Security Council to assume its moral responsibilities and to exert more pressure on the militias to stop their aggression and abide by the truce, in the forefront of lifting the siege on Taiz, releasing prisoners on the principle of all for all, and engaging in the peace process led by the United Nations to end the war.
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