UN envoy stresses importance of comprehensive political process in Yemen

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday stressed the importance of a comprehensive political process in the war-torn country.



Yemen's political, economic and security challenges are inseparable, and progress in one will not hold without progress in the others, Grundberg told the UN Security Council in a briefing.



"This is why ultimately Yemen needs a comprehensive, inclusive, nationwide political process -- one that offers Yemenis a space to debate and negotiate these questions together, rather than in isolation," he said.



Grundberg added that only such a process can deliver on the shared aspirations of Yemenis and only such a process can sustainably end the conflict.