Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Hans Grundberg voiced his disappointment at the failure to achieve key milestones that ordinary Yemenis have been demanding, by Ramadan.
“As I briefed last month, the mediation space has grown more complex. This continues to be the case,” he said.
“Although we have tried to shield the peace process from regional developments since the war in Gaza, the reality is, and allow me to repeat myself, that what happens regionally impacts Yemen – and what happens in Yemen can impact the region,” he added.
Risk of ‘new cycle of war’
The Special Envoy highlighted the complexities, citing the recent targeting of vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden by Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah.
The attacks, along with retaliatory strikes by the United States and United Kingdom, further heightened tensions and …