On Yemen, Houthis and Amran, UNSC Issues Statement 2 Days After Briefing
By Matthew Russell Lee
Watch the unfree Press of the corrupted and unjust UN below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCwoiHPANB4
UNITED NATIONS, July 12, 2014 -- Two days after the UN's Yemen envoy Jamal
Benomar briefed the Security Council about the Houthi rebels' takeover of
Amran, and three days after some press in Yemen reported the Security
Council had already acted, at 6 pm on July 11 there was a belated statement.
The President of the Security Council for July, Ambassador Gasana of
Rwanda, came to the Council stakeout after 6 pm. He read an agreement to
statement (below); Inner City Press asked if the "spoilers" referred to
include Saleh. This was not answered, nor a question about the delay in the
statement. But here IS the statement:
Security Council Press Statement on Fighting in Yemen
The members of the Security Council expressed their grave concern
about the serious deterioration of the security situation in Yemen in the
light of the ongoing violence in Amran. The members of the Security Council
expressed their deep regret at the high number of casualties caused by the
violence.
The members of the Security Council demanded that the Houthis, all
armed groups and parties involved in the violence withdraw and relinquish
control of Amran and hand over weapons and ammunition pillaged in Amran to
the national authorities loyal to the government. The members of the
Security Council further demanded that the all armed groups and other
parties involved in the current violence disarm; and urged the existing
ceasefire agreements to be swiftly implemented and asked military units to
remain committed to their obligation of neutrality at the service of the
State. They encouraged all parties, in line with the GCC Initiative and
National Dialogue outcomes, to take these steps and to participate
peacefully in the transition. They demanded that the current turmoil should
not extend to other parts of the country, including Sana'a.
The members of the Security Council noted with concern that spoilers
continue to stoke the conflict in the north in an attempt to obstruct the
political transition. The members of the Security Council recalled
resolution 2140 (2014) that introduced targeted sanctions measures against
individuals or entities engaging in or providing support for acts that
threaten the peace, security or stability in Yemen, and urged the Panel of
Experts as they discharge their duties in accordance with the resolution to
look into these spoilers as a matter of urgency and to present expeditiously
relevant recommendations to the Committee established pursuant to the
resolution 2140.
The members of the Security Council reminded all parties to comply
with their obligations under applicable international humanitarian and human
rights law, and stressed the need for all sides to facilitate safe and
unhindered humanitarian access to evacuate the wounded and to ensure the
delivery of assistance to all populations in need.
The members of the Security Council expressed support to President
Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi as he leads the political transition and encouraged
continued efforts to find a peaceful political solution to the conflict in
the north based on the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference. The
members of the Security Council urged all parties to continue to work
together to progress Yemen's transition.
Yemen is cited by the UN and its Security Council as one of their successes.
When the government in Sana'a deported journalist Adam Baron, what did the
UN do or say? <
https://twitter.com/FUNCA_info/status/464525356066942977>
Back on May 9, Inner City Press asked UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq,
video here <
http://youtu.be/SCwoiHPANB4> , transcript here
<
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2014/db140509.doc.htm> :
Inner City Press: Yemen has deported a journalist named Adam Baron, who was
described as one of the few foreign correspondents in the country, and I
wanted to know if the Secretariat or Mr. Benomar has any comment on that?
Deputy Spokesman Haq: I don't have any comment on that at this stage, no.
Now, Yemen has rejected entry by another journalist, Tik Root.
Meanwhile, the Yemeni government bragged of being praised by the UN, even
as it is the only country, according to Under Secretary General for
Management Yukio Takasu, which has been banned from voting in the General
Assembly due to a failure to pay dues.
Yemen has until May 16 to seek an exemption. But couldn't the UN use that
as some leverage for free press -- if it wanted?
State media SABA on May 7 reported:
<
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news352171.htm>
SANA'A, May 07 (Saba) - Interior Minister Abdo al-Tarib met here on
Wednesday with Under Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of
Safety and Security Kevin Kennedy.
During the meeting, al-Tarib and Kennedy discussed the possible means to
enhance mutual security cooperation Yemen and the UN. The Minister
underlined the Interior Ministry's adherence to strengthen the cooperation
relations with the UN in the security field.
For his part, Kennedy praised the great successes achieved by the security
services in cracking down on terrorists, stressing the UN's willingness to
strengthen cooperation with Yemen.
So what about deporting journalists? When Inner City Press on behalf of the
new Free UN Coalition for Access <
http://www.funca.info> asked the UN
Secretariat for comment on the jailing by Ethiopia of journalists
<
http://www.innercitypress.com/freepress2ethiopiaus042714.html> including
the Zone 9 bloggers
<
http://www.innercitypress.com/wpfd2hypocrisy050114.html> , no comment came.
The UN has a big office in Addis. What of its success story in Yemen? Watch
this site.
Received on Sat Jul 12 2014 - 19:09:09 EDT