The United Nations Security Council stressed the importance of achieving progress in the ongoing discussions of a peace process in Yemen.
At the conclusion of a closed session held on Monday concerning Yemen, Council members expressed the need for “swift and tangible progress in the ongoing peace discussions in the country.”
The summary of the council’s stance, presented by Ambassador Farid Khoja, the Permanent Representative of Albania to the UN and the Council’s President for September, conveyed the member’s full support for the UN-led peace initiative in Yemen, based on agreed-upon references.
They emphasized the importance of maintaining the prevailing calm, abiding by the terms of the UN truce that ended nearly a year ago and ensuring the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need while safeguarding the safety of humanitarian workers.
Members of the Security Council commended Saudi Arabia and Oman for their “consistent” support towards the mediation efforts carried out by the United Nations in Yemen.
They reiterated the “urgent need for a Yemeni dialogue and a nationwide ceasefire.”
During the closed session, Council members received briefings from the UN’s Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, the Assistant Secretary-General for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Joyce Msuya, and the Head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA), Michael Perry, on the political, military, and humanitarian developments in Yemen.
