NEW YORK (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th December, 2018) The Security Council on Friday will get briefed on the details of ceasefire agreements reached during intra-Yemeni talks in Sweden, UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said in a press briefing.
"Martin Griffith, the Special Envoy, as well as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock intend to brief the Security Council and will talk to them including about the agreements reached in Sweden," Haq said on Thursday.
On Thursday, Griffith announced that the sides to the Yemeni conflict had reached an agreement on a governorate-wide ceasefire in the port city of Al Hudaydah after the UN-led consultations in Sweden. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres participated in the talks as well.
The spokesperson added that the Security Council plans to address a resolution that would back the agreement reached by the warring parties in Yemen.
"I think it is very clear that for some things, including the monitoring of the Port of Hudaydah, there are certain aspects for which we might need a Security Council's approval," Haq stated.
The peace talks in Sweden also decided on the future deployment of UN-supervised forces and the establishment of humanitarian corridors in Hudaydah. Within a maximum of 21 days, in a process overseen by a UN-chaired committee, troops from both sides will withdraw from the entire area.
From December 6, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths has engaged the two Yemeni conflicting parties in talks in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.
Yemen has been engulfed in an armed conflict between the government forces led by President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Houthi rebels for several years. The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at Hadi's request since March 2015.
The conflict escalated this summer in the region of Al Hudaydah, the Yemeni largest port, disrupting humanitarian supplies to the country and putting half of its population at risk of starvation.
