Yemen: Detained UN Personnel and Need for a Ceasefire – Security Council Briefing | United Nations

Briefing by Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, on the situation in Yemen during the 9935th meeting of the Security Council. One year since the detention of dozens United Nations, national and international NGOs, civil society organizations, and diplomatic missions’ personnel in Yemen, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg today (12 Jun) called “in the strongest terms for their immediate and unconditional release." Addressing the Security Council via video teleconference, Grundberg noted that, “some colleagues have been detained since 2021, and there were additional detentions in 2025.” He said, “their continued imprisonment is shameful.” The Special Envoy said, “the multiple frontlines across Yemen remain fragile and risk descending into more active fighting,” and expressed particular concern for Marib, “with reports of troop movement and occasional flareups, in addition to sporadic activity on other front lines in Al-Dhalea, Hudaydah, Lahj and Ta’iz Governorates.” He stressed “the shared responsibility for all actors to step away from confrontation and instead resume discussions on a ceasefire.” Following the recent ceasefire agreement between the United States and Ansar Allah, Grundberg said, “we need to build on the recent cessation of hostilities in the Red Sea and provide durable guarantees to the region and the wider international community and ensure the safety of all those using this critical waterway.” He said, “this effort goes hand-in-hand with our ongoing work towards the roadmap that will help Yemen overcome its current divisions and lead to a comprehensive ceasefire, critical economic measures and an inclusive political process.”


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