14 May 2025
Yemen’s delegate said the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council and Yemen’s national Government are keen to end the conflict and bring forth comprehensive peace. “We regret to say today that all this keenness — all the regional and international efforts and the efforts of the United Nations — were met with the intransigence and rejection of the terrorist Houthis militias — supported by the Iranian regime,” he stressed. Those militias sought to thwart all efforts of peace because “they do not believe in peace and dialogue”. They refuse to engage sincerely and in good faith on the political track, he said.
“Instead, they are deepening the suffering of the Yemenis — they bring more violence, escalation […] and threaten international maritime routes and vessels,” he went on to tell the Council. “The Houthi militias have turned Yemenis into tools and have plunged the Yemeni citizen into a state of poverty and hunger through their terrorist acts,” he added. They are impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. The Government of Yemen holds the Houthi militia accountable for dragging the country into an endless war. He called on the Houthis to lay down their arms and abandon Iranian schemes to destabilize the region. Ending the threat of the Houthi militias on the waterways and shipping routes is contingent on providing support to Yemen’s Government. “This would bring about regional security and strengthen Yemen’s capability to fight terrorism and organized crime and would allow us to collectively secure regional waters and international maritime corridors,” he added.
He called on the Council to take collective action to designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist group, dry up their sources of financing and bring an end to Iran’s meddling in Yemen. He also emphasized that the halt of oil and gas exports has led to the deterioration of the national currency and the Government’s ability to provide citizens with necessary services. This has deepened the economic and humanitarian crisis further.