(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced on Wednesday the launch of inclusive consultations on May 28 in Geneva to restore momentum towards a Yemeni-led political transition process.
This initiative, bringing together a broad range of Yemeni governmental and other actors, follows extensive consultations by the Secretary General's Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and strong expressions of support by the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, said a statement released by Ban's press office this morning.
The latest adopted UNSC resolution 2216 emphasized the need for return to the implementation of the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and the outcomes of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, and reaffirmed its full support for, and commitment to, the efforts of the UN to "re-launch the political dialogue", the statement added.
Moreover, Ban urged all the participants to engage in these UN consultations in "good faith and without pre-conditions", it said, noting the only durable resolution to the crisis in Yemen is an inclusive, negotiated political settlement.
During the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, different political and social constituencies of Yemen came together to chart a course for democratic change and a new vision for the country, it added.
Tragically, Yemen has now slid into a conflict that risks spilling across its borders and that has a dramatic impact on civilians, who are paying the highest price, it made clear. Ban hoped that these consultations would help Yemen re-launch the political process, reduce the levels of violence and alleviate the intolerable humanitarian situation, it pointed out.
Since 2011, the UN has worked closely with Yemenis to support national aspirations for change. Later today, the UNSC will hold closed consultations on Yemen.
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