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Jeremy Hunt, British Secretary of Foreign Affairs An interview with the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffith, and the two men agreed that "it's time for the Council to act to support the process under the auspices of the UN" says the Foreign Office statement.
On Wednesday, Martin Griffith expressed his willingness to hold peace talks "within a month" after the US called for resumption of talks to end a conflict whose latest phase cost the lives of at least 10,000 people. the majority of civilians, according to the UN.
The war in Yemen is due to "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world," according to the agency, and the United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday called "earthly hell" the the situation in the country for children, hundreds of thousands of those who suffer from acute malnutrition or who are at risk of starvation.
In the Yemeni conflict, his forces are officially counted recognized government, backed by an alliance led by Saudi Arabia, with the Shiite armed movement known as Houthy, which is considered adjacent to Iran and which captured much of the country, including including the capital Sanaa, in 2014 and 2015.
"For a long time, the two parties opposed to the war in Yemen felt that a military solution was possible, with disastrous consequences for the population," Hunt said in a statement from the British Foreign Ministry.
"Today, it seems that for the first time there is an opportunity to encourage both parties to come to the negotiating table, to end the killings and to find a political solution, the only solution. long term to avoid disaster, "he continued.
"The United Kingdom will use all its influence to promote this approach, "he added." There is a small but true opportunity to stop hostilities in order to alleviate the suffering of the Yemenis. This must be the first priority when we seek to implement a long-term solution, "said Hunt, on the occasion of the appointment of UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez on Friday.
On 8 September, the previous attempt to organize UN-sponsored talks in Geneva had already failed: after laying down the conditions, the Houthy Shiite rebels absolutely could not participate.
UK takes "initiative" on Security Council promote the goal, among other things, of ensuring "that a full ceasefire, when the time comes, will be fully implemented," says the Foreign Office press release. Jeremy Hunt did not explain what this "initiative" consisted of.
UN diplomats, who spoke on the condition that they are not named, however, explained that Britain, in collaboration with the United States, is preparing a draft Security Council resolution calling for the cessation of hostilities.
Last week, the head of the American diplomacy, Mike Pombeo, also asked for the cessation of hostilities in Yemen.
From Thursday to Sunday, fierce fighting took place around the city of Chodada, where the port is, through which three-quarters of imported goods and humanitarian aid to Yemen are imported, making more than a hundred deaths in both camps, according to the newspaper. medical and military resources.
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