UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Yemen

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Security Council

• Meetings in 2013: 7 February: Briefing by the Security Council mission to Yemen
  http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scact2013.htm
  
  • S/2013/173 (19 March 2013): Report of the Security Council mission to Yemen, 27 January 2013
    http://undocs.org/S/2013/173
• Meetings in 2012: 4 December, 29 May, 29 March, 28 February: Middle East
  http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scact2012.htm 
• Meetings in 2011: 21 October 2011 – Middle East situation
  http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scact2011.htm
• Resolution: S/RES/2014 (2011) [on the situation in Yemen]:
  http://undocs.org/S/RES/2014(2011) 
• Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Yemen (SC/10762, 13 September 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sc10762.doc.htm
• Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Yemen (SC/10656, 21 May 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sc10656.doc.htm 
• Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Yemen (SC/10571 , 7 March 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sc10571.doc.htm  
• Security Council Press Statement on Yemen (SC/10553, 22 February 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sc10553.doc.htm  
• Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Yemen (SC/10529 , 26 January 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sc10529.doc.htm  
• Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Yemen (SC/10504 , 22 December 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10504.doc.htm
• Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Yemen (SC/10460, 28 November 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10460.doc.htm
• Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Yemen (SC/10394, 24 September 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10394.doc.htm
• Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Yemen (SC/10357, 9 August 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10357.doc.htm
• Security Council Press Statement on Yemen (SC/10296, 24 June 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10296.doc.htm

Human Rights Council

• A/HRC/19/51 (13 February 2012): Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Yemen
  http://undocs.org/A/HRC/19/51
• A/HRC/18/21 (16 September 2011) : Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the visit by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Yemen
  (Summary: Reports on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Right's visit to Yemen from 28 June to 6 July 2011)
  http://undocs.org/A/HRC/18/21

UN Entities

• The United Nations System in Yemen
  http://www.undp.org.ye/unsys.php
• United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Sana’a
  http://www.unic-yem.org/
• UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) - UN Special Adviser assists with dialogue on Yemen
  http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/undpa/main/about/updates/yemen_11102011
• Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - Yemen
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/MENARegion/Pages/YEIndex.aspx
• UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen
  http://www.undp.org.ye/
  
  • Yemen takes historic step as millions vote (22 February 2012):
    http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/articles/2012/02/22/yemen-takes-historic-step-as-millions-vote.html
• UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Yemen
  http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e486ba6.html
  
  • Mixed migration flow from the Horn of Africa reaches new record levels (Briefing Notes, 18 May 2012):
    http://www.unhcr.org/4fb617e69.html
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) – Yemen
  http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/yemen.html
• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – Yemen
  http://www.unocha.org/where-we-work/yemen
  
  • ReliefWeb: Yemen
    http://reliefweb.int/taxonomy/term/255
  • IRIN News - Yemen (Integrated Regional Information Network)
    http://www.irinnews.org/Country/YE/Yemen
• World Food Programme (WFP) - Yemen
  http://www.wfp.org/countries/yemen
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Yemen
  http://www.who.int/countries/yem/en/
• International Labour Organization (ILO) - ILO Regional Office for Arab States
  http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/arpro/beirut/index.htm
  • Working children in the Republic of Yemen: The results of the 2010 National Child Labour Survey (November 2012):
    http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/arpro/beirut/downloads/events/2013/cl_yem_13/cl_report.pdf

Selected Statements and Speeches by UN Officials

• Secretary-General, welcoming launch of Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference, Pledges continuing united nations engagement with all sides (SG/SM/14881, 18 March 2013):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sgsm14881.doc.htm
• Secretary-General, marking Yemen Peace Accord’s first anniversary, underlines need for inclusion of entire society in transition to democracy (SG/SM/14655, 19 November 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sgsm14655.doc.htm
• Reverberations of Yemen’s transition felt beyond its borders, Secretary-General tells ministers, pledging United Nations assistance to protect fragile gains (SG/SM/14544, 27 September 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sgsm14544.doc.htm
• OCHA Interview with the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (27 September):
  http://www.unocha.org/top-stories/all-stories/interview-yemen
• Secretary-General welcomes official launch of preparatory process for Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference (SG/SM/14414, 16 July 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sgsm14414.doc.htm
• Secretary-General condemns deadly terrorist attack in Yemen, says perpetrators must be held accountable (SG/SM/14299, 21 May 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sgsm14299.doc.htm
• Secretary-General condemns in strongest terms recent terrorist attacks in Yemen (SG/SM/14147, 7 March 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sgsm14147.doc.htm
• Secretary-General congratulates Yemeni people on presidential election, deplores acts of violence in some southern areas (SG/SM/14119, 22 February 2012):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sgsm14119.doc.htm
• Secretary-General Hails formation of Yemen’s National Unity Government as ‘important milestone’ (SG/SM/14012, 12 December 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/sgsm14012.doc.htm
• Secretary-General welcomes signing of Political Settlement Agreement on Yemen; says important step in moving country forward towards better future (SG/SM/13967, 23 November 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/sgsm13967.doc.htm
• Pillay says Yemen situation “dangerous,” urges all parties to halt abuses (Press Release, 22 September 2011):
  http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11413&;LangID=E
• Secretary-General, gravely concerned about escalating Yemen violence, strongly condemns excessive use of force against protestors (SG/SM/13808, 19 September 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13808.doc.htm
• Gravely concerned about reported excessive use of force by Yemeni security forces against demonstrators, Secretary-General urges immediate ceasefire (SG/SM/13605, 31 May 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13605.doc.htm
• Pillay condemns “reprehensible” violence against civilians in Taiz, Yemen (Press Release, 31 May 2011):
  http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11084&;LangID=E
• Secretary-General, deeply troubled, calls for immediate end to Yemen fighting (SG/SM/13598, 25 May 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13598.doc.htm
• Concerned by violent clashes in Yemen, Secretary-General reiterates call on authorities to uphold responsibility to protect civilians (SG/SM/13530, 28 April 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13530.doc.htm
• Secretary-General condemns use of live ammunition against demonstrators by Yemeni security forces, reminds government of obligation to protect civilians (SG/SM/13457, 18 March 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13457.doc.htm
• Condemning excessive use of force as situation in Yemen deteriorates, Secretary-General calls for probe into extrajudicial killing claims (SG/SM/13443, 14 March 2011):
  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13443.doc.htm
• Secretary-General's "off-the-cuff" remarks:
  http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/index.asp?cuff=1

Selected UN Documents

• UN Member States on the Record - Yemen:
  http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unms/yemen.shtml
  key documents related to its membership in the UN; statements made before the principal organs; draft resolutions sponsored; periodic reports submitted on Human Rights conventions, etc.

Further Information

• News Focus: Winds of change: North Africa & Middle East
  http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=129&;Body=North+Africa&Body1=change
• Political Transition in Yemen: a Step toward Peace (DPA E-News, February 2012):
  http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/undpa/main/enewsletter/news0212_yemen

Non-UN Sources

• Security Council Report – Yemen:
  http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/yemen/