The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, affirmed continuing to interact with the parties to the conflict in Yemen to advance peace efforts.
During his conclusion today, he said a week-long round of meetings with a group of Yemeni stakeholders. And the regional and internationals, “We are not in the place we want in terms of reaching an agreement in Yemen.”
He also added, “We have been discussing these issues for more than a year, and the international community has been completely supportive during that. But unfortunately we are not where we would like to be in terms of reaching an agreement. At the same time.”
Cease-fire
This comes within the framework of Griffiths’ endeavor to reach a nationwide ceasefire with the aim of reducing the risks to the lives of civilians in Yemen, including stopping the Houthi attack on Marib, which lasted for more than a year. It also continues its efforts to lift the restrictions imposed on Hudaydah ports and open Sana’a airport to alleviate the deteriorating humanitarian situation.
He has repeatedly stressed that these measures will provide an environment conducive to the resumption of an inclusive political process and ending the conflict in Yemen.
This comes as the United Nations renewed its warning about the humanitarian consequences of the escalation of the Houthi militia west of the city of Ma’rib.
And its Office for Humanitarian Affairs said that nearly 400 thousand people Residents of displacement camps may migrate again to neighboring governorates, as the fighting continues, and more civilians are expected to continue fleeing towards the eastern outskirts of the city of Sirwah and to the city of Ma’rib.
As stated in the monthly UN statement on the humanitarian situation. , That the sites of the displaced are already overcrowded and the response capabilities are beyond their capacity, warning of the transfer of hostilities towards the city and its surrounding areas, as this will lead to the displacement of another 385 thousand people outside the city and to Hadramout.
