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| Jamal Benomar, UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Yemen |
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"1. The Security Council welcomes the Yemeni-led peaceful
transition process to a just and democratic political system. It notes the
recent progress, including the 21 February elections which occurred in a
largely peaceful manner and with an encouraging level of turn-out and the 25
February transfer of power to President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, as per the
Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and Implementation Mechanism. The Security
Council reaffirms its commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and
territorial integrity of Yemen.
2.The Security Council expresses concern at the recent
deterioration in cooperation among political actors and the risks this poses to
the transition. The Security Council reaffirms its resolution 2014 (2011), and
calls upon all political actors in Yemen to remain committed to the political
transition, constitutional order, to play a constructive role in the process
and to reject violence.
3.The Security Council notes that the second phase of the
transition should focus on the holding of a Conference for National Dialogue,
restructuring of the security forces, tackling the unauthorised possession of
weapons outside the control of the state, passing legislation on transitional
justice to support reconciliation, Constitutional reform, electoral reform and
the holding of general elections in 2014. The Security Council emphasises the
need for these political processes to be conducted in an inclusive manner
involving the full participation of the different segments of Yemeni society, including the
regions of the country, the major social groups and the full and effective
participation of women.
4.The Security Council emphasises the importance of a
well planned and peaceful preparatory process for the Conference for National Dialogue
and therefore urges the quick formation by the Yemeni Government of an
inclusive Preparatory Committee involving the major constituencies. In the context of a genuinely inclusive
process, the Security Council reminds the Yemeni Government and other actors of
the need to release those protesters arbitrarily detained during the crisis.
5.The Security Council expresses its strong concern about
intensified terrorist attacks, including by Al Qaida, within Yemen. It condemns such terrorist attacks in the
strongest terms and supports the efforts of the Yemeni Government to combat
terrorism in compliance with all their obligations under international law, in
particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law. It expresses deep condolences to the families
of the victims in the March attacks in Abyan, southern Yemen.
6.The Security Council notes the formidable economic and
social challenges confronting Yemen, which have left many Yemenis in acute need
of humanitarian assistance. It welcomes
the expansion of the humanitarian response capacity by UN agencies and
partners, while noting its concern that the 2012 Humanitarian Response Plan is
significantly underfunded, and urges renewed and sustained support by donors
for the Plan. The Security Council
also urges all parties to facilitate full, safe and unimpeded access for
humanitarian actors to reach people in need of humanitarian assistance.
7.The Security Council notes with appreciation the
planned 23 May Friends of Yemen Ministerial meeting in Riyadh and calls for the
international community to maintain its active support to help the Yemeni
government meet the forthcoming political, security, economic and humanitarian
challenges. The Security Council looks forward to an action plan set out by the
Yemeni authorities, in close cooperation with all the parties in Yemen and in a
spirit of dialogue, on how these challenges could be addressed with the support
of the international community. They affirm their view that the Friends of
Yemen have a particularly important role to play by bringing together the main
international actors in a common endeavour to support Yemen’s overall
transitional plans during the next two years.
8.The Security Council reiterates that all those
responsible for human rights violations and abuses, including acts of violence,
should be held accountable. The Security Council also notes with concern that
children continue to be recruited and used by armed groups and certain elements
of the military and calls for continued national efforts to discourage the use
and recruitment of child soldiers.
9. The Security Council reiterates its call to all
parties to remain fully committed to the success of the transition and welcomes
the continued engagement of the good offices of the Secretary-General and his
Special Advisor, Jamal Benomar. It
welcomes the Secretary-General’s intention to dispatch a team of experts to monitor the
implementation and provide advice to the parties in consultation with the
government of Yemen; and supports the intention of the United Nations to focus
its political engagement through a small presence in Yemen of officials working
closely alongside the UN Country Team in order to support Yemeni efforts to
organise a National Dialogue process that is inclusive, transparent and
participatory, and will work in coordination with partner Missions, with the
Yemeni government to adopt transitional justice legislation, carry out
constitutional reform and offer support up to and including the general
elections in 2014. The Security Council remains closely engaged on the
situation in Yemen and will continue to closely follow the next steps towards a
peaceful political transition of power."
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