UN urges solution to Yemen crisis and orderly political transition

2011-08-10 07:19:35 GMT+7 (ICT)

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nation (UN) on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the serious deterioration of the economic and humanitarian situation in Yemen.

As the Arabian Peninsula continues facing worsening security conditions, including threats from al-Qaeda, the UN's Council urged all parties in Yemen to ensure that those in need of humanitarian assistance can be reached.

The Council also voiced concern over the increasing interruption of the flow of basic supplies, calling on all parties to "urgently seek a solution to the crisis in an inclusive, orderly and Yemeni-led process of political transition that meets the needs and aspirations of the Yemeni people for change."

Meanwhile, the UN body has urged all parties to refrain from targeting vital infrastructure, while the Council underlined the importance of the Gulf Cooperation Council's initiative, which has continued its efforts to meet the changes needed to solve the crisis in Yemen.

"The members of the Security Council urged all sides in Yemen to reject violence and show maximum restraint," said a Security Council statement, read to reporters by Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri of India, which holds the Council's rotating presidency this month.

"They called upon all the parties to respect their obligations under applicable international law," the statement added.

Civil unrest in Yemen has escalated this year, as it has across much of North Africa and the Middle East, with often bloody mass protests by civilians calling for political reform and greater democracy.

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Yemen is the poorest country in that region. If there are donors, it will probably be the US and Europe as usual. The Saudis are no good at donating to peons on their border. What has wealthy Saudi Arabia done to assist the Palestinians? Nothing. They're like the Chinese of the Dunes - strutting their wealth, but never lifting a finger to assist unfortunates in bordering regions.