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Alyemany

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first: 2014-11-19
most recent: 2018-05-22
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“We, the Government, are convinced that the peace so strongly desired by the Yemeni people, one that safeguards their civil and constitutional rights, is envisioned by those conclusions. That will spare us further cycles of conflicts and wars and will also enable us to meet the aspirations of the Yemeni people.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“It is necessary to put pressure on the militias to prevent them from targeting civilians, especially women and children. We must stop them from using women and children as human shields and preventing their access to schools, hospitals and civilian institutions, using them as barracks and missile launch bases and for other military purposes. That endangers all civilians and constitutes a flagrant violation of all the relevant norms as well as international law and international humanitarian law, which makes it an offence to target civilians in armed conflict. In conclusion, we declare that the conclusions ofthe national dialogue and relevant international decisions are a sure solution to protect the lives of civilians and build a united and democratic Yemen.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“That can be done by encouraging international organizations that protect civilians in conflict through the provision of medical and psychological support to victims. The Iranian representative spoke of the deplorable humanitarian situation in Yemen, while Iran is in fact the State responsible for that situation. Iran provides the militias with missiles and landmines. Iran is responsible for the murder of Yemen's children. My Government relies on the Council and the international community to strengthen the protection of civilians in times of armed conflict. Pressure must be placed on the Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, to surrender arms and listen to the voice of reason and dialogue to put an end to the fighting that has caused hundreds ofthousands of deaths in my country.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Children have been indoctrinated and recruited as soldiers. Women have also been subject to violations. They are either imprisoned or targeted in peaceful protests organized by the mothers of missing persons. The Yemeni Government calls upon the international community to undertake all the necessary measures to protect Yemeni civilians, including by providing logistical support to protect and rehabilitate children indoctrinated and recruited by the militias; liberate those who have been arrested and find those who have been subject to enforced disappearance, or have been detained. We highly appreciate the cooperation and support we receive from Member States to protect civilians. We also look forward for that support to overcome the current stalemate.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Our capital has been taken hostage. It is within approximately 20 kilometres' range of the national army. We have full capacity within the army to target any spot therein. However, in order to safeguard the lives of citizens who are in the capital, the army has not launched any attack on it. In contrast, however, the city of Taez is being held hostage under the blockade of the militias who have targeted this most populated Yemeni city, the civilians and infrastruccture on a daily basis. There have been thousands of victims: victims whose fate is the very subject of this open debate, victims of the worst forms of crimes perpetrated by the militias for more than three years. The Houthi militias have committed the worst violations of human rights in Yemen, which have even affected children in indiscriminate shootings.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The main duty of the national army and the Government is to protect the people and infrastructure of our country. For the past three years we have spared no effort to accept all United Nations peace proposals - especially those submitted to Kuwait in August 2016 - in order to seek lasting peace based on three points of reference, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and Implementation Mechanism agreement; the conclusions of the national dialogue; and Security Council resolutions on the matter, particularly resolution 2216 (2015). Those efforts are being made to put an end to the Houthi rebellion and ensure the withdrawal of all weapons and missiles, in order to achieve stability and security for Yemen and the region, as well as to put an end - once and for all - to the Iran-sponsored terrorist networks.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“However, the Houthi militias, supported by Iran, took advantage of the fragile situation and occupied the capital in september 2014, putting a bloody end to the peaceful political transition in the country. The elected President led the country during the peaceful transition, making concession after concession to protect the country, community-based peace and civil peace from the scourge of armed violence. However, the Houthi rebels have destroyed the country; they have attacked cities and villages, killing unarmed civilians in cold blood and destroying the infrastructure to further Iran's expansionist agenda in the region. In fact, the launch of missiles provided by Iran targeted not only Yemen, but also Saudi Arabia, randomly targeting Yemeni and Saudi Arabians civilians as well as civilian structures.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The culmination of that transition was to hold presidential elections, under the auspices of the United Nations and the Security Council, and the National Dialogue Conference that tackled all the difficulties experienced by the country. The movement for change in Yemen, launched within the framework of the initiative of the Gulf Cooperation Council and its Implementation Mechanism, has become a model for peaceful transition process in Yemen which aims to build a new Yemen - a Yemen that all Yemenis want to become a free and democratic country, putting an end to dictatorship and exclusion. Indeed, dialogue and civilized trends have prevailed with the adoption of our new Constitution, which was the result of the conclusion of the national dialogue.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Mr. Alyemany (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We thank you, Madam, for convening this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We are particularly invested in this topic, as it directly impacts Yemen, which has suffered the scourge of war due to Houthi militias. I also wish to thank all of our friends at the United Nations who have warmly congratulated us on the twenty-eighth national holiday that is being celebrated today in Yemen. Yemen underwent one of the richest experiences of the peaceful transition of power within the context of the Arab Spring.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“We take this opportunity to call on the Security Council not to reward those who have destroyed the dream of Yemen's young people, rejected all peace initiatives and sought to carry out a coup against the Yemeni Government. A democratic, federal Yemen - a Yemen that would exploit the full potential of its young people - is the dream of every Yemeni youth.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“We call on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibility in the light of the violations committed against the young people of Yemen. We call on the international community to protect our young people in line with international treaties, the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference, the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2216 (2015). During all rounds of negotiations, the Yemeni Government has called for the release of all detainees, in particular young detainees, and immediate measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“Today they fight in order to make a living. They are forced to fight as part of the Houthi terrorist militias, Al-Qaida and Da'esh. The young people and children of Yemen are fuel to the war launched by the Houthi militias against the Yemeni people. They are the majority of the victims among the combatants. The militias have been so cruel that they have even forced students to attend compulsory military training before sending them to fight. Children have become the focus of the Houthis now that young people have come to understand the gravity of the disaster and erroneous practices of the Houthi militias. Can members of the Council imagine the future of Yemen's young people under the control of armed militias that act contrary to the will ofthe international community and international law?”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“They have not built educational institutions, cultural centres and health clubs. They have not undertaken rehabilitation projects with a view to providing political, financial, technical and intellectual support to young people. Instead, they have done something else. More than 484 Government buildings, health facilities, universities, schools and sports clubs, as well as households, have been transformed into detention centres. Houthi militias have committed numerous violations against young people, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, torture and media oppression, while transforming schools and hospitals into military centres. They have also planted mines on agricultural land, and recruited children and sent them to fight their wars. The young people of Yemen have lost every hope for a better future.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“Today, we are entering the fourth year of the Houthi insurgency against the legitimate Government of Yemen, after the Houthis usurped the Yemeni State in September 2014 by occupying the country's capital. The young people of Yemen today have had their dreams dashed after they took to the streets at the time of the revolution. The Houthi militias continue to commit the most heinous forms of violations against innocent youth and others by detaining and arresting activists, journalists, politicians and legislators. These unprecedented violations have crossed all religious, social and cultural red lines that had never been crossed before, even during the country's darkest times. Over the past two and a half years, the Houthi militias have kidnapped and arrested 16,800 people, 80 per cent of whom are young people.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“The final document of the Conference also called for the establishment of a Supreme Council for Youth that would play an oversight and steering role in adopting the necessary policies to protect youth from social dangers and violence, while launching new projects to develop the capacity and potential of young people, ensuring their participation in decision-making processes. The document also called for the adoption of measures to provide jobs for young men and women with a view to eliminating youth unemployment. The youth of Yemen participated in these decision-making processes and negotiations, which laid the foundation for peace and stability in the new, united Yemen.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“The Conference called for 30 per cent representation of women and 20 per cent representation of youth in all Legislative, executive and judicial State bodies. The final document of the Conference called for the scientific, professional, political and economic empowerment of youth, providing them with the conditions necessary to build their potential and contribute to their society and their country. The final outcome document also called for amending Yemeni law to provide tax exemptions for all projects aimed at economically empowering youth and women and, specifically, to facilitate access to loans for women entrepreneurs and youth entrepreneurs.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“Since His Excellency President Hadi Mansour came to power in 2012, the Yemeni Government has focused its attention on young people because we believe in the role of youth in building peace and prosperity and in decision-making at all levels. A case in point was the National Dialogue Conference, held on 18 March 2013 under the theme "In dialogue we make the future", and supported by the United Nations, the region and the international community. It lasted 10 months, until 25 January 2014, during which time productive debates took place in which all segments of society participated. One of the main achievements of the Conference was the broad participation of young people in its activities.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“I would like to contrast the youth of Yemen in 2011 and the youth of Yemen today. In 2011, young people were the essence of the revolution that started at Sana'a University, calling for change. However, today, in the midst of the war launched by the Houthi militias, young people are in a disastrous and tragic situation. Since 2014, the Yemeni Government has consistently sought to seize all relevant options for achieving peace sponsored by the United Nations. I will not go into the details, except to say that we have made every effort to achieve the dream of the young Yemenis who took to the streets on the 11 February 2011 to call for a safe, prosperous and stable Yemen that incorporates all segments of society without discrimination or exclusion.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“The international community must redouble its efforts to reach a better understanding of the important role that young people can play and to promote youth initiatives within the United Nations so as to ensure that their voices, ideas and initiatives are heard and that the United Nations becomes younger and belongs to the future. For these reasons, the Security Council adopted resolution 2250 (2015), the first resolution ofits kind on youth, peace and security. The resolution stresses the responsible role that youth can play in maintaining and promoting international peace and security. We thank the Secretary-General for commissioning the progress study on the implementation of the resolution, and we welcome the relevant report (see S/2018/86), including its recommendations.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“Mr. Alyemany (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's open debate on youth, peace and security, which is an important topic for us all. We are well aware of the important resolutions adopted by the Security Council recently, focusing on investing young people's potential in the maintenance of international peace and security. Young people constitute the majority of the world's population today, and youth constitutes the majority of the population in conflict affected-countries, including Yemen. We are well aware of the need to promote the positive contribution of young men and women by including them in efforts aimed at maintaining international peace and security.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“I call on the Council to put pressure on the coup party, which continues to reject the peace initiatives. It must be criminalized before the world. In conclusion, the Yemeni people beseech the members of the Council to stand by them at this critical historic moment, as has been their hope since the beginning of the political crisis in Yemen in 2011. The Yemeni people will never forget the noble positions that Council members have taken on ending the war and the coup, with a view to enabling Yemen to become a new democratic and federal State that can embrace all its people, provide assistance on the humanitarian front and work towards regional and international stability and security. The meeting rose at 12.10p.m.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“It seems that this practice is being undertaken systematically in order to unleash an outbreak of cholera. We hold the Houthis accountable for that. As the Under-Secretary-General said, another outbreak of cholera in Yemen would pose yet another challenge for the international community. I have warned more than once against focusing on the humanitarian aspect of the situation in Yemen in the absence of a political solution and the failure of the international community to pressure the Houthis to come to the negotiating table and to implement the provisions of resolution 2216 (2015). Following the success of the Geneva conference, we cannot expect the international community to continue to provide such generous contributions in the coming years in the absence of a political resolution.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“The Yemeni Government has sent letters to the Secretary-General regarding the obstacles facing humanitarian workers created by the Houthi militias. The letters describe the looting of humanitarian assistance. The latest such letter was sent from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Secretary-General regarding the complaint by the Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations to the assistant of the Under-Secretary-General about the blackmailing and attacks by the Houthis against United Nations staff. The Houthi militias are taking advantage of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as an excuse to portray themselves as victims. Yesterday, I met the Special Envoy. We talked about the garbage accumulating in the streets of Sana'a, which could lead to another cholera outbreak.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“At the conference, $2.1 billion was pledged for the humanitarian response plan for Yemen for 2018, which will require $3 billion. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Governments of Switzerland and Sweden for organizing the conference. I would also like to thank Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as well as all the other countries that made generous contributions to assist the Yemeni people. I cannot but commend the efforts of Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, to transform the work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and to improve the performance of the humanitarian agencies in Yemen and all the relevant parties in order to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout Yemen.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“The Security Council has failed to put pressure on Iran to end its interference in Yemeni affairs and its threat to regional security and stability. It has failed to compel Iran to stop smuggling missiles and threatening international navigation south of the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab. The humanitarian situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate into a humanitarian crisis unprecedented in the twenty-first century. The areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis have been systematically destroyed, which has ledto horrific levels of humanitarian suffering. Today, as we discuss international efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, we commend the outcome of the Geneva conference convened on 3 April by the Secretary-General, together with Switzerland and Sweden.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“That is happening despite the fact that the Yemeni Government and Iran ceased diplomatic relations on 2 October 2015, and despite the letter sent by the Yemeni Government on 6 January 2016, after having verified that Iran had not closed its Embassy in Yemen. In that letter, the Yemeni Government informed the Iranian regime that it had not complied with the decision to end relations between the two Governments. We gave the Iranian regime 72 hours to leave Yemen. However, despite all those communications, the terrorist Iranian elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps continue to use the Embassy to cover up their military and training activities in order to support the Houthis in clear violation of international law.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“The Yemeni Government and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition have sent a number of letters to the Security Council and the Secretary-General with regard to the attacks by Iranian-made ballistic missiles. Some 119 missiles have been launched by the Houthi militias against Saudi Arabia to date. That is clear proof that Iran is a State that sponsors terrorism and seeks to destabilize all the countries of the region. On 11 April, the Yemeni Government also issued a statement concerning the Iranian Embassy in Sana'a, which continues to operate. Today it functions as a command centre for the Iranian regime to hold meetings between Iranian military experts and the coup forces.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“That would only embolden other militias around the world and lead to the spread of terrorism and chaos. In order to achieve peace in Yemen, the Houthi militias must first withdraw from the cities and the State institutions that they have occupied and pillaged. They must return the weaponry that they stole from the military and State security institutions, as well as and especially the ballistic missiles that were provided to them by Iran. They must end their aggression against the territories of Saudi Arabia and stop carrying out the functions of the State. They must stop committing one of the gravest violations of international law, namely, the recruitment of children. That is the only way to ensure lasting peace. The Iranian regime continues its flagrant interference in the internal affairs of Yemen and other countries ofthe region.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“That is our focus today. The Yemeni Government welcomes the proposal made by Martin Griffiths during his meeting with the President last week to open Sana'a airport for humanitarian cases. He called for the opening of the airport under the supervision of the United Nations and for the withdrawal of the militias from it. That issue has been brought up previously by the Government. However, we still believe that the situation cannot be normalized without an end to the coup and the restoration of State institutions. The Security Council has shown unity since the beginning of the Yemeni crisis in 2011. We call on the Council and on Mr. Martin Griffiths to focus above all on the Houthis' compliance with the Security Council resolutions. The Houthis must not benefit from their crimes against humanity.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“If the perpetrators of the coup were aware of the gravity of the humanitarian situation which they caused for Yemen and its people, then we could work together under the auspices of the Special Envoy to discuss many issues, some of which were already discussed in Biel, such as the release of all prisoners and taking immediate action to improve the humanitarian situation by lifting restrictions on humanitarian access and ending attacks on humanitarian workers so as to allow them safe and unimpeded access to all areas. Other issues that we discussed in Biel could also be discussed. Those include steps towards economic recovery to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, help the central bank to stabilize the Yemeni riyal, pay salaries, improve the financial, economic and investment situation and facilitate food imports.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“We met in Kuwait in the first half of 2016. At the time, the Yemeni Government was genuinely ready to implement resolution 2216 (2015). We demonstrated a spirit of conciliation and signed accords aimed at reaching an eventual comprehensive political agreement. However the Houthis were not willing to sign the accords, as Mr. Ould Sheikh Ahmed said during his most recent briefing of the Council in February (see S/PV.8191). Previously, we had met in Biel, Switzerland. Back then, the Yemeni Government called for the adoption of confidence-building measures, but the Houthis rejected them. Those measures are again in the spotlight. Today, as has been said, the ports, the airports, salaries and the release of prisoners are all priority issues.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“That is why the Yemeni Government has always expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Special Envoy, in accordance with the terms of reference agreed on by the Yemeni people and with the legal backing of the international community. That includes the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and implementation mechanism; the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference sponsored by the United Nations in 2013, resulting in a reconciliatory document that reflected the aspirations of Yemeni society; and, lastly, the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, particularly resolution 2216 (2015), which constitutes the main basis for a resolution of the crisis in Yemen and shows that the Security Council understands the essence of the problem in Yemen. This solution remains the only way to establish lasting peace in the country.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“Through their allies and friends, the Houthi Iranian militias have tried to undermine those terms of reference. They thought they had seized power that they would never let go. They thought they could attack the Yemeni people and our neighbours and use the chaos and violence to impose Iran's expansionist agenda. Any acceptance of those Houthi militias as the guarantors of security in Yemen and stability in the region is a clear example of the politics of despair. Neither Yemen nor any country represented here can accept the possibility that our political life might be managed by an armed militia that, like the terrorist militia Hizbullah, is supported financially and logistically by another country.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“The crisis resulted from a coup led by Houthi militias against the legitimate Government in Yemen, which at the time was leading a transition in line with the noble and legitimate aspirations of the entire Yemeni people of all political stripes, under the auspices of the United Nations and the Council. My Government supports the efforts of Mr. Griffiths. He can count on our collaborative, constructive and flexible cooperation in the efforts to achieve a lasting peace in Yemen and to put an end to the current chaos and the war that the Houthis launched against our people in September 2014. There are specific terms of reference for a settlement in Yemen, unlike some other crises in the world, and, as the Special Envoy said, they are clear.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“Mr. Alyemany (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on Peru's assumption of the presidency of the Council this month, and to wish you every success. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to address the Council, and I would also like to sincerely thank the Secretary-General for his direct engagement in the quest for a settlement of the situation in Yemen. I commend the direct role that he has played in guaranteeing the success of the conference held in Geneva at the beginning of this month in order to finance the United Nations plan to meet the humanitarian needs in Yemen. I also thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, for his first briefing to the Council, as he begins his efforts to resolve the now nearly four-year-long crisis in Yemen.”
2018-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8235 (2018) · source
“Our people cannot be left begging for crumbs at the table. Millions of Yemeni youth cannot be left to drown in a sea of despair or wander in foreign lands in an attempt to escape the clutches of the Houthis, Al-Qaida and Da'esh terrorist gangs.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“The money that countries may donate will not be enough to save the 27 million Yemenis facing disaster in the diaspora or in their own country, which is being destroyed by the Houthis in a vengeful and vindictive manner. Yemen is one of the wealthiest and most beautiful lands in the world. Anyone who has visited can attest to that. I call upon the Council to put pressure on the coup forces that reject peace efforts, and hold them accountable before the entire world. In conclusion, the people of Yemen beseech the members of the Council to stand by them at this historic and crucial time, as they have done since the start of the political transition crisis in 2011. Our people, with their glorious past and generous spirit, stand before the Council and call on its humanity to stop this war and end the coup.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“I call on all members of the Council and the States Members of the United Nations to quickly make pledges to cover the requirements of this year's humanitarian response plan for Yemen. The Houthi militias use the humanitarian crisis of the Yemeni people as a shield, and to advance their own political agenda. They pretend to be victims and blackmail the international community. I have repeatedly warned that some in the Security Council view the Yemeni issue simply as a matter of providing humanitarian reliefin the absence ofa political solution. The international community's inability to pressure the Houthis to come to the negotiating table and implement the requirements of resolution 2216 (2015) will prolong the war and the crisis in Yemen.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“Coup forces continue to starve our people in areas under their control and refuse to pay civil servants or cooperate with the international community and the Office of the Special Envoy. They have stated that if the international community wants civil servants to be paid, it should provide the funds. Humanitarian suffering has reached appalling levels. This year the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has estimated its humanitarian response plan for Yemen will require nearly $3 billion. Coalition States led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have pledged and donated $1.5 billion, for which we are very grateful. We commend the comprehensive humanitarian plan launched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, which includes all relief sectors, economic relief and recovery efforts on the road to reconstruction.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“The 2017 annual report submitted by the Panel of Experts cites staggering statistics of the theft of public funds and the illegal accumulation of wealth by Houthi militias, which have stolen more than $5 billion since they occupied the Yemeni capital of Sana'a. They continue to plunder the revenue of local industries, including tax revenue and that of the Al-Hudaydah and Salif seaports, not to mention the funds derived from dual taxation imposed on the citizens, and the sale of oil products on the black market. The report indicates that all Yemeni companies that import oil products are newly established and associated with Houthi militias. Moreover, the Panel estimates that $6.75 billion has been stolen over the past three years.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“The systematic destruction of all official State institutions, private and public property and houses of worship; and the intimidation, terrorization and humiliation of unarmed civilians; and the recruitment of children sent to die on the front lines have occurred in all parts onemen territories controlled by coup forces. Citizens starve while the black market thrives. Our people's capabilities being eroded in broad daylight. These are all violations of international law, values and human norms. In his briefing, Mr. John Ging mentioned that the Houthis disrupt the delivery of humanitarian aid every day.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“Moreover, the launch of 95 Iranian-made ballistic missiles carried out by Houthi militias against the territories of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as mentioned in the report published by the Panel of Experts on Yemen (S/2018/68), are proof of an international terrorist plot masterminded by Iran - a rogue State that sponsors international terrorism and continues to spend billions of dollars to support terrorist organizations in the region, including the Houthis in Yemen, while its own people suffer a shortage of basic supplies. The unprecedented humanitarian suffering in Yemen continues and worsens day by day in the twenty-first century.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“The ambiguous messages conveyed by the Council yesterday will lead to increased levels of violence, ballistic missiles and further tragedy on the ground. I would like to thank the States that voted in favour of yesterday's draft resolution S/2018/156, submitted by the United Kingdom. The fact that Iran is in a state of non-compliance with paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015), as concluded by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014), is simply clear proof of its policy to destabilize the entire region.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“They only understand the language of violence and they see, in the hesitation and leniency of the international position, an opportunity to pursue their expansionist aggressive plot. The Special Envoy has just said that the Houthis are not willing at this stage - and I say at any stage - to offer security concessions or to engage in formulating the details ofa comprehensive security plan. This is the basic dilemma for a comprehensive solution. In Kuwait, they refused to sign a full and comprehensive proposal based on Tehran's instructions. Yesterday, the Council failed to send a clear message to Iran, which will serve only to encourage that country and its terrorists in the region, including Houthi militias in Yemen, to continue along their path.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“They must stop committing the gravest violations of international law - the recruitment of children. That is the only way to ensure lasting peace. I have repeatedly underscored in the Council that the Houthis cannot be reasoned with. They will not abide by international law, humanitarian law or human rights law. Like the gangs of Da'esh and AlQaida, their mentality is not bound by legal or historical frameworks. They will not accept any sustainable peace that would restore State authority to Yemen. The Houthis are working - and this is publicly stated by their masters in Tehran - to destabilize not just Yemen, but the entire region in order to uphold Iran's expansionist agenda.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“Martin Griffiths to make it their mission to ensure the Houthis' compliance with Council resolutions in order to prevent them from benefitting from their crimes against humanity. If the Council and Mr. Griffiths succeed in that effort, armed militias would no longer be encouraged to continue their attacks on legitimate entities, and from spreading terrorism and chaos. Peace cannot be achieved in my country without the exit of the Houthi militias from the cities and State institutions that they have occupied and pillaged. They must return the weaponry that they stole from the military and security State institutions, especially the ballistic missiles that have been provided to them by Iran. They must end their aggression against neighbouring States and stop carrying out the functions of the State.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“As the members of the Council understand, no sovereign State can accept the presence of armed militias like the Iranian Hizbullah within its territory, controlling part of it and using violence and heavy weaponry to hijack the State and forcefully impose their own agenda. Moreover, they are attacking neighbouring States by firing Iranian-made ballistic missiles, recruiting children, destroying cities and displacing their population, in clear violation of international, humanitarian and human rights law. We beseech the Security Council - which has been unified and clear-sighted in its position since the beginning of its engagement in the Yemeni crisis in 2011 - and Mr.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“In that letter, I expressed the readiness of our Government to work with him in accordance with the terms of reference agreed upon by the Yemeni people, which have enjoyed the support of the international community. Those terms of reference are the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism, the outcome of the comprehensive national dialogue that was supervised by the United Nations throughout 2013 and resulted in a reconciliation document reflecting the aspirations of all factions of Yemeni society. It is also in line with the relevant Council resolutions pertaining to Yemen, especially resolution 2216 (2015), which lays the necessary groundwork for resolving the conflict in Yemen and is a reflection of the Council's understanding of the fundamentals of the problem in Yemen.”
2018-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8191 (2018) · source
“The coup has destroyed Yemen's capacities and has set it back hundreds of years. I also take this opportunity, on behalf of the Government of Yemen, to welcome the Secretary- General's decision to appoint Mr. Martin Griffiths as the new Special Envoy for Yemen. We look forward to working with him in the same constructive spirit and flexibility that we have shown thus far, in order to reach a lasting peace in my country, Yemen, that would put an end to the state of absolute annihilation and to the war that the Houthis have been waging against our people since September 2014. On 16 February, and upon the instructions of my Government, I sent a letter to the Secretary-General in which I noted the important and sensitive historic moment that coincides with his appointment of a new Envoy.”
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“Mr. Alyemany (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month as it draws to a close. I commend your wise stewardship of the Council's proceedings and thank you kindly for giving us the opportunity to speak before the Council. Moreover, I would be remiss ifI did not convey our most heartfelt congratulations and salutations to the brotherly people of Kuwait on the occasion of their national day. I would like to express our sincere thanks to the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy for Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. We thank him for the great efforts he has made throughout his tenure of almost three years with a view to resolving the Yemeni crisis that was created by the Houthi coup in Yemen.”
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