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UN speaker urges UN-led political process in Yemen and calls for release of detained UN staff

United Nations Security Council · January 15, 2026
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Hans Grenberg told the Security Council that recent moves in southern Yemen have destabilized fragile gains, urged an inclusive UN-led political process, and called for the immediate release of detained United Nations personnel in Sana'a.

Hans Grenberg, Speaker, told the United Nations Security Council that recent developments in southern Yemen threaten fragile stabilization and that only a comprehensive, UN-facilitated political process can deliver durable peace.

"The future of the South cannot be determined by any single actor or through force," Grenberg said, urging inclusive internal deliberation and a Yemeni-wide political process under UN auspices. He warned that the de-escalation achieved since 2022 was temporary and that without a coordinated approach the country risks "recurrent and destabilizing cycles."

Grenberg said that security in parts of southern Yemen remained fragile. He reported that in December…

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