| 29 APRIL 2020SC/14176 |
This press statement was on instability in southern Yemen. |
| 10 APRIL 2020SC/14159 |
This statement welcomed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s 8 April announcement of a unilateral ceasefire in support of the UN peace process and the Secretary-General’s call for an immediate cessation of hostilities to counter a possible COVID-19 outbreak, and called on the Houthis to make similar commitments without delay. |
| 30 JANUARY 2020SC/14094 |
This press statement called for an immediate cessation of the hostilities that had broken out since mid-January in northern Yemen. |
| 6 NOVEMBER 2019SC/14017 |
This statement welcomed the signing of the Riyadh Agreement between the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council. |
| 10 JUNE 2019SC/13834 |
This statement underlined Council members’ full support for the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths. |
| 17 APRIL 2019SC/13785 |
This statement expressed grave concern that the agreements reached in Stockholm have not yet been implemented. |
| 22 FEBRUARY 2019SC/13713 |
This press statement called for the immediate implementation of the Phase 1 redeployment of forces from the Hodeidah agreement. |
| 4 FEBRUARY 2019SC/13690 |
Council members issued a press statement stressing the critical importance of the parties’ fulfilling their commitments made in Sweden. |
| 5 SEPTEMBER 2018SC/13484 |
This welcomed the upcoming Geneva consultations. |
| 28 MARCH 2018SC/13270 |
This was a press statement condemning the Houthi missile attacks targeting several cities in Saudi Arabia on 25 March, and expressing grave concern at the humanitarian situation in Yemen. |
| 22 DECEMBER 2017SC/13143 |
This was a statement condemning the 19 December ballistic missile attack by the Houthis against Riyadh. |
| 4 OCTOBER 2016SC/12541 |
Council members strongly condemned an attack by Houthi forces on a UAE vessel operating near Bab al-Mandeb straight on 1 October. |
| 8 SEPTEMBER 2016SC/12512 |
This press statement expressed members’ continued support for the Special Envoy and urged the parties to resume consultations and to recommit to and respect the cessation of hostilities. |
| 23 MARCH 2016SC/12300 |
This press statement welcomed the Special Envoy’s announcement of a cessation of hostilities and peace talks. |
| 18 FEBRUARY 2016SC/12250 |
This was a press statement that expressed serious concern over Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, and urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to take urgent steps towards resuming a ceasefire. |
| 23 DECEMBER 2015SC/12184 |
Council members welcomed the Yemeni parties’ participation in recent peace talks and urged all parties to adhere to the cessation of hostilities and exercise maximum restraint if violations emerge. |
| 23 OCTOBER 2015SC/12096 |
This was a press statement welcoming Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed’s announcement of the upcoming talks and reaffirming their call for the parties to attend the talks without preconditions. |
| 24 SEPTEMBER 2015SC/12056 |
This press statement condemned a terrorist attack at a mosque in Sana’a. |
| 11 SEPTEMBER 2015SC/12042 |
This press statement welcomed the announcement of upcoming talks between the Houthis, GPC and the Yemeni government. |
| 4 SEPTEMBER 2015SC/12036 |
This press statement condemned the 2 September terrorist attacks in Sana’a and the killing of two ICRC staff. |
| 10 JULY 2015SC/11966 |
This press statement supported the implementation of an unconditional humanitarian pause by all parties to start at 11:59 pm on 10 July until the end of Ramadan. |
| 25 JUNE 2015SC/11944 |
This press statement positively took note of the Special Envoy’s “principles” for advancing UN-brokered consultations, and reaffirmed the Council’s call on Yemeni parties to engage in talks without preconditions. |
| 18 JUNE 2015SC/11935 |
This was a press statement condemning the 17 June 2015 terrorist attacks in Sana’a. |
| 2 JUNE 2015SC/11915 |
This press statement expressed deep disappointment that consultations in Geneva, scheduled for 28 May, did not take place and urged Yemeni stakeholders to participate in inclusive negotiations as soon as possible in good faith and without preconditions. |
| 12 MAY 2015SC/11888 |
This was a press statement on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, which also welcomed the five-day humanitarian pause in the conflict. |
| 20 MARCH 2015SC/11827 |
This was a press statement condemning suicide bombings at two Zaydi Shi’a mosques. |
| 20 MARCH 2015SC/11826 |
This was a press statement that condemned attacks against Aden International Airport and airstrikes on the presidential compound in Aden. |
| 25 FEBRUARY 2015SC/11798 |
This press statement welcomed that President of Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi was no longer under house arrest and demanded that the Houthis immediately release the prime minister and members of the cabinet. |
| 20 JANUARY 2015SC/11743 |
This press statement condemned the attack on the presidential palace and called on all parties to implement a full and lasting ceasefire. |
| 7 JANUARY 2015SC/11728 |
This press statement condemned the bomb attack at the Police Academy in Sana’a, which killed at least 37 people. |
| 17 DECEMBER 2014SC/11710 |
This was a press statement condemning the 16 December bomb attacks in Radaa. |
| 4 DECEMBER 2014SC/11683 |
This was a press statements condemning the 3 December bomb attack at the residence of the Iranian Ambassador to Yemen. |
| 8 NOVEMBER 2014SC/11638 |
This press statement welcomed the formation of Yemen’s new government. |
| 10 OCTOBER 2014SC/11595 |
This was a press statement condemning the 9 October bomb attack in Sana’a, Yemen which killed at least 47 people, including children and the continued attacks against Yemeni security forces in Hadramawt on 9 October, as well as in Bayda on 8 October. |
| 23 SEPTEMBER 2014SC/11578 |
This press statement welcomed the Peace and National Partnership Agreement signed on 21 September. |
| 11 JULY 2014SC/11470 |
This press statement expressed grave concern about the serious deterioration of the security situation in Yemen in the light of the violence in Amran. |
| 5 MAY 2014SC/11381 |
This was a press statement that condemned a terrorist attack in Sana’a on 5 May, which killed one french national and injured others, as well as other recent terrorist attacks in Yemen. |
| 25 MARCH 2014SC/11336 |
This press statement condemned the 24 March terrorist attack in Hadramout that killed 20 soldiers. |
| 5 DECEMBER 2013SC/11202 |
This press statement condemned the attack on the Defence Ministry and hospital in Sana’a that caused numerous deaths and injuries. |
| 27 NOVEMBER 2013SC/11195 |
This press statement emphasised the importance of concluding Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference as soon as possible to move to constitutional drafting and electoral preparations, as the next steps in the transition. |
| 12 APRIL 2013SC/10969 |
The Council welcomed Yemen’s reorganisation of the military and called on all parties to support the President’s decrees and to work to ensure their prompt implementation. |
| 28 SEPTEMBER 2012SC/10778 |
Following a high-level “Friends of Yemen” meeting held on the margins of the General Assembly on 27 September, Council members issued a press statement commending Yemen’s progress in implementing its transition agreement and called upon all parties to continue to honour the timetable set out in the agreement and for all sides to act in a spirit of reconciliation. |
| 13 SEPTEMBER 2012SC/10762 |
This press statement condemned the terrorist attack in Sana’a on 11 September. |
| 21 MAY 2012SC/10656 |
The Council condemned the suicide attack that killed 96 soldiers in Sana’a on 21 May. |
| 7 MARCH 2012SC/10571 |
The Council condemned the terrorist attacks that occurred in Abyan province. |
| 22 FEBRUARY 2012SC/10553 |
The Council noted the significance of presidential elections and encouraged further transitional steps to be taken promptly. |
| 25 JANUARY 2012SC/10529 |
The Council welcomed the formation of the Government of National Unity and called for credible elections on 21 February. |
| 22 DECEMBER 2011SC/10504 |
The Council welcomed the progress that had been made in implementing the GCC initiative and reiterated the Council’s call that it be implemented in a timely and transparent manner. |
| 28 NOVEMBER 2011SC/10460 |
The Council welcomed the signing of the GCC initiative. |
| 24 SEPTEMBER 2011SC/10394 |
The Council urged all parties to reject violence. |
| 9 AUGUST 2011SC/10357 |
The Council expressed concern at the worsening economic, humanitarian and security situations. |
| 24 JUNE 2011SC/10296 |
The Council expressed grave concern at the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation. |
| 17 SEPTEMBER 2008SC/9446 |
The Council condemned the terrorist attacks at the United States Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen on 17 September. |
