Speaking by videoconference, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said the country remains trapped in a political, humanitarian and prolonged development crisis.
“” Yemen is much more than confinement of a threat“He said.” The cost of inaction is high. »»
Mr. Grundberg highlighted the urgent need for progress towards a sustainable political solution, calling for all parties to show the desire to go beyond the current dead end.
Meanwhile, more than 17 million people, almost half of the Yemen population, are estimated at acute malnutrition.
Without sustained humanitarian support, six million more could face food insecurity levels, said Joyce Msuya, deputy secretary of the United Nations humanitarian wing (Ochha), speaking on behalf of the humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher.
Economic tests
“” Yemeni citizens continue to marry the impact of an economy in free fall“Said Mr. Grundberg, calling for more international support to mitigate the humanitarian and economic difficulties they face.
Although it works in extremely difficult conditions, humanitarian efforts in Yemen continue, but the UN’s response remains limited and far from responding to the need for need, according to Ochha.
However, there are signs of progress. “There is a real range to progress in the economy,” said special envoy Hans Grundberg, indicating the reopening last May of a key route between Aden and Sanaa, closed for almost seven years, which has restored a faster and more direct path for civilians and commercial traffic.
“With confidence and good tools, there is still hope,” said the emergency coordinator in an emergency Joyce Msuya.
Fragile fronts
Marking a year since arbitrary detention by the Houthi rebels – or Ansar Allah – dozens of humanitarian workers, representatives of civil society and diplomatic staff, Mr. Grundberg has urged Security advice Members to use their “powerful voices” to exert maximum pressure on the group for the unconditional release of detainees.
While attacks on expedition to the Red Sea And countermeasures by Western forces have greatly decreased since an agreement to cease hostilities between the United States and Houthi leaders, the group has launched several recent attacks targeting Israel, in solidarity with the Palestinian cause in Gaza.
With multiple front lines still fragile and the risk of renewed battles still present, the UN continues to work on a roadmap to help Yemen to go beyond its divisions, to guarantee a complete ceasefire, to implement critical economic measures and to advance an inclusive political process.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
