Geopolitics

UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak

New York : Echoing his 23 March appeal to warring parties across the globe for an immediate ceasefire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on those fighting in Yemen to end hostilities and ramp up efforts to counter a potential outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. more

De-escalate now, to steer Yemen off ‘precarious path’, UN Security Council hears

New York : Yemen is at a “critical juncture”, the UN Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday. Speaking via video-link, Martin Griffiths said that t ...

Yemen: UN envoy calls for 'immediate and unconditional' freeze on military activities

New York: In a visit to northern Yemen on Saturday, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths repeated his call for an immediate freeze on military activities and for warring parties to work towa ...

Yemen: UN Population Fund stresses women’s needs, amidst world’s worst humanitarian crisis

New York : Intense clashes in Yemen’s Al Hazam City, this month have caused massive displacement with an estimated 1,800 families forced to flee their homes, according to a flash up ...

A year on from Yemen talks breakthrough, top UN Envoy hails ‘shift’ towards peace, despite setbacks

New York: When warring parties in Yemen met in a renovated castle outside the Swedish capital last December for UN-brokered talks, they showed that perhaps there could be a way out of bru ...

‘Signs of hope’ toward a political settlement in Yemen, UN special envoy tells Security Council

New York: The momentum to reach a political settlement in Yemen “has been building”, the United Nations Special Envoy to the country told the Security Council on Friday, attri ...

Yemen agreement to end southern power struggle 'important step' towards peace: UN Special Envoy

New York: The top UN official in Yemen has welcomed an agreement to end infighting between the Government and separatist allies in the south of the country, known as the Southern Transiti ...

At UN, Yemen Foreign Minister demands end to ‘Iranian-Houthi coup d’etat’

New York: The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen on Saturday called on the United Nations and the wider international community to stand by his crisis-torn country as it struggled to c ...

Oman expresses regret for attacks on Saudi oil facilities

Muscat (Xinhua/UNI) Sultanate of Oman on Monday expressed its "deep regret" that some oil facilities in Saudi Arabia were attacked.

‘No time to lose’ UN envoy tells Security Council, ‘Yemen cannot wait’

New York, Aug 21 (JEN): One month ago, the United Nations top Yemen envoy told the Security Council the country was facing “a crucial moment” in the course of its long and blo ...