Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, headof Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, affirmed support for the three-pointpeace plan submitted by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemenat a video meeting of the UN Security Council on August 18.
At the meeting, Quy expressed his concern over the worseningsituation in Yemen, called for the facilitation of humanitarian aid for thecountry, and stressed the importance of protecting civilians, particularlywomen and children.
Talking about main obstacles to the implementation of theStockholm and Riyadh agreements as well as commitments of involved parties inYemen, he urged the continuation of dialogue towards a comprehensive politicalsolution with the UN acting as the intermediary.
Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-Generalfor Yemen; Major General Abhijit Guha, head of the UN mission in Hodeida, Yemen;and Ramesh Rajasingham, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for HumanitarianAffairs, briefed the Security Council on latest developments in the country.
They noted the worsening situation, which saw many peopledead and injured, the economy facing several difficulties, and UN humanitarianaid for Yemen likely to be cut due to funding shortage.
Participants shared the concern, voicing their opposition toviolence against women and children and their support toward Yemen’sindependence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
Highlighting the importance of the full implementation ofthe Stockholm and Riyadh agreements, they called for increasing aid for thecountry to sustain humanitarian activities and combat COVID-19.
They also raised the alarm about the growing risk that theSAFER oil tanker could rupture or explode and discussed an immediate approachof UN technical experts to assess the tanker’s condition./.
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