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15-Mar-2023
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The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, welcomed “intense diplomatic efforts” to bring the conflict in Yemen to an end and called on all sides “to allow the time and space needed for the discussions to bear fruit.” UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 15 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 15 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
15MARCH 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council, Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on screen
3. Wide shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“Intense diplomatic efforts are ongoing at different levels to bring the conflict in Yemen to an end. We are currently witnessing renewed regional diplomatic momentum, as well as a step change in the scope and depth of the discussions. I welcome the continued efforts of regional member states, in particular the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman and ask the parties to seize the opportunities created by the regional momentum. I also call on all sides to maintain a conducive environment for discussions and to allow the time and space needed for the discussions to bear fruit. Impatience at this juncture risks a return to a cycle of violence and risks unravelling what has been achieved so far.”
5. Wide shot, Council, Grundberg on screen
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“Since the truce came into effect on the 2nd of April of last year, Yemeni men and women have experienced almost a year of lower levels of violence. But this is fragile. I am concerned by the uptick in the number and intensity of clashes in several frontline areas, particularly the fronts in Ma’rib and Ta’iz. I call on the parties to exercise maximum restraint during this critical time, including refraining from escalatory public rhetoric, to avoid destabilizing the situation.”
7. Wide shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“The Truce can only be a steppingstone. We urgently need to build on what was achieved by the Truce and work toward a nationwide ceasefire and an inclusive political settlement to end the conflict in Yemen.”
9. Wide shot, Council, Grundberg on screen
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“Yemen remains a staggering emergency. This year, more than 17 million people are counting on aid agencies for assistance and protection. But too often, agencies don’t have what they need to help.”
11. Med shot, Council President
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah al-Saadi, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Yemen:
“We support all serious, sincere, and in good faith efforts to restore peace and stability in the region. We also hope that the agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran will usher in a new period for the relations in the region here. We hope to see Iran stop interfering in our affairs. We hope to see it change its behaviour in my country and the region.”
13. Wide shot, Council
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
15MARCH 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council, Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on screen
3. Wide shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“Intense diplomatic efforts are ongoing at different levels to bring the conflict in Yemen to an end. We are currently witnessing renewed regional diplomatic momentum, as well as a step change in the scope and depth of the discussions. I welcome the continued efforts of regional member states, in particular the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman and ask the parties to seize the opportunities created by the regional momentum. I also call on all sides to maintain a conducive environment for discussions and to allow the time and space needed for the discussions to bear fruit. Impatience at this juncture risks a return to a cycle of violence and risks unravelling what has been achieved so far.”
5. Wide shot, Council, Grundberg on screen
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“Since the truce came into effect on the 2nd of April of last year, Yemeni men and women have experienced almost a year of lower levels of violence. But this is fragile. I am concerned by the uptick in the number and intensity of clashes in several frontline areas, particularly the fronts in Ma’rib and Ta’iz. I call on the parties to exercise maximum restraint during this critical time, including refraining from escalatory public rhetoric, to avoid destabilizing the situation.”
7. Wide shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy for Yemen, United Nations:
“The Truce can only be a steppingstone. We urgently need to build on what was achieved by the Truce and work toward a nationwide ceasefire and an inclusive political settlement to end the conflict in Yemen.”
9. Wide shot, Council, Grundberg on screen
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“Yemen remains a staggering emergency. This year, more than 17 million people are counting on aid agencies for assistance and protection. But too often, agencies don’t have what they need to help.”
11. Med shot, Council President
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah al-Saadi, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Yemen:
“We support all serious, sincere, and in good faith efforts to restore peace and stability in the region. We also hope that the agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran will usher in a new period for the relations in the region here. We hope to see Iran stop interfering in our affairs. We hope to see it change its behaviour in my country and the region.”
13. Wide shot, Council
STORYLINE
The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, today (15 Mar) welcomed “intense diplomatic efforts” to bring the conflict in Yemen to an end and called on all sides “to allow the time and space needed for the discussions to bear fruit.”
Grundberg said, “we are currently witnessing renewed regional diplomatic momentum, as well as a step change in the scope and depth of the discussions” and welcomed “continued efforts of regional member states, in particular the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman.”
Yemen continues to experience relative calm since last year’s April 2022 truce agreement between the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group,
Since the October expiration of the agreement, Oman has facilitated talks between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition in support of the Yemeni government.
Grundberg said, “since the truce came into effect on the 2nd of April of last year, Yemeni men and women have experienced almost a year of lower levels of violence. But this is fragile. I am concerned by the uptick in the number and intensity of clashes in several frontline areas, particularly the fronts in Ma’rib and Ta’iz.”
He called on the parties “to exercise maximum restraint during this critical time, including refraining from escalatory public rhetoric, to avoid destabilizing the situation.”
The Special Envoy said, “the Truce can only be a steppingstone. We urgently need to build on what was achieved by the Truce and work toward a nationwide ceasefire and an inclusive political settlement to end the conflict in Yemen.”
In her briefing to the Council, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya said, “Yemen remains a staggering emergency” and pointed out that “this year, more than 17 million people are counting on aid agencies for assistance and protection.
She said, “too often, agencies don’t have what they need to help.”
Yemen’s Ambassador Abdullah al-Saadi told the Council that Yemen supports “all serious, sincere, and in good faith efforts to restore peace and stability in the region” and expressed hope “that the agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran will usher in a new period for the relations in the region here.”
He said, “we hope to see Iran stop interfering in our affairs. We hope to see it change its behaviour in my country and the region.”
The ongoing talks are reportedly focused on a potential comprehensive agreement to end the war. Grundberg described the talks as representing “a potential step change” in the eight-year long conflict during his January Council briefing.
Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed last week in Beijing to restore diplomatic relations that had been suspended since 2016.
Grundberg said, “we are currently witnessing renewed regional diplomatic momentum, as well as a step change in the scope and depth of the discussions” and welcomed “continued efforts of regional member states, in particular the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman.”
Yemen continues to experience relative calm since last year’s April 2022 truce agreement between the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group,
Since the October expiration of the agreement, Oman has facilitated talks between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition in support of the Yemeni government.
Grundberg said, “since the truce came into effect on the 2nd of April of last year, Yemeni men and women have experienced almost a year of lower levels of violence. But this is fragile. I am concerned by the uptick in the number and intensity of clashes in several frontline areas, particularly the fronts in Ma’rib and Ta’iz.”
He called on the parties “to exercise maximum restraint during this critical time, including refraining from escalatory public rhetoric, to avoid destabilizing the situation.”
The Special Envoy said, “the Truce can only be a steppingstone. We urgently need to build on what was achieved by the Truce and work toward a nationwide ceasefire and an inclusive political settlement to end the conflict in Yemen.”
In her briefing to the Council, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya said, “Yemen remains a staggering emergency” and pointed out that “this year, more than 17 million people are counting on aid agencies for assistance and protection.
She said, “too often, agencies don’t have what they need to help.”
Yemen’s Ambassador Abdullah al-Saadi told the Council that Yemen supports “all serious, sincere, and in good faith efforts to restore peace and stability in the region” and expressed hope “that the agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran will usher in a new period for the relations in the region here.”
He said, “we hope to see Iran stop interfering in our affairs. We hope to see it change its behaviour in my country and the region.”
The ongoing talks are reportedly focused on a potential comprehensive agreement to end the war. Grundberg described the talks as representing “a potential step change” in the eight-year long conflict during his January Council briefing.
Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed last week in Beijing to restore diplomatic relations that had been suspended since 2016.
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