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Al-Saadi

lines on the record: 605
first: 2011-07-12
most recent: 2023-10-25
sittings or episodes: 52
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“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I wish you and your friendly delegation every success. I would like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of India, for his able leadership of the Council last month. I also thank Mr. Grundberg and Ms. Mudawi for their briefings, and I thank Ms. Entesar Al-Qadhi for hers, which reflected the dire humanitarian situation in Ma’rib governorate as a result of the continued Houthi offensive against the city and crimes committed against civilians and internally displaced persons (IDPs), particularly women and children. The offensive against the city must stop immediately to avoid exacerbating the humanitarian situation.”
2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8854 (2021) · source
“The Yemeni Government holds the Houthi militias fully responsible for any damage caused by the floating FSO SAFER oil tanker after they obstructed the arrival of the United Nations technical team to conduct an assessment and maintenance operations. We warn against the worst disaster in the Red Sea, which would have serious economic, humanitarian and environmental consequences in the event of the largest oil spill in history due to the repeated rejection by the Houthis. It would damage the ecosystems in the Red Sea, lead to a collapse of the fishing sector in the region and affect international shipping lanes and the global economy. We once again call on the United Nations to step up its efforts to reach the tanker and carry out the necessary measures without delay before the occurrence of that impending disaster.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“That would be achieved by supporting the efforts to strengthen the capacity of the national economy and prevent the collapse of the national currency by taking many measures, such as establishing a mechanism for the disbursement of donor funds for relief work in Yemen through the Central Bank of Yemen, which would help to support the value of the national currency and economic stability, as well as by including development priorities and needs in all humanitarian interventions towards achieving an early recovery by focusing on community economic activities, implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and shifting from relief work to supporting development areas and the productive and economic sectors.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“We call for an end to such practices in order to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches the millions who are in need. We also call for an end to attempts by the militias to widen the scope of the humanitarian disaster. The considerable efforts made by the Yemeni Government to alleviate the destructive economic repercussions of the war are insufficient. In that regard, we reiterate the call to the international community to contribute by providing urgent support to the Government’s efforts and by assisting its measures and plans to achieve economic stability and prevent the dangerous consequences of the growing humanitarian disaster.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“We call upon the international community and human rights organizations to shoulder their legal and ethical responsibilities with regard to such systematic crimes against civilians and internally displaced persons, which aim to thwart international efforts to bring about peace. We also call upon the Security Council to assume its role, stop such attacks, alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people and push towards a political solution to end the conflict. Houthi militias are also obstructing relief efforts by international organizations and United Nations agencies in areas under their control. They are adopting starvation policies while disregarding the humanitarian suffering and the loss of livelihoods of millions of Yemenis. The militias are exploiting the tragic situation of Yemenis to mislead the international community.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“The continued attacks by the Houthi militias on Ma’rib governorate and the systematic targeting of civilians and camps for internally displaced persons using ballistic missiles, drones and various heavy weapons have led to increased suffering of the more than 2 million displaced people. They have also led to the killing of civilians, the majority of them women and children, in addition to the daily killings perpetrated by those militias using heavy and medium weaponry on inhabited areas in Tazz. Snipers have also targeted civilians, causing a significant number of casualties. Those represent crimes against humanity and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“Those militias also use the Stockholm Agreement to destabilize Yemen and the region while targeting civilians and civilian locations in Al-Hudaydah, where scores of attempted attacks by Houthi militias supported by the Iranian regime have been thwarted. The militias impose limitations and place obstacles to obstruct the work of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA). The Government has stressed before the Council in many occasions the need to move UNMHA headquarters from Houthi-controlled areas so that it can discharge its mandate.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“All Yemeni people want to live in peace and enjoy stability and prosperity. They would like to overcome the current challenges caused by the coup d’état and move towards reconstruction while addressing the economic and humanitarian impacts of the conflict. The Houthi militias have used Al-Hudaydah and its ports as a base from which to prepare and launch booby-trapped vessels that are controlled remotely and to plant sea mines, in addition to engaging in piracy. That constitutes a threat to regional and international peace and security, in particular because it targets, in an unprecedented manner, international navigation and trade routes, which, in turn, affects global energy security on one of the most important international maritime waterways in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandab Strait.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“In that regard, we stress the need for the international community and the Security Council to shoulder their responsibilities and bring pressure to bear on the Houthi militias to choose peace and stop the escalation of violence and killing of Yemenis. The lack of decisive action has encouraged the militias to continue the war and reject peace initiatives and any engagement with the international community and the Security Council. We look forward to productive regional and international efforts to reach a political solution in Yemen, with positive results that would meet the aspirations of the Yemeni people for stability, security and development while easing the humanitarian suffering that they have endured since the coup d’état perpetrated by the Houthi militias in 2014.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“We have responded positively to the various options and endeavours to bring about peace and end this loathsome and absurd war in order to maintain the security, unity and stability of Yemen and ease the humanitarian suffering. We have agreed to compromise in order to stop the bloodshed among the people of Yemen and reach a comprehensive political settlement, in line with the political terms of reference agreed, namely the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcome of the Comprehensive National Dialogue and Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2216 (2015). Those terms of reference are the basis for a genuine national partnership and peaceful coexistence among all segments of the Yemeni population. They pave the way for a new and democratic Yemen.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“They continue with their intransigence and arrogance while rejecting all regional and international solutions and initiatives aimed at bringing about a comprehensive and lasting peace. Houthi militias continue their military escalation against cities and camps for displaced persons while targeting civilians and civilian locations in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Government of Yemen, represented by His Excellency Mr. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi, President of the Republic, underscores once again its eagerness to put an end to the conflict, which has led to the worst humanitarian crisis and to the displacement of millions of Yemeni people.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“Hans Grundberg as the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. He has our full support in his efforts to resume the political process and reach a comprehensive political solution to put an end to the coup d’état and war fuelled by the Houthi militias. We call for recent efforts to continue and be built upon while discouraging any new tracks and ideas that would prolong the suffering of the Yemeni people without investing in the achievements registered to date. I would also like to thank Ms. Henrietta Fore for her briefing. Our Yemeni people cannot endure any more humanitarian suffering or additional burdens. Houthi militias, supported by the Iranian regime, continue with their destructive approach and aggression against the country and its social fabric.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I wish you and your friendly delegation every success in your tasks. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of France, for a successful presidency last month. I thank my dear brother Assistant Secretary- General Khaled Khiari for his briefing and welcome Mr. Martin Griffiths, who is present with us today and briefed us on the most recent developments on the humanitarian situation in Yemen since he assumed his new post. I wish him every success. We stand ready to cooperate with him so as to ensure success in his upcoming tasks. The Government of Yemen once again welcomes the appointment of Mr.”
2021-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8840 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, it is time to silence the guns and ring the bells of peace, and for the Houthi militias to take advantage of the opportunity to bring about peace and engage with international, United Nations and regional initiatives to end the war. They must come to the negotiation table and prioritize the interests of the Yemeni people and end this conflict.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“Over the past years and months, those militias have sabotaged every effort by the United Nations to allow access for an inspection team to assess the damage, repair the tanker and empty it. They have repeatedly reneged on their commitments. They continue to use the issue as a means of bargaining and blackmailing. The Security Council plays an important role and shoulders great responsibility in preventing the impending disaster, which would damage the ecosystems in the Red Sea, lead to a collapse in the fishing sector, pollute groundwater and affect global shipping and economy. We once again call on the Council to exert maximum pressure on the Houthis to prevent a catastrophe that would be the worst of its kind in history and affect millions of people. Yemen, the region and the world would pay the price for generations to come.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“We call on the international community to stop being silent and comprehend the magnitude of the crisis and the crimes that threaten the present and future fate of Yemeni children living in areas under the Houthis control. We call on it to put an end to this unprecedented grave violation of all laws and international conventions related to the rights of children. Past experience and discussions with the Houthi militias confirm that they fail to understand the language of dialogue and do not care about the international community and the Security Council’s appeals. They continue to ignore the environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe waiting to happen should the FSO SAFER oil tanker explode, sink or leak.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“We call on the international community to continue its generous support in order to address the humanitarian and economic challenges in Yemen by supporting the plans and programmes of the Government with a view to providing the basic needs of citizens and implementing development projects. There is also a need to establish a mechanism to manage donor funds for relief efforts in Yemen through the Yemeni Central Bank. That would help to stabilize the value of the national currency and support the national economy. The Houthi militias continue to recruit thousands of children in the areas under their control. They force them out of their homes and schools and send them to a deadly fate at various front lines. They have established so-called summer camps to instil in thousands of children a culture of hatred and terrorism.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“The militias have also abused the Agreement to reinforce their forces and attack Ma’rib and Al-Jawf governorates and to impose restrictions on the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA). The Yemeni Government reiterates once again the need for UNMHA to move to an area outside Houthi control in order to discharge its mandate, including by investigating the killing of Colonel Mohammed Slahi of the Government team. The Yemeni Government is addressing all the challenges and difficulties that have arisen from this war, which was not of our choosing. We appreciate the efforts of the United Nations and international partners to mitigate the suffering of Yemen despite the lack of funding for the humanitarian response plan.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“The Houthi attack against Ma’rib must not obscure the atrocious situation in other Yemeni cities, including Taiz and Al-Hudaydah, which were both included in the 2018 Stockholm Agreement. Taiz has endured more than six years of Houthi siege, and its inhabitants are unable to move around freely and struggle to meet their basic needs. In Al-Hudaydah, the port receives about 80 per cent of humanitarian assistance, and the humanitarian situation there is worse than it was before the adoption of the Stockholm Agreement. The security and military situation has deteriorated significantly, and the Houthis are exploiting the city to manufacture mines and launch drones and boats loaded with bombs in order to extend the war and threaten the security and stability of Yemen and the region and of maritime navigation.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“Now I think of the charred corpse of the 5-year-old girl who fell victim to the ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis at a fuel station in Ma’rib while dozens of cars were waiting for fuel — an attack that claimed the lives of 21 civilians, including children and women. I apologize for showing the charred corpse of the innocent girl killed in this attack. These crimes testify to the brutal atrocities of the Houthi militias and are an extension of their intentional attacks against residential neighbourhoods and internally displaced persons’ camps in Ma’rib. They are seeking to kill as many civilians as possible, in a clear response to sabotage all efforts to end the war.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“This escalation reflects the criminal, terrorist behaviour of these militias and their allegiance to the Iranian regime, which aims to create chaos, wars and crises. Their actions demonstrate their determination to sabotage the efforts of the international community and the Security Council in recent months that seek to end the war and the suffering of the Yemeni people. The Yemeni Government holds the Houthis fully responsible for obstructing those efforts for peace and for continuing this meaningless war. However, we will continue to extend our hand in peace because we believe that the great Yemeni people deserve to live in security, peace, stability and prosperity.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“While the Yemeni Government has welcomed and supported those efforts in order to achieve a comprehensive and inclusive peace and national reconciliation, the Houthi militias have responded to that positive engagement with further escalation and brutal attacks on the city of Ma’rib, which now hosts the largest concentration of displaced persons and continues to suffer attacks with ballistic missiles, drones and other forms of heavy weaponry. In addition, civilian targets in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been targeted. The Houthis have refused to accept a comprehensive ceasefire, as called for by the Secretary-General and welcomed by the Yemeni Government and the coalition.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“We have demonstrated great flexibility and offered compromises, one after another, in order to save Yemeni blood and end the suffering of the Yemenis with a view to achieving a comprehensive and lasting peace based on the parameters of the political solution, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcome of the Comprehensive National Dialogue and Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2216 (2015).”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“We further value the role of the sisterly Sultanate of Oman, which is based on a comprehensive ceasefire as the key humanitarian step to address all humanitarian and economic issues, including the reopening of Sana’a airport, facilitating access to oil derivatives through the ports of Al-Hudaydah under the Stockholm Agreement and the resumption of the peace process to end the war. The Government has also positively engaged with those proposals and with all diplomatic and political efforts.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“The conflict has taken a heavy toll on our nation and the Yemeni community as a whole. The human suffering of Yemenis is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. It has painfully affected the economic, social and living conditions of the people, who must suffer the repercussions of this crisis caused by the unjust war waged by those militias. The Yemeni Government reiterates its full support for the current initiative to end the conflict and its support for all the efforts of the United Nations through Special Envoy Griffiths and the efforts of the United States Administration through its Special Envoy, Mr. Tim Lenderking We also welcome the recent initiative by the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to end the Yemeni crisis.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): I thank Mr. Mark Lowcock for his briefing and wish him every success in his new endeavours. I also thank Mr. Martin Griffiths for his briefing. Since he is leaving us, I would like to express my thanks and appreciation for all his efforts. We look forward to working with him in his new tasks and wish him every success. I also thank my dear sister, Ms. Najiba Al Naggar, for her briefing. We were hoping that she would mention the violations against Yemeni women living in areas under the control of Houthi militias, who are subjected to sexual violence, arbitrary detention and torture. She mentioned only the mahram issue. For more than six years, our Yemeni people have suffered from the Houthi coup against the State, the legitimate authorities and the aspirations and choices of our people.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Mr. Martin Griffiths, proposed a three-step solution that is still the optimal one: first, assessment and urgent repairs; secondly, maintenance and the removal of the oil and, thirdly, the disposal of the tanker and the sale of the oil to cover the salaries of civil servants under the supervision of the United Nations. In conclusion, we look forward to the Council upholding its responsibilities in this matter and taking strict and deterrent measures by seriously exerting pressure on the Houthi militias to stop manipulating this issue and waging political blackmail in this situation. Their behaviour is unethical. We cannot stay silent anymore and appease the Houthi militias, because we are racing against time. What we could do today might no longer be possible tomorrow.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“Many countries, organizations and research centres have also sounded repeated warnings regarding the need for urgently addressing the tanker issue, given that this is a situation that could directly or indirectly endanger 15 million people and produce losses of more than $21 billion in the agriculture and fisheries sectors, as well as the impact of pollution, which could affect not only the Red Sea but also the Bab El-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden as well as the neighbouring countries and maritime navigation. This would be compounded by the adverse humanitarian and economic impacts that would result from the closure of the port of Al-Hudaydah for at least six months. That could lead to an increase in prices of 200 per cent, not to mention the humanitarian suffering created by the Houthis’ senseless war against the Yemeni people.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“My Government has sent many letters to the Council to sound the alarm on the increasing potential environmental, humanitarian and economic risks and has requested that the Council assume its responsibilities to prevent such a disaster and to oblige the Houthi militias to honour their repeated promises and take effective and tangible measures without delay so as to allow the United Nations technical team to access the tanker for evaluation and maintenance purposes. Resolutions 2511 (2021) and 2564 (2021) stress the environmental and humanitarian risks as well as the need to allow a United Nations team to access the tanker without delay in order to conduct assessment and maintenance activities. They also stress the responsibility of the Houthi militias in that regard.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“In the course of several briefings to the Security Council, Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, repeatedly warned of the catastrophic effects that an explosion or the leakage of more than 1.1 million barrels of oil could cause and its effect on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. On 15 July 2020, at the request of my Government, the Council convened a special meeting (see S/2020/721) to warn about the expensive humanitarian, environmental and economic costs that could result from a leak or an explosion and lead to ominous effects.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“The Council must also take decisive measures today to avoid this disaster and send a strong and clear message to the Houthis in order to avert an environmental calamity. Allow me to clarify a few points. Since the year 2018 — and even back in 2017 — the Yemeni Government has been warning about the tanker given a lack of assessment as to its condition and the carrying out the necessary repairs and maintenance. There was a suggestion that the United Nations undertake negotiations with the Houthi militias to permit a United Nations technical team to access the tanker to evaluate the situation and carry out urgent repairs and the necessary maintenance. Yet the Houthis have continued to manipulate the situation as a bargaining chip while ignoring the grave consequences of this disaster.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“All Council statements during the previous period called on the Houthis to allow a United Nations technical team to access the tanker in order to assess the situation and conduct urgent repairs, in addition to emptying it. They all held the Houthi militias responsible. The statements called for taking realistic measures on the ground, but unfortunately nothing has happened. The Houthi militias instead ignored the Council’s appeals and those of the international community and met them with stubbornness and no response. Today, therefore, we are on the brink of a grave environmental disaster that would compound the humanitarian catastrophe affecting the Yemeni people as a result of the coup led by the Houthi militias against Yemenis.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“On the contrary, the situation with regard to the tanker has deteriorated further, and the humanitarian, environmental and economic consequences that would result from a possible disaster due to its explosion or leakage are increasing. Houthi militias continue their stubborn behaviour while rejecting all calls from the international community and the Security Council as well as rejecting all initiatives and efforts, including those of the United Nations, to resolve the problem. Not only are the Houthi militias refusing to cooperate; they have also gone so far as to say recently that the United Nations is responsible for the delay and have accused it of looting the resources allocated for assessment and maintenance.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you and Estonia, a friendly country, every success. I also thank the Permanent Representative of China for his presidency of the Council last month. We highly value the convening of this important meeting to consider the issue of the FSO SAFER oil tanker. We are meeting today nearly a year after the holding of the special Security Council meeting that took place on 15 July 2020 (see S/2020/721) to consider the same issue. The question is: what has been achieved since that meeting? To date, the answer is, nothing at all.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8786 (2021) · source
“They are also depriving civil servants of their salaries and causing food prices to soar. We reiterate that we in the Government stand ready to take all the measures necessary to provide unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people. In conclusion, our great people look forward to an end to this unjust war, the alleviation of the people’s suffering and the achievement of fair, equitable, comprehensive and sustainable peace, which they well deserve, and which is enshrined in all regional and international terms of reference.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“In response to what my friend the representative of Germany said, I would reiterate that the Government of Yemen is a Government of all Yemenis. The Government spares no effort, within the available resources, to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people throughout all governorates — without discrimination — including those controlled by Houthi militias. The Government provides all the facilities necessary for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to those in need throughout Yemen. Unfortunately, it is the Houthis who are obstructing and withholding aid in the areas they control. They also misuse oil products to sell on the black market. They are pillaging port revenues to finance their futile war and for personal gain. They are trying to create shortages of fuel products in the areas they control.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“The Houthis have repeatedly denied the United Nations team access to the tanker to assess its condition and carry out initial repairs and offload its contents in order to avert an environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe in the Red Sea and the region. That is further egregious defiance of the international community and the Security Council’s determination to avoid an impending catastrophe, one that draws closer with each passing day. We reiterate our call on the Council to shoulder its responsibility and adopt a strict position in order to spare Yemen and the region a catastrophe whose effects could last for decades. The Council should exercise pressure on the Houthis, who continue to procrastinate and to manipulate the situation to use this issue for political blackmail.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“We believe in the importance of releasing all prisoners, detainees, forcibly disappeared persons and those under house arrest, including the four covered by Security Council resolutions. The Government emphasizes the principle of all for all under the Stockholm Agreement, given the humanitarian importance of the matter. We call upon the Special Envoy, the International Committee of the Red Cross and all international mediators to uphold the Stockholm Agreement and hasten its implemention. The subversive acts and piracy of the Houthi militias and their use of the FSO SAFER oil tanker as a ticking time bomb threaten both Yemen and the region.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“The outbreak of the coronavirus disease pandemic has aggravated the humanitarian crisis and put further pressure on the health sector, which was already vulnerable and lacking the resources to address the pandemic. Notwithstanding the efforts by the Government to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, the challenges remain enormous. We call on the international community to support the Government’s efforts to address the economic and development challenges and bolster the national currency in order to stabilize livelihoods. The Government of Yemen stresses its commitment to the implementation of the agreement recently concluded in Switzerland and to release the first group of prisoners and detainees.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“Maeen Abdulmalek, with the various political stakeholders have resulted in progress towards forming a new Government that will uphold — not undermine — national values, foremost among which are the unity, stability and territorial integrity of Yemen, along with a focus on providing basic services, safeguarding the national currency and implementing the necessary reforms for the functioning of State institutions. We have incurred great economic losses due to the coup by the Houthi militias. It has hampered the development process and reversed decades of gains, destroyed the private sector, causing the worst humanitarian crisis, and pushed millions of Yemenis to the brink of famine and poverty. It has also created the largest wave of internal and external displacement, the likes of which Yemen has not seen in its modern history.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“Under the guidance of His Excellency President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and with the support of our Saudi brethren, the Yemeni Government has made strides in the implementation of the Riyadh agreement, which aims at achieving stability and restoring State institutions, as well as unifying national efforts to put an end to the militias’ coup and the Iranian project in Yemen and the region. From the very outset, the Yemeni Government has been quite willing to provide all the necessary support for the implementation of the agreement, for we believe in the importance of concerted efforts towards reconstruction and development under the authority of the State. The consultations carried out by the interim Head of Government, Mr.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“The recent shelling by the Houthis of an economic or industrial complex in Al-Hudaydah, and the resulting aggravation of the humanitarian crisis, are yet further evidence of the disregard of the Houthi militias for the lives and livelihoods of the Yemeni people. They also obstruct the work of the United Nations Mission in Support of the Hodeida Agreement. For that reason, we again call for relocating the Mission to an area not under the control of the Houthis.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“They continue to pursue military escalation in the Al-Durayhimi district of Al-Hudaydah, and prior to that in Ma’rib, Al-Jawf and Taiz. They work to pre-empt this agreement, and in particular Al-Hudaydah agreement. They continue to violate the ceasefire. They use Al-Hudaydah as a platform to launch rockets and booby-trapped drones against civilian neighborhouds. They launch barbaric attacks against public and private economic institutions, lay mines, target shipping routes, smuggle weapons and steel humanitarian aid. All of this is taking place in flagrant violation of the Stockholm Agreement.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“They are the cause of all of the suffering of the Yemeni people today. The Houthi militias did not stop with those violations. They continue to tear apart social cohesion along abhorrent sectarian and ethnic lines. They disrupt State institutions and target the education sector. The Yemeni Government upholds the Stockholm Agreement and has responded positively to all calls and initiatives throughout the past five years, so as to achieve peace and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people. However, the results on the ground since the Stockholm Agreement clearly point to the indifference of the Houthis to the implementation of the agreement. They are even indifferent to the timelines and deadlines of the agreement, so much so that it became meaningless.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“Unfortunately, however, they took advantage of the peaceful atmosphere to mobilize and take control of several areas, including Sana’a, thereby actually rebelling against the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference and the aspirations of the Yemeni people. President Hadi and all the political segments of Yemeni political society tried as much as possible to salvage the political process and the transition period, spare Yemeni blood and avoid plunging Yemen into war, as is the case now. As all members are aware, the partnership and peace agreement was signed, and the Houthis participated in the Government. However, they controlled all Government institutions because they are armed — they never gave their weapons — and they rebelled against the Government, putting the President under house arrest. They continued war and escalation.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“Added to that is the stealing of civil servant’s salaries, the weaponization of humanitarian assistance, the blackmailing of the international community through the FSO SAFER tanker issue and military escalation in densely populated cities, in addition to disrupting agreements and seizing resources. The Houthi militias do not believe in peace or dialogue. Why do I say that? Because we have experiences with these militias. There was a political process in Yemen. The was a transition period in Yemen in 2011. There was the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism. The Houthis participated in the Comprehensive National Dialogue.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“Our hand is still extended for peace. However, unfortunately, it is met only with impertinence and intransigence by the Houthi militias towards all agreements and understandings, as always. This is in addition to the obstacles they create and their insistence on subversion and taking advantage of the suffering of the Yemeni people and blackmailing the international community. All of that has amplified the suffering of the Yemeni people. The intransigence of the Houthi militias is evident in the absurdity whereby the economic issue is manipulated and the national currency is undermined.”
2020-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8770 (2020) · source
“Recently, the Government of Yemen displayed additional flexibility and made further compromises to respond positively to all calls and suggestions aimed at achieving progress in the comprehensive peace process, including the draft joint declaration. Unfortunately, however, as always, the Houthis have continued to come up with new conditions and preconditions. The Government of Yemen welcomes the Secretary- General’s call for a ceasefire and has unilaterally observed one, so as to provide an opportunity for Mr. Griffiths’ efforts to arrive at a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire and resume the political process. We have extended our hand and shown all possible flexibility in dealing with peace options. We have made many compromises, for we want to save our war- and disaster-ravaged country — our humane and historic civilization.”
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“The main task for the Government and the people of Yemen is to achieve fair, lasting and sustainable peace based on the terms of reference for a political solution, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolution 2216 (2015). Peace is an irreversible option, but it will materialize only through ending the coup and restoring the institutions of the State, which looks after the interests of all its citizens. In order to achieve that sublime goal, the Government has spared no effort to provide support for the efforts of Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and has engaged positively with all options for peace.”
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“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to extend my congratulations to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation on his assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish him and his friendly delegation every success. We also wish everyone good health and safety. The Government of Yemen, under the leadership of His Excellency President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour, continues to work towards ending the war imposed on the Yemeni people by Houthi militias since 2014.”
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