{"id":53999,"date":"2025-03-06T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/yemen-fear-of-a-return-to-full-conflict-is-palpable-says-un-envoy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:00:00","slug":"yemen-fear-of-a-return-to-full-conflict-is-palpable-says-un-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=53999","title":{"rendered":"Yemen: \u2018Fear of a return to full conflict is palpable\u2019, says UN envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The \u201ccurrent trajectory is deeply concerning,\u201d he told ambassadors, updating them on the latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels \u2013 formally known as Ansar Allah \u2013 have been battling Government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition, for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke alongside UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher who updated on the recent humanitarian constraints and emphasised the impact of the worsening situation facing women in the country.<\/p>\n<h2>Recent developments<\/h2>\n<p>While a resumption of large-scale ground operations in Yemen has not occurred since the UN-mediated truce of April 2022, military activity continues \u2013 and the cessation of hostilities is increasingly at risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>We have seen a rise in rhetoric from the parties to the conflict, pre-positioning themselves publicly for military confrontation<\/strong>,\u201d explained Mr. Grundberg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must not allow this to happen. Words matter. Intent matters. Signals matter. <strong>Mixed messaging and escalatory discourse can have real impacts,<\/strong>\u201d he underscored.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Envoy described recent reports of shelling, drone attacks, infiltration attempts and mobilisation campaigns recently witnessed in Ma\u2019rib as well as in other areas such as Al Jawf, Shabwa and Ta\u2019iz.<\/p>\n<p>He also deplored the Houthis\u2019 arbitrary detention of UN personnel and workers from other organizations \u2013 some for years \u2013 calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Some colleagues\u2019 parents have passed away while they have been in detention, without knowing the fate of their children<\/strong>,\u201d he gravely noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"context-un_news_full_width_credit_caption type-entermedia_image media media--type-entermedia-image media--view-mode-un-news-full-width-credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-thumbnail field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Hans Grundberg (on screen), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Yemen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Humanitarian constraints<\/h2>\n<p>Tom Fletcher brought ambassadors\u2019 attention to the recent funding cuts UN agencies have been facing, which \u201chave been a body blow\u201d to aid workers efforts to save lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>It is the pace at which so much vital work has been shut down that adds to the perfect storm that we face<\/strong>\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Humanitarian Coordinator explained the implications of such cuts, which will put <strong>aid workers in impossible situations where they have to choose \u201cwhich lives not to save\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Assault on equality<\/h2>\n<p>As the world readies itself to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day on 8 March, Mr. Fletcher emphasised the \u201cdeliberate pushback against equality\u201d witnessed in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis has disproportionately and devastatingly impacted women and girls. In 2021, Yemen ranked second to last in the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Gender Gap Index. And \u201c<strong>there is no sign of progress for them,<\/strong>\u201d Mr. Fletcher noted.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen\u2019s maternal mortality rate is the highest in the Middle East \u2013 more than ten times that of Saudi Arabia or Oman. Meanwhile, 1.5 million girls remain out of school, denying them their right to education and preventing them from breaking the cycles of discrimination and violence.<\/p>\n<p>As funding for Yemen evaporates, \u201c<strong>the numbers in my next briefings will be worse,<\/strong>\u201d Mr. Fletcher put to the room. And yet, despite bearing the greatest burdens of war, displacement and deprivation, women remain on the frontlines of survival and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>We will do what we can to support them with the dwindling resources we have,<\/strong>\u201d Mr. Fletcher said.<\/p>\n<p>It is a tough time to be a humanitarian but \u201cmuch tougher for the people we serve,\u201d he continued. \u201c<strong>The decisions you take will determine whether it gets worse,<\/strong>\u201d he told ambassadors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"context-un_news_full_width_credit_caption type-entermedia_image media media--type-entermedia-image media--view-mode-un-news-full-width-credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-thumbnail field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production%20Library\/06-03-2025-UN-Photo-Tom-Fletcher.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Fletcher (on screen), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Yemen.\" title=\"Tom Fletcher (on screen), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Yemen.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"530\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tom Fletcher (on screen), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Yemen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u2018The only way forward\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The now unfolding US designation of Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization has complicated international cooperation in peace efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preserving \u201cthe mediation space for the Yemenis\u201d under the auspices of the UN to reach a just and inclusive peace is crucial<\/strong>, Mr. Grundberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Reiterating his office\u2019s commitment to its role, Mr. Grundberg highlighted that it would convene \u201cthe parties at any opportunity to bring an end to this decade-long conflict,\u201d emphasising that <strong>any political process needs to include a \u201cbroad spectrum of Yemenis\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this is possible to achieve, the environment for this to happen must be conducive,\u201d he said. \u201c<strong>Positive developments must be put on a more permanent footing.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owe it to the millions of Yemenis not to waver or falter in our determination on this,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2025\/03\/1160851\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201ccurrent trajectory is deeply concerning,\u201d he told ambassadors, updating them on the latest political developments&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1088,475,1838,2822,5517,1910,1525],"class_list":["post-53999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east","tag-conflict","tag-envoy","tag-fear","tag-full","tag-palpable","tag-return","tag-yemen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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