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Al-Saadi

lines on the record: 605
first: 2011-07-12
most recent: 2023-10-25
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“They could also undermine the Council's efforts to achieve a comprehensive political solution based on the agreed terms of reference, one that meets the aspirations of all the Yemeni people and fulfils their desire to build a new, federal Yemen based on the principles ofjustice, equality, respect for the law, good governance and national partnership for peace, rather than war and destruction. Following the agreement reached at the sixth joint meeting in Al-Hudaydah of the Redeployment Coordination Committee on 8 and 9 September, we nevertheless are gravely concerned about the continued shelling, incursions and violations of the ceasefire in various directorates in Al-Hudaydah governorate.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“The Government expresses its commitment to implementing the Stockholm Agreement; which is a positive step forward in terms of building trust, alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people and achieving the lasting peace we so desire. The Yemeni Government has demonstrated great flexibility in order to save the Stockholm Agreement. However, the stubborn armed Houthi militias are playing for time and have duped the international community while prolonging the war and the people's suffering and undermining the peace efforts sponsored by the United Nations through its envoy, Mr. Griffiths.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“The Yemeni Government has undertaken tremendous endeavours and made tireless efforts to put an end to the crisis and to return to the rightful path of achieving an overarching, peaceful solution based on the agreed terms of reference, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council and its executive mechanism, the outcome of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference and the relevant Security Council resolutions, especially resolution 2216 (2015). We have expressed our full support for the efforts undertaken by Mr. Griffiths and for all other international efforts aiming to achieve lasting peace in Yemen. The Yemeni Government, in its commitment to achieving lasting peace, has taken part in a number of discussions, the most recent of which were held in Sweden.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“We thank the Kingdom for its efforts to preserve the foundations of the Yemeni State and the interests of our Yemeni people. We thank it for its opposition to the Houthi coup, and we value its efforts to ensure that we do not overlook the coalition's goals: supporting State legitimacy, uniting all efforts to put an end to the coup d'e'tat and addressing the Iranian interference in Yemeni domestic affairs and the region.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“We value the Kingdom's position, which totally rejects the recent escalation of violence in the interim capital, Aden, and a number of southern governorates. We also thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its rejection of all the repercussions of those military attacks and for its strong insistence on the restoration of all civilian and military institutions in the quest for Yemen's full security, stability, unity and territorial integrity. Indeed, any threat to Yemen's stability is a threat to the Kingdom's security and stability. We also commend the clear position ofthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in supporting the Government of Yemen as represented by the President of the Republic of Yemen, His Excellency Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“Unfortunately, on 28 August we were taken by surprise by air strikes waged by the United Arab Emirates on our military troops posted in Aden. To curb the bloodshed, we withdrew our units from the interim capital of Yemen. The next day we were also surprised by continued illegal air strikes, in violation of the coalition's goals, against the national army in Aden and in Abyan governorate. Those attacks claimed the lives of many national army soldiers and injured numerous others. We reaffirm our unequivocal condemnation of the continued efforts to arm and support military formation groups outside the State framework, for whatever reason. Moreover, the Government of Yemen welcomes the appeals for dialogue made by the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“It has deflected us from our main objective: the Houthi coup d'etat supported by Iran. On 8 August, military formation groups of the Southern Transitional Council waged a military rebellion, the second following a similar attempt in January 2018. Those military groups operating outside the State framework attacked legitimate Government forces, their positions and their facilities in Aden. Following that attack, the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which heads the coalition, along with its wise leadership, made great efforts to contain this crisis, and we appreciate that. Nevertheless, the rebels continued attacking State institutions in two other governorates, Abyan and Shabwah. The national army opposed the attacks, which run counter to the coalition proclamations, and was able to force those military formation groups to withdraw.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“In that regard, the Government of Yemen affirms its solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in combating attempts to undermine its security and stability. We support all measures taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to fight terrorism and ensure security and stability in the region. Developments since 8 August in the temporary capital Aden and in some governorates in southern Yemen - including the armed rebellion by the Southern Transitional Council, supported by the United Arab Emirates - require us to seriously and transparently review the situation in order to overcome this dilemma, address its causes and prevent its repercussions. The dilemma is marked by the taking control of State civilian and military institutions, as well as an assault on public and private property.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Russian): First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country's presidency of the Security Council this month and wish you and the delegation of the Russian Federation every success. (spoke in Arabic) I would like also to welcome Mrs. Kelly Craft, Permanent Representative of the United States, and wish her every success. I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their briefings. The Republic of Yemen condemns in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack perpetrated against the two ARAMCO facilities in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last Saturday at dawn. It was a drone attack.”
2019-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8619 (2019) · source
“It is high time for the Security Council to assume its responsibilities and implement its own resolutions relating to Yemen, as well as to bring an end to the suffering of Yemeni people due to the unjust war, now entering its fifth year, led by the Houthi militias with the support of Iran.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“We categorically reject the use of Yemeni territories by the Houthi militias for launching such attacks against neighbouring countries. As a remarkable step, the Houthi militias have normalized their relations with the Iranian regime. Indeed, they have now even appointed a Yemeni Ambassador to the Iranian regime. The Yemeni Government totally rejects this act by the militias and the political regime in Iran. We condemn it, as it explicitly contravenes the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions by seeking to legitimize the presence of the armed militias, in Violation of State sovereignty.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“Even women were not spared from violations by the armed Houthi militias. The militias have also been impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid, terrorizing humanitarian workers and illegally seizing their personal belongings as well as those of humanitarian organizations in Sana'a, while also disrespecting their independent status. They practice violence and compulsion on beneficiaries and impose administrative and bureaucratic impediments on them. The Houthi militias try to use hunger as a means to impose their sectarian armed agenda. The Yemeni Government condemns in the strongest terms the attacks against the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the Houthi militias, most recently targeting the Shaybah oilfield.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“Armed Houthi militias continue all kinds of stark and explicit violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law. Those violations include arbitrary detention, abductions and abuses against Yemeni civilians in the absence of legal proper procedures. The militias are randomly using huge quantities of landmines in all the areas under their control, including Al-Hudaydah and Taiz governorates, as well as in coastal villages along the Red Sea. Indeed, at least 172 civilians have been killed and 136 injured by landmines since January 2018. Moreover, improvised explosive devices have been placed at sea, posing a threat to international navigation. They further restrict the movement of civilians in and around Taiz governorate by setting up barriers and trenches and using snipers.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“We call on the Secretary-General and the Security Council to urgently take the necessary measures in order to put pressure on the Houthi militias so that they allow a technical team to assess the situation and start emptying and maintaining the tank as soon as possible. Regrettably, more than two months after that call, the technical team did not accomplish its mission because the Houthi militias did not allow it to reach the tanker, turning a blind eye to the natural catastrophe that could be unleashed, which would harm all the coastal States surrounding the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, not to mention international transport passages in the region and the economic as well as environmental damages that will affect the livelihoods of all coastal populations dependent on fishing.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“The Yemeni Government underscores once again the need to implement the Stockholm Agreement, in particular the Al-Hudaydah Agreement, as a necessary step for building trust, establishing lasting peace in Yemen based on the agreed terms of reference and alleviating the suffering of our Yemeni people. We call for the launching of redeployment operations, pursuant to the agreed operations plan, and the implementation of the tripartite verification mechanism that covers all those operations. The situation relating to the floating oil tanker FSO SAFER, in the port of Ras Isa, which is carrying 1,140,000 barrels of crude oil, is particularly alarming. The Yemeni Government contacted the United Nations and its agencies on that situation in March.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“The Yemeni Government welcomed the call of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia addressed to the Yemeni Government and all parties to meet in Jeddah in order to maintain the constant Yemeni national interests. We dealt with it positively and with high degree of flexibility knowing the Kingdom's good faith and sincere intentions. Despite that call, forces of the Southern Transitional Council supported by the United Arab Emirates have continued at all levels the military escalation on the ground. Accordingly, we renew our rejection and condemnation for the continued financial and military support provided by the United Arab Emirates to the southern transitional forces, which is unlawful, and we call to cease such support immediately.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“The Yemeni Government values the distinct and sincere position of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz A1 Saud, and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz A1 Saud, as well as the communiques of the Arab Coalition for supporting the legitimate Government led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular the communique dated 10 August, which calls on the rebellious militias to withdraw from all civilian and military facilities; allow for the return of legitimate forces to such facilities; hand over weapons pillaged from military bases; stop interfering in the functions and works of State institutions; stop all violations against innocent citizens and military, security and civilian authorities throughout the regions controlled by the Southern Transitional Council; and stop subjecting the city of Aden and its peaceful population to further chaos and fighting.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“The Government further calls on the United Arab Emirates to immediately cease providing support to those rebellious militias, to conform with the aims of the Coalition and to stop supporting plans that would undermine the unity, security and stability of Yemen as well as the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which leads the Coalition against the Iranian plan in Yemen and the region.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“I would like to explicitly underscore that, without the full support provided by the United Arab Emirates to plan, stage and finance the rebellion, it would not have happened. The disintegration plan is full swing despite all the calls for calm from the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Yesterday's attack in Abyan governorate continues today against the military police headquarters, a special security forces encampment and other State institutions. The Yemeni Government holds the Southern Transitional Council and its supporter responsible for the military rebellion.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“A few days ago, the temporary capital of Aden and the State institutions were subjected to an armed rebellion against the legitimate Government by the so- called Southern Transitional Council and its Security Belt Forces, which receive financial, logistical and media support from the United Arab Emirates. The Yemeni Government reiterates its position as set out in its Foreign Ministry communique of 10 August, which described the events in Aden as an armed rebellion that undermines Yemen's stability, security and unity and is at variance with the main aim of the coalition that supports legitimacy in Yemen - ending the coup d'etat and Iran's interference in Yemen and the region.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“The solution would be based on the agreed terms of reference, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference and the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2216 (2015). The current developments also prolong the conflict and hamper efforts to end the coup d'e'tat staged by the rebellious Houthi armed militias supported by Iran. The coup led to a large-scale humanitarian disaster, while a settlement would lead to the recovery of the hijacked State institutions and meet the aspirations of the Yemeni people to build a new federal Yemen based on justice, equality, the rule of law, peace, security and development.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I congratulate you, Ambassador Wronecka, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you and the delegation of friendly Poland every success. I would also like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings. Current developments in Yemen complicate international efforts and the efforts of the Council to achieve a political settlement to the conflict in Yemen.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8598 (2019) · source
“Peace should be based on the agreed terms of reference, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference, the relevant Security Council resolutions - in particular resolution 2216 (2015) - and the reinstatement of the hijacked State institutions.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“We welcome the cooperation and the serious work of Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. We cannot overestimate the importance of a protective approach towards children, with due consideration for our remarks on the report and the significance of changing the monitoring mechanisms that rely on the parties or teams in Sana'a and accelerating the implementation of agreed plans and programmes. In conclusion, the conflict in Yemen will be resolved only when its root causes are duly addressed and a sustainable peace is achieved, thereby ending the suffering of the Yemeni people.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“We look forward to accelerating the implementation of the updated plan of action and road map, which were signed in 2014. We also look forward to the visit to Yemen of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Gamba, to gain a first-hand overview of what is happening on the ground and direct experience ofthe efforts being made by Yemen, especially in terms of the efforts made by the centre for the rehabilitation of child soldiers in Marib to reintegrate children. We call on international organizations to establish similar institutions for the reintegration of children. We welcome the fact that the report of the Secretary- General on children and armed conflict (S/2019/509) takes note of the progress and commitments made by the Yemeni Government in favour of the protection of children.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“It will indeed be very dangerous for the future generations of Yemen if these extreme ideologies are not eradicated and eliminated. The Yemeni Government reiterates its commitment to protecting children and shielding them from armed conflict. In fact, that has always been the commitment of the Government. The commitment manifests itself in a number of actions taken by the Yemeni Government. Given that we are short on time, I will not single out all these actions, but we will inform the Council about them in writing. The armed Houthi militias have established summer camps to attract children into their ranks, which is an extension of their approach to exploiting Yemeni children, in violation of all international laws and norms.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“The militias have drawn them to the battlefront, tempting them with money to sustain their families and ultimately shoving them into the pits of death. These processes of recruitment have included children in schools, orphanages and juvenile institutions in local communities, while more than 1.6 million children have been denied education in the past two years alone. They have also embarked on shelling, demolishing 2,372 schools in part or in whole. They have used more than 1,600 schools as prisons and military bunkers, which has jeopardized the lives of these children. The children of Yemen living in the areas controlled by these militias are brainwashed and indoctrinated through the teaching of a warped curriculum filled with notions that glorify violence, sectarianism and incitement in a way that will have a very long-term impact.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“We also welcome the Executive Director of UNICEF. The Houthi militias have recruited more than 30,000 children and are using them in the conflict. These children have therefore become susceptible to violations, including killing, maiming and sexual violence, and are denied humanitarian aid, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,279 children, constituting an egregious violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law as well as all protocols and conventions on the protection of the children. The Houthi's rebellious militias have destroyed the lives of more than 4 million Yemeni children, forcing them to look for work owing to the deteriorated economic and humanitarian conditions caused by the war being waged there.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today's meeting, and to congratulate Poland on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish the Polish delegation every success and I thank you for holding his open debate on children and armed conflict. I like also thank Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, for the extensive efforts she and her Office are making to protect children in conflict zones. These efforts are of great importance to the Yemeni Government, as the recruitment or use of children as soldiers is one of the six grave violations prohibited by Yemeni legislation, in accordance with the Yemeni Child Law and international conventions.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Before I conclude, I would like to say that Houthi militias continue to target civilians, including women and children. I listened to Mr. Lowcock's briefing. I would have liked to hear him talk about the children and the women who have been targeted by snipers, which is a practice used by the armed militias. A nine-year-old child was targeted at his home by a Houthi sniper two days ago. Gratitude and tributes have been expressed and made to people on Council sanctions lists who are the perpetrators of violations against the Yemeni people. Those same persons are responsible for bureaucratic obstacles. Following the Council's meetings, those people then send messages to say that they agree to the various provisions, simply so that they can dodge responsibility in the eyes of the Council.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Pressure must be exerted on the militias to force them to release all detainees, prisoners, people under house arrest, disappeared persons and those who are imprisoned by the militias. Houthi militias also impose taxes on schools under their control. Many of the schools that are unable to pay those taxes have closed their doors, which increases the suffering of children who no longer have access to education and are caught up in the conflict. Furthermore, the heads of the militias have opened holiday camps. They force parents to send their children between the ages of6 and 16 to the camps so that they can brainwash them with sectarian ideas to encourage them to go to the front lines. That is a violation of the rights of the child and a methodological destruction of the present and the future of those children.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Houthi militias have imposed death sentences on 30 activists and academics, after kidnapping and subjecting them to physical and psychological torture over many years. We call on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary-General to intervene and do all in their power to revoke those unjust sentences, handed down by a court that has no authority or legality and uses justice as a tool to oppress those who oppose it. The trials and death sentences, which are extrajudicial, are not in favour of citizens on the lists of the prisoner exchange programme under the Stockholm Agreement. Such unlawful acts are being carried out by illegal armed groups that have no authority to hand down such sentences.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Twenty employees of the French Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development were detained and prevented from leaving the Bani Qais directorate and Hajjah governorate. Their passports were confiscated for a week. The Yemeni Government calls on the international community and the Security Council to condemn the violations committed by Houthi militias, put pressure on them to lift all barriers they have imposed on humanitarian agencies and allow the United Nations, in particular the World Food Programme, to play its full role and uphold its noble humanitarian responsibility in Yemen. Our Government stresses and affirms that we will continue to provide all necessary support to facilitate the delivery of that humanitarian assistance.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Militias have also struck four relief trucks and targeted WFP depots and storehouses and the Red Sea Mills. They have burned thousands of tons of cereal, which could have fed 3.7 million people. The militias have detained employees of international organizations and prevented them from visiting the affected areas to assess the humanitarian situation. They manipulate access permits, planned visits and the names of the beneficiaries of assistance. That aid is diverted and then sold on the black market. At times, local organizations are set up and run by Houthi militia leaders in order to monopolize aid distribution. International personnel have been forced out and local civil servants have also been detained.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Militia heads are involved in that practice, demonstrating contempt for morals and international law. This constitutes a crime and a clear violation of international laws and norms. The international community has remained silent in the face of such crimes and violations. Houthi militias continue to starve the Yemeni people by stealing humanitarian and food assistance provided by international organizations and agencies. Customs barriers are being set up against the trucks delivering aid in governorates under militia control. Houthi militias have prevented the entry of 88 vessels containing assistance and oil products. Seven vessels have been attacked in the Red Sea. Three hundred and eighty-eight trucks - some of which were carrying medicines to combat malaria and cholera - have been looted.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Our Government was recently able to stabilize the national currency, while bolstering State revenue, combating money-laundering and the illicit trade in oil products and strengthening financial and banking institutions, which, undoubtedly, reduced and alleviated the humanitarian crisis. The Houthi militias continue to divert and steal food assistance, including from the World Food Programme (WFP), and hinder humanitarian access. The Yemeni Government declares that the Houthi militias are responsible for the decision taken by the WFP on 20 June to partially suspend its operations in the area under militia control, in particular Sana'a. That decision will affect 850,000 of the most vulnerable people, including women and children. Houthi militias continue to block and target food assistance.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“To remedy the crisis, the international community must support the peace efforts, based on the agreed parameters to put an end to the coup d'e'tat, restore the State institutions and support our Government's efforts. Our Government fully plays its role by adopting plans and programmes to address developments in every area. Our Government is also leading the way in implementing reforms to address challenges and adopting effective policies to build the State's institutions. We also work hard to provide services, revive the economy, reinvigorate construction and restore normal life. Ultimately, the Yemeni Government is responsible for all Yemenis, wherever they may be - in all governorates, without exception.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Our Government calls on the international community and the Council to fulfil their responsibility to maintain regional and international peace and security and take deterrent measures to ensure that Iranian regime is held to account for its actions, in particular perpetuating the war in Yemen and providing weapons to the Houthi militia, thereby jeopardizing the security and stability of the region, in particular the security of Bab Al-Mandeb, one of the most important trade passages in the world. The situation in Yemen is not simply a humanitarian crisis. The crisis is important, of course, but it is the result rather than the cause of the situation.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“That demonstrates that there is a manifest will to perpetuate the war, derail the peace efforts and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis. A few weeks ago, we saw a Houthi militia demonstration of their military arsenal. When we compare what we saw during that demonstration with what we saw in a demonstration by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in 2019, there is proof of the origin of the weapons used to kill the Yemeni people and to target civilian structures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as to threaten international maritime navigation. That is a clear challenge for the international community and a violation of Security Council resolutions, in particular resolutions 2216 (2015) and 2140 (2014).”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Following the Stockholm Agreement, the militias have dug trenches, strengthened their military positions, opened up new front lines and fanned the flames of the humanitarian crisis. Rockets and drones have been launched against the Yemeni people and against civilian infrastructure, as well as the friendly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since the Stockholm Agreement, the Houthi militias have continued their military escalation, targeted cities and violated international humanitarian law and human rights law. They have launched drones and rockets against the Yemeni people and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They have also targeted international maritime navigation. For its part, the Iranian regime is supporting those militias by providing them with arms and military technology used in terrorist operations.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“We will demine and fill the trenches in Al-Hudaydah, as well as in the ports of Al-Hudaydah, Saleef and Ras Isa. Unfortunately, confidence-building measures are difficult to establish when the United Nations has failed to exert pressure on the Houthis to open up crossing points in Al-Hudaydah. It is difficult to undertake such confidence-building measures when meetings have been held in the middle of the sea. Since the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement, we have seen over the course of the past eight months that no tangible progress has been made to date, apart from what had already been announced in terms of a unilateral withdrawal - a show that has been staged by the militias.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“We reject any unilateral measure. We also reject the staged withdrawals of the Houthis, which are a clear and established violation of the Stockholm Agreement, as well as the relevant Security Council resolutions. Those withdrawals do not respect past agreements. We stress the importance of opening crossing points and facilitating the movement of United Nations personnel in Al-Hudaydah. Such obstructionist practices by the militias have led to the failure of bilateral meetings in the city, which resulted in the latest meeting of the RCC taking place in a United Nations vessel off the coast in the Red Sea. Our Government is working to correct the redeployment operation and avoid the shortcomings we have seen in the past, namely, during the first phase of redeployment. We will work in accordance with the established agreements.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“We reject any attempt to manipulate the interpretation of the Agreement to achieve other ends or justify the practices and obstinacy of the Houthi militias, which want to shirk their obligations for achieving peace and are able to create obstacles so that they can control Al-Hudaydah and its ports by misleading the international community. In that regard, the Yemeni Government stresses the importance of implementing their redeployment in accordance with what has been agreed, as well as the tripartite Verification and Inspection Mechanism. Each phase of redeployment must be accomplished before the subsequent stage is initiated. The second stage of redeployment must be implemented after establishing the legal authority and security services in charge and agreement has been reached on the mechanism for the collection of revenues.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Our Government has taken care to support the efforts of the United Nations, represented by Special Envoy Griffiths and Lieutenant General Lollesgaard, Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) in order to implement the Stockholm Agreement and to achieve a political settlement according to the agreed terms of reference, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative, its Implementation Mechanism, the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference and the relevant Security Council resolutions, chief among which is resolution 2216 (2015). Our Government is committed to the full and complete implementation of the Stockholm Agreement for the release of prisoners and detainees and the lifting of the siege on Taiz.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): I congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you and your delegation every success. From the outset, following the instructions of Mr. Mansour Hadi Mansour, President of the Republic, the Yemeni Government has demonstrated openness and flexibility and made concessions and initiatives to establish peace, end the coup d'etat, restore State institutions and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.”
2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8578 (2019) · source
“It should compel the Houthi militias to fully implement the provisions of these resolutions with the aim of achieving sustained peace, end the coup and its consequences and alleviate the suffering inflicted on the Yemeni people as a result ofthe war waged by those armed and rebellious militias. The Security Council should also maintain regional and international security and stability.”
2019-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8551 (2019) · source
“The Houthis continue to target civilian facilities in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the latest of which is Abha International Airport, as well as international navigation routes. They are doing so with the support and instruction of the Iranian regime, which reflects the scale of the threat posed by these extremist militias. Those terrorist acts constitute a blatant challenge to the international community and a clear message to the world that the militias do not believe in peace and have no interest in peace. The Yemeni Government calls on the Security Council to take the necessary robust measures against those militants and the forces that support them. In conclusion, it is time for the Security Council to live up to its responsibilities and implement its resolutions on the conflict in Yemen.”
2019-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8551 (2019) · source
“This disaster will also pose a dangerous threat to the lives of Yemenis for decades to come before demining is undertaken, with the cooperation of the international community. This is a disaster that has not been seen in any country since Second World War. With regard to the FSO SAFER oil tanker off the coast of Al-Hudaydah, the Yemeni Government has sent an urgent letter to the Secretary-General and to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, drawing their attention to the decay of that vessel and the potential risk of a humanitarian and environmental disaster as a result of an oil leak. The Yemeni Government has already expressed its full support and determination to cooperate in assessing the situation of the tanker and how it can be maintained. It is the Houthis themselves who are hindering access to the tanker.”
2019-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8551 (2019) · source
“The Yemeni government renews its call for the necessary measures to be taken against the practices of those militias that target residential neighbourhoods and defenceless civilians, including women and children. The people of Yemen are suffering not only from a humanitarian disaster and crisis as a result of the Houthi's coup, but also from a hidden disaster of which the international community and the Security Council may not be aware. That disaster has been caused by the laying of more than 1 million landmines and explosive devises by the Houthi militias since the beginning of their coup d'etat, and has killed and will kill hundreds of civilians, including women and children, while thousands of civilians will be permanently disabled.”
2019-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8551 (2019) · source
“There must be no ambiguous messages, which are liable to be misinterpreted by the Houthis and strengthen their practices in violation of the resolutions of the international community and the Security Council. The violations and crimes perpetrated by the Houthi militias, supported by Iran, continue to target civilians, including women and children, which is a blatant breach of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. This is taking place against the backdrop of silence on the part of the international community, which is not shouldering its legal and moral responsibilities to protect civilians. More robust measures must be taken by the international community to put an end to the violations and heinous crimes perpetrated by the Houthi militias against the Yemeni people.”
2019-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8551 (2019) · source