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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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“We must bring more pressure to bear on the militias to prevent an imminent disaster. In conclusion, we are concerned that the Council might be holding its next meeting on the issue once the disaster has happened and that we will then just be discussing its repercussions. Such an outcome would only magnify the suffering of the Yemeni people at the hands of the Houthi militias. The meeting rose at 12.05 p.m.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“Secretary-General António Guterres also warned, in a letter to the Security Council, against the continued delays and procrastination by the Houthi militias, which are preventing United Nations technical teams from reaching the tanker to assess the situation and remove the oil. The international community and the Council have made every effort to prevent such a catastrophe, the possibility of which is looming larger by the day. Despite everything I have mentioned, the Houthi militias continue to exploit this issue and use it for political blackmail, proposing unrealistic conditions to the United Nations with total disregard for all our efforts. We call on the Security Council once again to shoulder its responsibilities and adopt firm measures to counter this intransigence and procrastination.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“Griffiths, including the first draft of the joint declaration on a ceasefire, confidence-building measures related to economic and humanitarian measures and the resumption of a political process, have all been agreed upon by the Government of Yemen without any reservations. Mr. Griffiths knows that full well. But who rejected those proposals at the beginning? It was the Houthis, and this begs the question: why? Because they want to change the facts on the ground and want continued suffering for the Yemeni people. The Yemeni Government has warned for almost two years of a potential environmental and economic catastrophe due to oil leakage from or the sinking or explosion of the FSO SAFER oil tanker and of the terrible repercussions of such an incident on Yemen, the countries of the region and international navigation in the Red Sea.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“We must restore the money that was withdrawn from the special account in the Central Bank and agree on an expenditure mechanism for the money that was collected previously and that will be collected later, so that those revenues can be used to pay salaries based on 2014 payroll records. Such revenues must not be confiscated or used by militias to finance their absurd war against Yemen and the Yemeni people. They are exploiting the suffering of the Yemeni people, in a desperate attempt to cover up the theft of the proceeds of oil derivatives, which would cover the needs of the areas under militia control for almost seven months. Allow me to make another point. The proposals made by Mr.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“The Government of Yemen was anxious to facilitate access of oil derivatives to the port of Al-Hudaydah, although the Houthi militias violated the mechanism agreed with the Office of the Special Envoy when they withdrew more than 50 billion rials from the proceeds of oil derivatives from the special account in the Central Bank of Al-Hudaydah, which had been allocated to pay the salaries of civil servants in Yemen. On 26 August, we proposed a new initiative for access of oil derivatives to the port of Al-Hudaydah, including giving access to all vessels conforming to requirements, so long as those proceeds are put into a new special account that is not under the control of the Houthis, using a new mechanism under which the United Nations would guarantee that such revenues will not be used until agreement is reached on their expenditure.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“Martin and the Council might remember the Kuwait agreement, which took 100 days to negotiate. In this vein, we would like to thank Kuwait for hosting those consultations. Following 100 days of negotiations, the Government of Yemen accepted the terms. It was the Houthis who rejected them because they wanted the conflict to persist. They are using the suffering of the Yemeni people to impose an agenda of continued racial and factional project in Yemen.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“It is the Houthis, unfortunately. They are stealing the revenues of the ports, including oil revenues. They are stealing humanitarian assistance. They are mobilizing and escalating elsewhere in Yemen, such as in Hadur, Al-Bayda, Al-Jawf, and today they are threatening Ma’rib. Who is trying to achieve peace? The Government of Yemen looks forward to peace after the coup d’état of 21 September 2014, which led to the Yemeni people suffering the worse humanitarian crisis ever. That is why we are calling on the international community to bring pressure to bear on the Houthis to end their escalation in Ma’rib and stop launching ballistic missiles on civilians living in that populous city. They have to stop launching missiles on the territory of the brotherly country of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Government of Yemen, Mr.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“Facing restrictions on movement and the undermining of the work of the Mission, the Government is calling for the transfer of the Mission’s headquarters to another neutral place in Al-Hudaydah to safeguard its work in line with the mandate of resolution 2452 (2019). We want peace. We want to implement the agreement signed between the Government of Yemen and the Houthis. It should be a positive step towards comprehensive peace, aimed at alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people. What happened after the Stockholm Agreement was reached? Why did the Houthis sign on to the agreement? We were on the verge of liberating our cities from Houthi control. However, in order to comply with the international community and the United Nations, we went to Stockholm to reach that agreement. Who has undermined that agreement?”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“Not only have the militias rejected the invitation, but they have also bombarded the observation post where the targeting took place to prevent any investigation by the United Nations. The frequency of the militias’ violations has increased, especially with the ceasefire in Al-Hudaydah. They have refused to demine the area, open humanitarian corridors or allow United Nations patrols to move inside the city. They have used Al-Hudaydah as a base for air strikes using drones and booby-trapped and remotely operated vessels. They have also violated the agreement on Al-Hudaydah by mobilizing in the governorates of Al-Jawf, Ma’rib and Al-Bayda.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“The Houthi militias continue to undermine the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement, in particular the agreement on the city of Al-Hudaydah, which unfortunately has reached a new stage of escalation, intensifying the conflict and aggravating the suffering of Yemenis, owing to the negligence of Houthi militias, who have shirked their responsibilities in connection with the agreement. They have disrupted the work of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement and constrained its movement. The Mission has been unable to investigate the Houthi militias targeting of the Yemeni liaison officer Colonel Muhammed Al-Sulayhi, who supposedly enjoyed the protection of the Mission.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“The new Government will comprise competent and experienced officers able to face the current challenges and adapt to new developments. They will work on targeting the necessary reforms, eliminating sources of corruption and reactivating State institutions, enabling them to undertake the duties they owe to citizens. In this vein, we commend our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who stood by the Yemeni people to alleviate their suffering at the different stages to ensure the implementation of the Riyadh agreement.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“He is establishing a new phase, uniting efforts to resist the Iranian-Houthi project and put an end to the coup d’état, while restoring State institutions and establishing the comprehensive peace that the Yemeni people deserve. In this vein, the President has issued decrees appointing a new Governor and security director in the governorate of Aden. The designated Prime Minister, Mr. Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed, is undertaking consultations with different political components to form a new Government, in line with the text of the agreement. He is outlining the priorities of the Government in different economic and development reform areas in order to save the national economy from collapse. He is trying to normalize the situation in the respective governorates.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“This is a clear indication of their open rejection of peace efforts. The Houthis are undermining humanitarian action, stealing relief aid and assistance and imposing levies, setting a dangerous precedent that violates all principles of humanitarian action. They target homes and houses of worship, exploit children and force them into their absurd war, and detain and assault women. They continue to undermine freedom and use blackmail for their racist, factional project. They exploit the suffering of the Yemeni people for political gains, while committing other violations that run counter to international humanitarian law and human rights law. The Government is committed to implementing mechanisms aimed at accelerating the implementation of the Riyadh agreement, in line with the instructions of the President of the Republic.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“Over the past period, the Government has demonstrated greater flexibility and has responded more positively to all initiatives and proposals aimed at achieving progress in the comprehensive peace process. We reiterate once again our support of the efforts undertaken by the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, Mr. Martin Griffiths, and our positive engagement in all efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire, as well as humanitarian and economic measures, and the resumption of the political process. On the other hand, the Houthi militias are undermining those efforts. They have continued their escalation and war against the people of Yemen. They are launching ballistic missiles and drones on Yemeni cities, especially in Ma’rib governorate. Innocent civilians, mainly women and children, are falling victim to such attacks.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to wish you, Mr. President, every success in presiding over the Council’s work this month. I wish your delegation every success and all members of the Council health and safety. The Government of Yemen, led by His Excellency President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour, reiterates its eagerness to establish a durable peace in Yemen based on the three agreed terms of reference: the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its implementation mechanism and the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference, especially resolution 2216 (2015), and other relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2020-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8757 (2020) · source
“It is blatantly clear that the Houthi militias are adopting the same way of addressing things that they have used over the years — to deflect international pressure before the Security Council holds a meeting on the topic of Yemen, after which they return to their obstinate procrastination and deceit of the international community, thereby blatantly disregarding everything the Council issues. We renew our calls on the Security Council to fulfil its responsibilities and undertake the urgent measures needed, including pressing the militias to allow the United Nations technical team to assess and empty the tanker, as well as facilitating the team’s work without delay or precondition, so that we can avert an environmental, economic and humanitarian disaster that will affect Yemen, the region and the world.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“We also ask for support for health-care workers and for pressure to be brought to bear against the Houthi militias to engage with the call and initiatives by the Government to consolidate efforts to combat the pandemic, which augurs for an unprecedented disaster in Yemen. The Security Council held a meeting (see S/2020/721) earlier this month to deal with the situation concerning the FSO SAFER oil tanker. The Council called upon the Houthis to take tangible steps — without delay or preconditions — to facilitate access by the United Nations team of technicians to the tanker so they could evaluate it and carry out the necessary maintenance work, including extracting the oil. However, two weeks have passed since the meeting was held and the Houthis continue to drag their feet and impose obstacles and conditions on the team.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“The Houthis are intimidating medical teams and society at large, perpetrating inhumane acts against those suspected of infection and their families. The Houthi militias continue to politicize the pandemic and to reject all the initiatives being made. Moreover, they impose a lack of transparency on the ways to confront the spread of infection — that added to the shortages in testing and treatment, equipment and a health-care system near collapse. In our opinion, all of those actions are a mortal sin. We call upon the United Nations, the international community, donor countries and all relevant bodies to extend urgent aid to the Yemeni Government and people in order to confront COVID-19.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“We continue to await a firm position to be taken against this clear violation of the understandings sponsored by the United Nations, including the disregard the militias show for the international community and the suffering of Yemeni citizens. The Government has repeatedly issued public calls to the Houthi militias to consolidate efforts to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and adopt a unified health-care policy and devote all possible capacity to confront it. To that tend, along with the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, we have declared a unilateral ceasefire. However, all of those initiatives have been met by rejection on the part of the militias, which are denying the existence of the pandemic. They have also imposed a blackout on the health-care and medical situation in the areas under its control.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“The continuing meddling on the island is unprecedented, rejected and condemned. The Government of Yemen has cooperated with the Special Envoy to draw up a plan to cover the payment of what remains of the salaries of civil servants in the areas under the control of the Houthi militias. We have done so by allocating the customs and tax revenues from oil products at the Al-Hudaydah port in order to pay the salaries through the Central Bank’s branch in the city, under the supervision of the Special Envoy. We were surprised when the Houthis looted the deposited funds, which exceeded $35 billion rials, using them to fund their war effort and for the purpose of personal gain.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“We call upon the Council to retract its declaration of a so-called self- rule arrangement and everything that entails. We also call upon it to allow State institutions to perform their duties towards citizens in Aden governorate and halt its attempts to escalate matters on the ground. We also call upon the Council to consolidate efforts to put an end to the Iran-backed Houthi militias, which aim to destabilize Yemen and the region, as confirmed by the most recent United Nations reports. We also call for coordinating efforts to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Government of Yemen underscores the need to return the situation in the Socotra archipelago to normal, which is renowned for its rich flora and biodiversity — making it one of the most important nature preserves in the world and a World Heritage Site.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“We reject the continued imposition of impossible conditions by the Houthi militias. They are impossible to implement and are aimed solely at hampering the efforts of the international community and the Special Envoy and at prolonging the Houthi’s futile war against the Yemeni people and impeding their aspirations. The Yemeni Government has implemented the Riyadh agreement, and stated so on more than one occasion, in line with the agreed upon timeline. In that regard, we would like to express our great appreciation for the efforts made by our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help resume the implementation of the agreement. We call upon the Southern Transitional Council to abide by the agreement, which is considered a road map to exit this crisis.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“In order to achieve that goal, last May the Yemeni Government accepted the proposals made by the Special Envoy aimed at establishing a ceasefire, launching confidence-building measures and resuming the political process. That included all the proposed humanitarian and economic arrangements. Moreover, the Yemeni Government reiterates that it will continue to engage with the efforts by Mr. Griffiths and the United Nations-sponsored peace process — because we believe in the role of the United Nations and want lasting peace. We made that clear in previous commitments we abide by, including our position on matters such as the payment of salaries, opening up roads, releasing all detainees and prisoners and opening Sana’a airport to international flights through the national carrier, which would alleviate the suffering of Yemenis.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to address you, Mr. President, with our most sincere wishes for success during your country’s presidency of the Security Council, and we wish everyone continued good health. The Yemeni Government yearns for a sustainable peace that is based on the agreed-upon terms of reference, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcomes of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference and relevant Security Council resolutions, especially resolution 2216 (2015). The Government of Yemen is very keen on ensuring the success of the efforts of Special Envoy Martin Griffiths in Yemen in order to put an end to the suffering of the Yemeni people caused by the Houthi militias’ coup, which resulted in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.”
2020-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8753 (2020) · source
“Yesterday, the Permanent Representatives of several Red Sea coastal States addressed a letter to the President of the Security Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations indicating the potential risks of such an environmental disaster.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“It is not the first time that the militias have issued such rulings against political opponents and others, with a view to financing their war effort. We call on the Council and the international community to condemn such practices and put pressure on the militias to revoke the sentences. Finally, we have come before the Council many times to speak about the issue of the FSO SAFER oil tanker, moored just outside the port of Ras Isa, which is under the control of the Houthi militias. We have called for pressuring the militias to allow a United Nations technical team to gain access to the tanker and provide maintenance so as to avoid the environmental disaster that would result if more than a million barrels of crude oil leak into the Red Sea.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“Their actions constitute a dangerous precedent that violates all principles of humanitarian work and aid and threatens to postpone the delivery of assistance needed by millions of Yemenis. The militias continue their acts of killing by targeting residential areas and places of worship. They also engage children in fighting their absurd war and arrest and sexually assault women. This phenomenon poses a serious threat to the Yemeni society and violates international law and accepted social norms. The Yemeni Government condemns the death sentences issued by the Houthi militias against 35 members of the House of Representatives and the confiscation of their real estate and other assets in Yemen and abroad. Such rulings are null and void.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“This irresponsible decision has deprived more than 120,000 employees and retirees in militia-controlled areas of their salaries, since payments could not be transferred to them. The Yemeni Government has adopted various financial and economic policies with a view to countering the impact of that decision, but we need the support of our brothers and sisters within the international community, without whose continuous assistance and help to reform — especially in the absence of a vibrant national economy — the situation could deteriorate once again. The Houthi militias have been standing in the way of humanitarian work, looting and imposing levies on relief aid.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“The Government of Yemen is sparing no effort to try to end the suffering of the Yemeni people by implementing incremental plans at several levels, including revitalizing State institutions, improving tax and customs revenue collection, resuming oil exports — which had ceased for a period of more than four years — as well as reactivating our financial, economic, service and control sectors. These efforts have helped us make certain strides in recovery. The decision to block the circulation of new bank notes in the national currency is a continuation of the economic war that has targeted citizens’ livelihoods and undermined the national economy by creating a vast market for hard-currency speculation and exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“The international community and the Security Council should pressure Iran to end its interference in Yemen’s affairs. Following instructions from His Excellency Mr. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour, the President of the Republic, the Government of Yemen is exerting tremendous effort to implement the Riyadh agreement, which benefits the State, the Yemeni people and all political actors. It is also an important step towards unifying under one banner all forces and efforts within the State to end the coup and abort the Iranian-Houthi project in Yemen and the region. We value the efforts of our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as sponsors of the Riyadh agreement aimed at guaranteeing the agreement’s implementation.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“Any attempt to circumvent these terms of reference or to overlook the root causes of the crisis will serve only to prolong the conflict and crush the hopes of Yemenis for the building of a new federal Yemen, based on the values of justice, equality and the rule of law, and the fair distribution of power and wealth, while correcting all the wrongs of the past. The Government of Yemen underlines its rejection and condemnation of Iranian interference in Yemeni affairs. Iran continues to supply the Houthi militias with military support and weapons, encouraging them to block and undermine United Nations efforts aimed at ending the war, violence and terrorism. Iran’s actions target the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but they also constitute a serious threat to the countries of the region and to international and regional security.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“Nor can one succeed while military escalation and economic warfare are ongoing, while coercive measures are taken against humanitarian workers or when humanitarian aid is looted and diverted from those in dire need. The Yemeni people’s desired goal is to achieve lasting peace in Yemen on the basis of agreed terms of reference, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcome of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference and all relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2216 (2015).”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“Their acts are proof that those militias will not heed the voice of reason and choose peace. The Government of Yemen calls upon the Security Council and the international community to shoulder their responsibility and compel the Houthi militias to implement the agreements concluded, cease the aggressive military operations that have led to increased humanitarian suffering in all its manifestations, and end the killing, destruction, blockades and gross violations undertaken in total disregard for the efforts of the United Nations, the Security Council and the international community. No political negotiation can succeed when previously brokered peace agreements are not implemented.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“For more than a year, they have targeted hospitals and refugee camps and escalated the situation while refusing to implement the Al-Hudaydah Agreement. They restrict the movement of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement, undermine the work of the Head and members of the Redeployment Coordination Committee and target joint observation posts. Yesterday, a Government officer, Colonel Muhammad Sharaf Al-Sulaihi, was targeted as he was performing his duties at one of the observation posts in Al-Hudaydah. He remains in very critical condition. As a result, the Government of Yemen has suspended the participation of the Government team in the Redeployment Coordination Committee. We hold the Houthi militias responsible for what has happened.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“The Government of Yemen signed the Stockholm Agreement in good faith with a view to ending the suffering of the Yemeni people and as part of the confidence-building measures undertaken to find a comprehensive political solution to the crisis in Yemen. In addition, the recent military escalation on several fronts, in particular the military operations in Al-Jawf, which have led to the displacement of civilians, are a serious indication that the Houthi militias were never serious about achieving peace and have, in the five years since they started this futile war, been indifferent to the suffering of the Yemeni people. The Houthi militias repeatedly bomb civilians in Ma’rib, Al-Jawf, Nihm, Taiz, areas on the west coast, Al-Dhale’e and Al-Bayda.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you and your friendly delegation every success. As Ambassador Pierce prepares to leave us, I would like to congratulate her on her new appointment. We thank her and appreciate all her work and cooperation and wish her every success in her new post. The Houthi militias continue to block United Nations peace efforts, including by refusing to honour their obligations under the Stockholm Agreement, which was sponsored by the Organization.”
2020-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8745 (2020) · source
“Addressing those practices requires a firm response so as to put an end to them and punish the perpetrators. We stress the importance of the Panel of Experts being able to reach areas under the control of the Houthi militias so as to carry out its mandate, as provided for under the resolution just adopted. The Yemeni Government holds the Houthi militias responsible for the serious threat of an oil spill from the FSO SAFER oil tanker. We emphasize that access must be given to the United Nations technical team to assess the situation of the oil tanker as quickly as possible. We call on the Council to take a firm stance in order to prevent an environmental catastrophe from taking place. I reaffirm once again the importance of letting the United Nations technical team reach the oil tanker before a potential environmental disaster occurs.”
2020-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8732 (2020) · source
“The Yemeni Government calls for those responsible for the violations to be held accountable and for the militias to be condemned and held to account for abducting children from schools and sending them to the front lines of combat without the consent or even knowledge of their parents. We thank the Panel of Experts for the facts cited in its report (see S/2020/70) on this issue. We have often — indeed, time and again — drawn the Council’s attention to the practices of the armed Houthi militias against humanitarian organizations and personnel, including theft, looting, the blocking of humanitarian assistance, giving benefits to people who are not entitled to them and the exploitation of human suffering in order to achieve political gains.”
2020-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8732 (2020) · source
“The militias even try to flout their obligations under the Stockholm Agreement. They continue to welcome Iranian experts and receive military support and weapons from Iran, which constitute flagrant violations by those militias and the Iranian regime of Security Council resolutions on the arms embargo. We would have liked resolution 2511 (2020) to include clear wording and a firm position of the Council on these violations. The Yemeni Government condemns all Houthi practices and violations that contravene international humanitarian law and international human rights law, including aggressions against Yemeni women such as arrest, arbitrary detention, looting, sexual assault, beating, torture and rape in secret Houthi prisons.”
2020-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8732 (2020) · source
“Mr. Al-Saadi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): I would like at the outset to thank the United Kingdom, the penholder on Yemen, and all members of the Security Council for the efforts they made to adopt resolution 2511 (2020), which we welcome, on the renewal of the sanctions regime in Yemen. The conclusions reached by the Panel of Experts on Yemen reflect the important role that the Council should play in putting an end to the humanitarian tragedy and the disastrous effects of the war that the armed Houthi militias have been waging against the people of Yemen, with Iran’s support, for more than five years now. Indeed, the violations committed by the Houthi militias are not new. They contravene the endeavours and efforts made by the Security Council and the United Nations to achieve peace.”
2020-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8732 (2020) · source
“They have common objectives to perpetuate the war, undermine United Nations efforts towards reaching peace, exacerbate the suffering of the Yemeni people and threaten the security, safety and stability of the region and the world. In conclusion, the Houthi militias continue to deny United Nations teams access to the FSO SAFER oil tanker in Ras Isa. The international community and the Security Council must assume their responsibility and bring pressure to bear on the Houthi militias. They must also determine which Houthi leaders are responsible for undermining the efforts to address the situation of the tanker, while taking measures to deter them and avoid a dangerous environmental disaster in the Red Sea.”
2020-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8725 (2020) · source
“The Houthi militias support the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, which exists in Yemen, by providing it with technical support, releasing its members and allowing it to control some military positions or posts under their control, according to United Nations reports. The Iranian weapons seized by the United States Navy on Sunday, 9 February, which included 150 anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles, binoculars, thermal imaging equipment, drone components and other ammunition, which were bound for the Houthi militias, constitute a flagrant violation of Council resolutions and provide irrefutable evidence of the close relationship between the mullah regime in Tehran and the Houthi militias.”
2020-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8725 (2020) · source
“We once again call on our friends in donor countries and humanitarian organizations and agencies to coordinate with the Yemeni Government in order to consider a mechanism to provide assistance for beneficiaries in the Houthi- controlled areas and to stop yielding to the dictates, pressure and extortion by those militias at the expense of the groups in need. The effects of the war waged by the Houthi militias, as well as the risks to the safety, integrity and future of Yemen and Yemenis, are not limited to the humanitarian suffering and disaster endured by my country to date. They go beyond that to include long-term threats represented by supporting terrorist organizations.”
2020-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8725 (2020) · source
“That will have serious ramifications on the economic, health and humanitarian situations of millions of people in dire need of such aid. That announcement is a natural consequence of the practices and behaviour of the militias. It corroborates what we have repeatedly said and emphasized here in the Council, namely, that the militias do not care about the humanitarian situation in the areas under their control. They have adopted a policy of humiliation, impoverishment and starvation against Yemenis. They also use humanitarian suffering to turn a profit and make political and media bids before local and international public opinion. The Yemeni Government is committed to providing all facilities conducive to relief efforts and attenuating the humanitarian disaster.”
2020-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8725 (2020) · source
“The practices perpetrated by the Houthi militias against humanitarian organizations and workers, which include stealing and pillaging humanitarian aid, controlling its distribution, detaining and intimidating relief workers, undermining humanitarian action, denying some areas their aid and imposing measures and levies on humanitarian assistance, require the international community to take a firm and decisive stance to put an end to such practices, hold to account the perpetrators and condemn such behaviour by the militias, which must stop that approach. The Yemeni Government holds the Houthi militias fully responsible for the announcement made by some donor countries and United Nations agencies to reduce or stop aid or relief activities in Houthi-controlled areas.”
2020-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8725 (2020) · source
“We reiterate that this step is purely humanitarian and should be implemented without procrastination, in line with the agreements reached in the meeting held recently in Jordan. The Yemeni Government commends the important role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the alliance leader, in supervising and ensuring the implementation of the Riyadh agreement. The Government is deploying significant efforts, as directed by President Hadi, to implement the provisions of the agreement, in line with the chronological order agreed on, without any selectivity. The Government has implemented all those steps in accordance with the signed timetable, and it looks forward to taking measures leading to the implementation of the agreement and to join efforts in order to defeat the Iranian-Houthi agenda.”
2020-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8725 (2020) · source
“The Yemeni Government once again reiterates the that holding of any future consultations primarily hinges upon achieving genuine and realistic progress in the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement, as well as on ensuring the success of such consultations. The Yemeni Government commends the efforts of Special Envoy Griffiths and the International Committee of the Red Cross in connection with reaching a phased agreement for the release of prisoners under the Stockholm Agreement. The Yemeni Government pursued that effort, as instructed by His Excellency Mr. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour, President of the Republic of Yemen, since the beginning, in accordance with the principle of all-for-all.”
2020-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8725 (2020) · source
“The militias have committed more crimes and violations against the Yemeni people, amid the obvious silence by the international community. They have opened new war fronts in an attempt to bring our people to their knees and make them submit to their ideological and sectarian rule, while implementing the Iranian agenda and scheme in Yemen and the region. The grave escalation by the Houthi militias in Al-Jawf, Ma’rib and Nihm and their targeting of cities and displaced persons camps, as well as hospitals and mosques, thereby claiming the lives of many civilians, including women and children, underscores their intention to abort peace efforts and prolong the war. Their actions are in flagrant defiance of all efforts undertaken by the United Nations, including the Security Council.”
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“We had hoped that the Stockholm Agreement would serve as a positive starting point to build confidence, reach the desired peace that the Yemeni people aspire to and end the conflict and humanitarian suffering of our patient Yemeni people, brought on by the reckless war waged by the Iran-backed armed Houthi militias. Regrettably, after more than a year since the conclusion of that Agreement, it has led nowhere. We have entered a new phase of escalation, exacerbation of the conflict and increased suffering among the Yemeni people as a result of the Houthis’ recklessness, their evasion of implementing their commitments and their attempts to tighten their grip over the city and port of Al-Hudaydah. Such acts are in disregard of the provisions of the Agreement and United Nations efforts.”
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“The Yemeni Government has been eager to achieve lasting peace in accordance with the agreed parameters, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the outcome of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference and the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2216 (2015). The Yemeni Government has always expressed its support for the efforts of Mr. Griffiths. In order to achieve such a noble goal, we have participated in many consultations in good faith, and we have made significant compromises, the latest of which was made in Sweden.”
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