UN envoy: The deteriorating situation in Yemen is worrying.
The UN special envoy for Yemen on Thursday expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Yemen in a statement after meeting with Emirati officials.
Hans Grundberg expressed concern about the deteriorating situation in Yemen, including the escalation of the war, the collapse of government institutions, the impact of the conflict on the economy and the reduction of basic services.
According to the report, the UN special envoy spoke with Emirati officials on Thursday about the Yemeni crisis.
“It is time to make progress on the immediate and long-term political, economic and security priorities that serve the interests of the Yemenis,” the UN special envoy to Yemen said in a statement.
Grundberg spoke with Anwar Gargash, Foreign Affairs Adviser, and UAE Foreign Minister Khalifa Shaheen about the latest developments in Yemen and the UN’s ongoing efforts to resume a comprehensive and lasting agreement between the Yemeni parties.
Earlier, the head of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council, Mehdi al-Mashat, wrote a message to the UN Secretary-General criticizing the UN’s stance on the crisis.
Saudi Arabia launched a large-scale offensive against Yemen, the poorest Arab country, in April 1994, in a coalition of several Western and Arab countries, with the help of the United States, under the pretext of returning ousted fugitive President Abd al-Mansour Hadi to power.
The aggression has killed thousands of Yemenis so far, and according to the United Nations, the famine in the country has become the biggest humanitarian catastrophe in the world.
