UN confirms its support for envoy to Yemen, calls for cessation of hostilities in Hodeidah

SANAA, Nov. 15 (YPA) – The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lokoc, supported the international advocacy organization launched by the Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffith, in which he called on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to show restraint.

In a statement issued by Lokoc office late on Wednesday, he urged all parties to fulfill their obligations under international humanitarian law and to implement a cessation of hostilities, especially in areas of major facilities on which relief operations and commercial importers depend.

Lokoc also expressed his support for the Special Envoy, saying “the United Nations is ready to play an enhanced role in ensuring the proper use of the main facilities, especially around Hodeidah.”

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Yemen, Martin Griffith, stressed the importance of strengthening the efforts of the second track, as a complementary process to formal negotiations aimed at bringing peace to Yemen.

Sameera Hassn