He told the representatives that the current developments are the cause of deep concern. The Houthi fighters (Ansar Allah faction) in Yemen have conflicted with government security forces for the past several years, which have supported the alliance under the leadership of Saudi Arabia.
Special envoy informed the Security Council along with UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Flature on the difficulties facing human assistance in Yemen. He said that the situation is getting worse for women in the country.
The fight was stopped after the UN’s mediation efforts in April 2022, after which large -scale ground campaign has not started. However, military activities continue and violent conflicts are at risk of reappearing.
Hans Gundberg said that the war could not be allowed to erupt again. “The words matters. The intention matters. Indications matters. Mixing messages and inflammatory conversations can have real effects. “
Has Grundberg (on screen), a special messenger to the UN General Secretary for Yemen, addressed the meeting in the Security Council.
Obstruction of support efforts
In recent times, special messengers mentioned bombing, drone attacks, infiltration attempts in other areas including Marib, Shabwa, Taiz. At the same time, the Houthi fighters, while condemning the employees of UN and other organizations, were condemned to be detained and appealed to release them unconditionally.
UN Under General Secretary Tom Flature for emergency cases told the member countries that in the last few weeks, UN agencies have been facing financial assistance cuts, which has become a major challenge for life -saving humanitarian aid efforts.
He expressed concern that due to this, huge difficulties would arise for humanitarian support workers, where they may be forced to take the decision to help to save lives.
Strike on gender equality
Under General Secretary Tom Flature alerted before International Day on 8 March that sexual equality efforts in Yemen are deliberately furious.
The current crisis is affecting women and girls in an inequality. In 2021, Yemen was one step above the last rung in a gender trench index of the World Economic Forum, and since then there is no sign of progress in the situation.
Maternity mortality in Yemen is the highest in the Middle East region, which is more than 10 times compared to Saudi Arabia or Yemen. 1.5 million girls are out of schools and are being denied the right to get education, and they are trapped in the cycle of discrimination and violence.
Tom Flatcher has expressed apprehension that as the availability of assistance funds will decrease, the situation may worsen, but efforts will be continued to support them with available resources.
UN Emergency Assistance Coordinator Tom Flature apprised the representatives of member countries in the Security Council about the situation in Yemen.
The only way to move forward
The United States has identified Houthi fighters as a foreign terrorist organization, which is proving to be complicated international cooperation in peace efforts.
Special messenger Hans Grundberg said that the priests will have to keep a place safe with the intention of arbitration efforts for citizens, a fair and inclusive peace is important under the UN.
Hans Gundberg reiterated that he is ready to bring all the parties together to end this violent conflict that has been going on for more than a decade. He stressed that in any political process, Yemeni citizens of diverse background have to be included.
According to the special messenger, it is possible to achieve this, but it will need a favorable environment. It is important that we should not be weak in our resolve in realizing it for millions of Yemeni citizens.