Yemen resilient and ‘unscathed’ in face of latest Gulf crisis

Despite the threat posed by recent tensions in the Gulf, Yemen was able to weather the crisis thanks in part to restraint exercised by its political leaders, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055442
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Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’

14 Oct 2021

A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.    

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UN envoy warns against ‘worrying and dangerous’ military escalation in Syria

29 Nov 2022

Syria needs less military activity and more focus on the political process, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Tuesday, appealing for restraint amid a worrying trend towards escalation. 

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‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to stem war in Yemen

14 Dec 2021

Yemen is teetering on a new “fragmented and bloody” chapter of war as military escalation and conflict escalates, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Tuesday, calling for “restraint, de-escalation and dialogue”.