Tomorrow, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will discuss the latest developments regarding efforts to revive the faltering peace process in Yemen for nearly a year, the impact of regional tensions and the continued escalation in the Red Sea by the Houthi group, and the response of the international coalition led by the United States and Britain, Which threatens to cancel out all the gains achieved.

According to the United Nations website, the Council will hold an open briefing session on Thursday, September 12, at 10 a.m. New York time (5 p.m. Yemen time), followed by closed consultations to discuss the main issues that continue to obstruct efforts to revive the peace process, including It includes the destabilizing effects of the regional escalation in the country, in addition to the worsening humanitarian situation, the deterioration of food security, in light of the lack of funding and the continued restrictions imposed on relief workers, and the Houthis’ detention of dozens of UN employees, non-governmental organizations and civil society.

The open session is scheduled to witness the introduction of the UN Special Envoy to Yemen; Hans Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Acting Emergency Relief Coordinator; Joyce Msuya, and a representative of civil society, will give three briefings on developments in the political, military and humanitarian situation in the country, while the head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) will present; Michael Perry presented a brief report on the mission's work in the closed consultation session.

The UN envoy is expected to address in his briefing the latest developments in the mediation he is carrying out to advance efforts to revive peace, and the difficulties and complications it faces, especially in light of the continuing fragile internal conditions that threaten the resumption of the conflict, in addition to the effects of regional tensions that may drag the country further into conflict. From the conflict "and the unraveling of the gains made in the talks since the April 2022 truce", and fears about a possible environmental disaster that may result from the "Sounion" tanker, which has been stuck for about three weeks in the Red Sea with its cargo of 150,000 tons of crude oil. , after being attacked by the Houthis.

Whereas, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs may focus; Joyce Msuya, in her briefing, highlighted the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Yemen, in light of the acute funding shortage crisis, and the worsening malnutrition caused by the continuation of the conflict, economic instability, and the spread of diseases such as cholera, measles, and others, in addition to the devastating effects of torrential rains and recent floods that caused severe damage to about 562 thousand people throughout the country.

The head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement will also present: Michael Perry, during the closed consultations, presented a brief report on the mission’s tasks in ensuring that the parties to the conflict adhere to the ceasefire in the coastal governorate and maintain the civil status of its ports and free of armed manifestations, in addition to the continuing dangers of explosive remnants of war that continue to claim the lives of more civilians in the governorate.