{"id":5999,"date":"2021-07-10T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T12:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mokhacenter.org\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2024-11-12T10:58:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:58:38","slug":"will-the-un-envoy-succeed-in-achieving-a-new-breakthrough-in-the-yemeni-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mokhacenter.org\/en\/will-the-un-envoy-succeed-in-achieving-a-new-breakthrough-in-the-yemeni-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the UN envoy succeed in achieving a new breakthrough in the Yemeni file?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction:<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

The visit of Martin Griffiths, the United Nations envoy to Yemen, to Sana\u2019a, comes nearly a year after his previous visit. The Houthi Insurgency refused to meet him after he was appointed as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. This visit coincides with international and regional efforts that seek to achieve progress in Yemen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since The UN envoy\u2019s designation on February 14, 2018, he has been leading unremitting efforts to achieve a solution to the Yemeni crisis; his top priority is to address the humanitarian crisis, open air and sea lines, achieve a ceasefire and revitalise the political process.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regional and U.S. efforts have been supportive of Griffiths\u2019 efforts through:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Meeting of the Omani Foreign Minister with his Yemeni counterpart.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Visit of the Omani delegation to Sana\u2019a.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister\u2019s visit to President Hadi.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Contacts of the U.S. Secretary of State with his Omani counterpart.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Contacts of the U.S. Secretary of Defense with the Saudi Crown Prince.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Visits of the U.S. envoy to Yemen to Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE and Jordan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    However, Griffiths\u2019 efforts, the factors of his success and failure, and the future of the Yemeni crisis under these diplomatic moves remain in question.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Prominent visits of the UN envoy:<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    No<\/b><\/td>\nPlace<\/b><\/td>\nDate<\/b><\/td>\nFigures<\/b><\/td>\nTopics<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Riyadh\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMarch 2018<\/span><\/td>\nThe Yemeni President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Head of the Islah Party<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Arrangement of an inclusive political process.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Exploratory visit after his appointment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Sana\u2019a\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMarch 2018<\/span><\/td>\nHouthi Insurgency officials and leaders of GPC in Sana\u2019a.<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Exploratory visit to Sana\u2019a after his appointment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Hodeida<\/span><\/td>\nNovember 2018<\/span><\/td>\nThe Acting Governor of Hodeida, appointed by the Houthi Insurgency<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • His first visit to Hodeida, where he discussed the arrangements for the port of Hodeida, the peace process in Yemen and the arrangement for the Sweden negotiations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Muscat<\/span><\/td>\nJuly 2019<\/span><\/td>\nOmani Foreign Minister<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • As part of his international tour to Russia, the UAE and Oman.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Sana\u2019a<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 2019<\/span><\/td>\nAbdul-Malik al-Houthi and<\/span><\/p>\n

    Mahdi al-Mashat<\/span><\/td>\n

    		\n
      \n
    • Discussion of the prisoners\u2019 and detainees\u2019 files.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Sana\u2019a<\/span><\/td>\nMarch 2020<\/span><\/td>\nHouthi Insurgency officials<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • The military escalation and the establishment of the air bridge to transport patients from Sana\u2019a International Airport.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Marib<\/span><\/td>\nMarch 2020<\/span><\/td>\nThe governor of Marib and members of the local authority<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Reviewing the humanitarian situation in Marib.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Riyadh\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAugust 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nVice President and Head of Government, the Saudi ambassador to Yemen<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Joint Declaration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Riyadh<\/span><\/td>\nSeptember 2020<\/span><\/td>\nThe Speaker of the Yemeni Parliament, the Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Joint Declaration.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Military escalation in Marib.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Aden\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nJanuary 2021<\/span><\/td>\nPrime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen and Governor of Aden<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Discussing the path of a comprehensive political solution and reviewing Aden airport incident.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Tehran<\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 2021<\/span><\/td>\nIranian Foreign Minister<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • A comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen, urgent humanitarian procedures and the resumption of the political process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Muscat\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nJune 2020<\/span><\/td>\nOmani Foreign Minister<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Discussion of the Joint Declaration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Muscat<\/span><\/td>\nOctober 2020<\/span><\/td>\nOmani Foreign Minister and Houthi Insurgency Spokesperson<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Draft of Joint Declaration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Muscat<\/span><\/td>\nMay 2021<\/span><\/td>\nMuhammad Abdul Salam and Omani officials<\/span><\/td>\n\n
      \n
    • Opening of the Sana\u2019a airport and port of Hodeida and discussing a ceasefire.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n
      \n
    • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
    		Sana\u2019a\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nJune 2021<\/span><\/td>\nAbdul-Malik al-Houthi<\/span><\/td>\n\n