On
Yemen UNSC
Says Ceasefire
Is In Place
But Is Being
Violated As
Guterres Has
MOU With MBS Bans Press
By Matthew
Russell Lee, CJR PFT NY
Post List
UNITED NATIONS
GATE, February 4 – UN
Secretary
General
Antonio
Guterres on March
27 lavished
praise on
Saudi Crown
Prince
Mohammed bin
Salman now accused
with respect to
Jamal Khashoggi,
accepting
a $930 million
check from the
Saudis and UAE,
with not a
word of the
Saudi led
bombing
campaign that
has killed
civilians and
caused cholera
in Yemen. On
January 31 the
UN Security
Council held a
meeting on
Yemen, but it
was closed-door
and afterward
only pro-Coalition
Kuwait spoke
on camera. On
February 4, the Security
Council issued
a statement
beginning: "UN
SECURITY
COUNCIL PRESS
STATEMENT ON
YEMEN
The members of
the Security
Council
reiterated
their
endorsement of
the agreements
reached by the
Government of
Yemen and the
Houthis in
December 2018
on the city
and
governorate of
Hodeidah and
the ports of
Hodeidah,
Salif and Ras
Issa; an
executive
mechanism on
the prisoner
exchange
agreement; and
a statement of
understanding
on Taiz, as
set out in the
Stockholm
Agreement,
circulated as
S/2018/1134.
They stressed
the critical
importance of
the parties
fulfilling the
commitments
they made in
Sweden, for
the sake of
the Yemeni
people.
The members of
the Security
Council
stressed the
vital
importance of
making
progress
towards a
political
agreement to
end the
conflict and
to relieve the
humanitarian
suffering of
the Yemeni
people. In
this regard,
they welcomed
the fact that
the ceasefire
in Hodeidah
remains in
place and
commended the
parties’
continued
political
commitment to
uphold the
Stockholm
Agreement.
The Members of
the Security
Council
expressed
concern at
allegations of
violations of
the ceasefire.
They strongly
condemned
actions that
jeopardise the
progress
achieved by
the parties in
the Stockholm
Agreement.
They
underlined
that military
escalation and
hostilities
could damage
trust between
the parties
and risk
undermining
the prospects
for peace.
They recalled
their request
to the
Secretary-General
to report on
non-compliance,
by any party,
with
resolution
2451 (2018)
and 2452
(2019)." But
Guterres
himself is no
paragon of
compliance,
at least
not with
transparency
and anti-corruption
and press
freedomi. Beyond
Guterres' MOU
with MBS, his
Global
Communicator
Alison Smale has
appointed Maher
Nasser,
who blocks the
Press on Twitter,
as chief promoter
of the UAE's Expo
2020 Dubai, see
Inner City
Press
exclusive here.
Now
on February 3,
from Guterres'
Office
of the
Spokesperson -
not signed by
lead spokesman
Stephane
Dujarric-
this: "The
third meeting
of the
Redeployment
Coordination
Committee
(RCC), chaired
by General
Cammaert,
convened today
on board a UN
vessel berthed
in the port of
Hudaydah. Both
the Government
of Yemen and
Houthi RCC
representatives
are present.
General
Cammaert
opened the
meeting by
underlining
the importance
of respecting
the ceasefire
which came
into effect on
18 December.
He warned the
parties about
the fragility
of the
ceasefire and
urged them to
instruct their
commanders on
the ground to
refrain from
any further
violations
that would
jeopardize the
Stockholm
Agreement and
the broader
peace process
for Yemen.
Both parties
have
reiterated
their
commitment to
implementing
the Hudaydah
aspects of the
Stockholm
Agreement, and
in particular,
underscored
their
commitment to
finding a
solution that
would open up
the
Hudaydah-Sana’a
road to allow
humanitarians
access to the
Red Sea Mills.
Talks are
cordial and
constructive.
They will
continue
tomorrow.
3 February
2019"
Cammaert, who
covered up for
the UN in
South Sudan,
is out. On
January 29 not
Guterres'
murky UN but
the Saudi
Press Agency
announced that
“The
Secretary-General
of the United
Nations
expressed his
gratitude for
the Kingdom’s
support in
pushing for
positive
results in the
dialogue
between the
Yemeni parties."
Meanwhile,
from Washington
DC on January
30, the
day after Sen
Jeff Merkley
against raised
the Saudis'
activities in
Oregon,
this:
"Sens.
Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.), Mike
Lee (R-Utah)
and Chris
Murphy
(D-Conn.) and
Reps. Ro
Khanna
(D-Calif.),
Mark Pocan
(D-Wis.) and
Pramila
Jayapal
(D-Wash.)
renewed their
efforts in the
Senate and
House
Wednesday to
end U.S.
support for
the Saudi-led
war in Yemen
pursuant to
the War Powers
Resolution.
***
Feedback:
Editorial [at] innercitypress.com
UN Office: S-303,
UN, NY 10017 USA
Reporter's mobile (and weekends):
718-716-3540
Other, earlier Inner City Press are
listed here,
and some are available in the ProQuest
service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.
Copyright 2006-2019 Inner City
Press, Inc. To request reprint or other
permission, e-contact Editorial [at]
innercitypress.com for
|
,
