The United Nations: The announcement of the stopping of hostilities between the United States and Ansar Allah is an opportunity to revive the peace process

At a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Yemen, the UN official, Hans Grendberg, said that “The challenges facing Yemen are enormous: one of the levels of deep and great lack of confidence between the parties, with the continued reports of some of the war’s readiness, to the imminent economic collapse.”

He stressed that the Yemenis are looking forward to moving forward, noting that the current current situation is not possible, noting that what Yemen is now witnessing is not a real peace, although the front lines seem relatively stable at the present time.

He also stressed the need for the continued involvement of the international community to help Yemenis to fulfill their desire to build a stable, prosperous and safe country. He explained that there is a need for Yemen’s neighbors and its international partners to support a comprehensive political process and able to continue with Yemeni leadership, noting that he held meetings with the parties and the diplomatic community in Riyadh and Muscat, during which he confirmed this message.

He added: “The Yemenis have endured more than ten years of instability, uncertainty and economic collapse. I direct them directly to confirm what I said before: I know the size of your suffering, I hear your appeal, and we will not ignore you – I will remain committed to making every effort to achieve peace and stability in Yemen.”

He urged the parties to show courage and choose the dialogue, noting that the United Nations will not deviate from its commitment to their support in finding a negotiating settlement of this conflict.

He sent a message to the members of the Security Council, stressing that true peace and security in Yemen can only be achieved through international commitment and coordination and a joint and long -term approach. “Therefore, we must double our efforts to provide a reliable alternative to the war and a vision of Yemen that exceeds the current situation and stagnation.”

An invitation to release the detained employees

The special envoy also touched on the issue of prolonged and illegal arbitrary detention by Ansar Allah for United Nations staff as well as workers in international and national NGOs, civil society and diplomatic missions.

He said that their detention is not only a violation of international law, but also caused serious concerns at the level of the international community, “which ultimately leads only to one result and is to undermine the support provided to Yemen, which will unfortunately affect the most needy groups of Yemenis.”

He welcomed the recent release of employees from the Dutch embassy and international organizations, but he said that these relations are insufficient, expressing his hope that Ansar Allah will hear “Significantly what I am saying: they changed the approach. They released the remaining detainees immediately without conditions. They put an end to this unacceptable situation.”

Children and women are most affected

Tom Fletcher, Undersecretary of the United Nations Secretary -General for Humanitarian Affairs, said that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating, and children are the most vulnerable, noting that half of the children of Yemen – 2.3 million children – suffer from malnutrition, while 600,000 of them suffer from acute malnutrition.

Moreover, only 69 percent of children under the age of the year received a complete vacation, and 20% of them did not receive any vaccines at all – one of the worst rates in the world, he said.

As a result, diseases that can be prevented with vaccines increase the exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis. Cholera and measles are high. Last year, Yemen accounted for more than a third of international cholera and 18% of its associated deaths, while one of the highest measles rates in the world also recorded.

Children also have to deal with fields full of ground mine, schools free of teachers, books and opportunities, according to Mr. Fletcher.

Children are not the only ones who are not affected by impartially, as malnutrition now also affects 1.4 million pregnant and breastfeeding women, which exposes mothers and newborns to a serious danger, according to Mr. Fletcher.

In general, 9.6 million women and girls need a sharply saving humanitarian assistance, and they face hunger, violence and a collapsed health care system.

Nevertheless, Fletcher says that women and girls are still on the front lines to recover and survive, praising the Security Council’s commitment to support them and support their struggle to respect their basic rights.

Additional consequences for the lack of financing

Flysher warned that the time and resources are exhausted, noting that the human response plan for Yemen for 2025 received only 9% of the required amount – that is, less than half of the amount obtained at the same time last year.

He warned that this deficiency in financing has very real consequences. Nearly 400 health facilities – including 64 hospitals – will be closed, which will affect nearly 7 million people. The allocated financing will run for 700.

He added that 20 therapeutic nutrition centers and 2,200 therapeutic nutrition programs were forced to close – which he said would deprive more than 350,000 children and a mother who suffer from malnutrition of life -saving food treatment.

Three demands

Tom Fleischer concluded his surgery with three demands submitted to the Security Council:

FirstlyTake action to ensure respect for international humanitarian law, including protecting civilians and human access to all those in need.

secondlyProviding flexible and increasing financing to support vital relief operations.

ThirdSupport efforts to achieve a permanent peace.

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