Last Sunday, the UN Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, called on all Yemeni parties to an urgent meeting, to discuss a solution to “disbursing the salaries of public sector employees from the revenues of oil derivative ships through the ports of Hodeidah.”
In a statement, the UN envoy expressed his “grave concern about the huge shortage of fuel that afflicts the areas under the control of the Houthis.”
Griffiths called on the parties “to urgently work with his office to reach a solution that guarantees the ability of Yemenis to obtain their basic needs of fuel and oil derivatives and use the associated revenues to pay the salaries of public sector employees, based on the 2014 civil service lists.”
Griffiths also added that: “We have discussed in detail with the two parties to reach a solution that guarantees the achievement of my two priorities, ensuring the ability of Yemenis to obtain their fuel and oil derivatives needs through the port of Hodeidah, and using the associated revenues to pay the salaries of public sector employees, which are very important and urgent priorities.”
He also urged “the parties to interact constructively, in good faith, urgently and without preconditions, with the efforts made by my office in this regard.”
The UN envoy, succeeded earlier last year in alleviating the severe fuel shortage, by agreeing on a set of temporary arrangements, which allowed the entry of about 72 ships with a tonnage of more than 1.3 million tons of commercial fuel imports into Hodeidah port during the period.
Between November 2019 and April 2020, however, the recognized government and the Saudi-led coalition returned to impose restrictions on shipments, after the Houthis unilaterally took disbursements from the revenue savings set aside in a special account with Al Hodeidah Bank, in contravention of the common understandings with the United Nations.
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