Doha: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad has underlined Qatar''s efforts in supporting peace, stability and development and resolving regional and international conflicts through dialogue and peaceful means.

In an interview with (Arrayah) newspaper published Wednesday, the UN envoy said that the State of Qatar leads the world in supporting the Yemeni people through humanitarian aids and emergency relief as well as diplomatic efforts to stop the bloodshed.

He also underlines Qatar''s efforts in launching initiatives that seek to unify the Yemeni ranks in the face of external challenges targeting its security and stability.

Ould Cheikh Ahmad said that the GCC states have spared no effort to help Yemen to restore security and stability and to help the Yemeni people to practice a normal life away from fighting and bloodshed.

He praised Qatar''s remarkable role, saying that it took great steps in helping Yemen and its people and legitimate government led by Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and made all forms of logistical, humanitarian and relief assistance.

The envoy reviewed the tragic situation in Yemen that left 7,000 killed, 35,000 injured and 3 million people homeless and displaced within one year, saying that the situation in Yemen is dangerous.

He stressed that the cessation of hostilities in Yemen which took effect in April contributed to the improvement of the humanitarian situation by the return of relief organizations to work.

UN Special Envoy appealed to donors to support Yemen humanitarian response plan, which required to provide $1.8 billion to assist over 13 million people this year.

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad explained that food, nutrition, insecurity and the lack of health care are among the most pressing issues where people die from preventable diseases because of the limitation of basic medical supplies.

He added that more than 7.6 million people are at risk of starvation and 2.5 million people were displaced because of the violent conflict since January 2014.

About creating a state of an official legitimate action in Yemen, Ould Cheikh said that the official move would not be at best only after the implementation of resolution 2216 with all its provisions, especially with regard to the withdrawal of Houthis from the besieged cities and hand over weapons, and then comes the participation of all shades of political action in Yemen.

The UN envoy said that the coming stage will witness urgent measures towards addressing the situation of political prisoners and prisoners of all parties to release them as soon as possible.

Ould Cheikh emphasised that reaching peace in Yemen will be only through political process, adding that the ceasefire takes a long time and a great effort, but he stressed that there is no return to Yemen without peace which is important for regional security.

With regard to the coordination process with the Gulf Cooperation Council, the UN envoy said that he have met with the GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani who expressed keenness of the GCC states on the security and stability of Yemen.

In his interview with Arrayah, the UN envoy praised once again the significant role played by the State of Qatar in providing humanitarian aid to Yemen, saying that this supportive attitude towards the Yemeni people is not new to the Qatari leadership.

He confirmed that he will spare no effort to persuade the parties to reach a solution, adding that the United Nations and the international community as well as the whole world are united and unanimously agree on the need to find a solution to the Yemeni crisis, calling on all parties to unite and speak on behalf of Yemen.

QNA