As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has never been worse. I want to be clear on that point. Famine is again on the horizon. Conflict is again escalating. The...
Briefing to the Security Council on the SAFER tanker in Yemen – as delivered New York, 15 July 2020 Thank you very much, Mr. President. I have briefed you fifteen times over the last fifteen months...
as delivered New York, 24 June 2020 Thank you very much, COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across Yemen. About 25 per cent of Yemenis confirmed to have the disease have died. That’s five times the global...
Virtual Meeting, 02 June 2020 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us today. The situation in Yemen is catastrophic. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the country...
New York, 16 April 2020 Thank you very much, Mr. President. On 10 April, the Government of Yemen confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the country. You have just heard from Martin how the threat of...
As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Every month, I brief you on five priority issues in Yemen: First, protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law; Second, humanitarian...
In the early hours of 21 and 22 December, unknown individuals attacked the premises of three international humanitarian organizations in Al Dhale'e, Yemen, using rocket-propelled grenades. The...
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As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. As you’ve heard me say many times before, Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and the largest relief operation. More than 250 humanitarian...
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25 September 2019, New York As delivered I’d like to start by thanking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for organizing this important event. And thank you all for being here. As David says, the bad news...
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me, like Martin, at the outset repeat the United Nations’ condemnation of Saturday’s attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, and reiterate the Secretary-General’s call...
As delivered New York, 18 July 2019 Thank you, Mr. President. In resolution 2451 of December 2018, the Security Council offered unequivocal support for the humanitarian relief operation in Yemen. ...
New York, 17 June 2019 As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. Every month I update the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. Today marks my fifteenth briefing and the...
New York, 15 May 2019 As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. I will, complementing but not repeating what Martin has just said: • First update you on the overall humanitarian situation, •...
New York, 15 April 2019 As delivered via VTC Thank you very much, Mr. President. While the ceasefire in Hudaydah has, as Martin has just said, largely held, we have seen, as he has also indicated, a...
Geneva 26 February 2019 Unofficial transcript Secretary- General, Vice- President, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, good morning, thank you all for being there. You have in front of you a summary of...
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New York, 19 February 2019 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Last week, my office released the 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview for Yemen (the HNO). Agencies pooled data from more than 100...
I am deeply concerned that the United Nations has been unable to access the Red Sea Mills in Hodeida since September 2018. Enough grain to feed 3.7 million people for a month has sat unused and...
New York, 09 January 2019 As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. The Stockholm Agreement, and your resolution 2451, is already having an impact. Reports from humanitarian agencies in...
As delivered New York, 14 December 2018 Thank you, Mr. President. A fortnight ago in Yemen I got a glimpse of what life is like in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. I talked to families who fled...
“The recent de-escalation in fighting in Hudaydah is providing a desperately needed respite to hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain in the city. We urge all parties to maintain it. “At the...