UN: Fire in Yemen is fragile and endangered.
The UN special envoy to Yemen called on the Security Council, Riyadh and Oman to support the agreement, following the announcement of hundreds of ceasefire violations by the Saudi coalition in Yemen, acknowledging the fragility of the agreement.
Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy to Yemen, called the ceasefire between Sanaa and the Saudi-led Arab coalition important.
“The fire that broke out last week is the first in Yemen in six years and represents a valuable moment, but it is also in danger,” Grundberg said in a statement issued by his office on Wednesday, according to Russia Today.
He added: “This ceasefire will open a small window; But this is an important event through which we can start a path against the existing difficult path, and we must emphasize that relying on the ceasefire agreement to support the Yemenis in achieving peace is a common responsibility of all parties and countries in the region, the organization. Nations and the international community.
“The ceasefire agreement would not have been possible without the support of these parties, and we hope that the permanent members of the Security Council, Saudi Arabia, and the Sultanate of Oman will give their full support to the UN plan,” Grundberg said.
He stressed the need for all parties to participate in good faith and in a constructive manner without preconditions in a genuine dialogue aimed at ending the conflict, and said that joint cooperation between the parties involved with the aim of achieving peace requires a real political will.
“I want to point out that this firearm is important and fragile at the same time, and we need to make sure that we make the most of the opportunity that the firearm gives us to end the conflict,” Grundberg said. These two months will be a test of the parties’ commitment to a peaceful solution to the conflict that highlights the priorities and needs of the Yemeni people.
On the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, the UN envoy Hans Grundberg said that the Yemeni parties involved had responded positively to the UN proposal for a two-month (humanitarian) ceasefire, which would take effect at 5pm on April 2nd.
