Yemen: UN envoy warns of threat of return to ‘full-fledged war’ as regional tensions escalate

Yemen is at risk of returning to full-scale war and the international community has a common interest and responsibility to stop this from happening, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Tuesday.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/07/1152416
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Yemen: UN envoy warns of threat of return to ‘full-fledged war’ as regional tensions escalate
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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”.

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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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Yemen: ‘Political will, responsible leadership' needed, to end 7-year war

12 Jan 2022

Seven years into the war in Yemen, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg reaffirmed to the Security Council on Wednesday that no long-term solution can be found on the battlefield, urging the warring parties to “talk, even if they are not ready to put down their arms”.