About United Nations Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen (OSESGY):

Yemen has been facing a tragic and complex political military crisis since 2011, with grave implications for the country’s future and the whole region.

In 2011, the United Nations Secretary-General appointed a Special Adviser to support the Secretary-General in exercising his good offices in Yemen. The United Nations provided support for the negotiations between the Government and the opposition, which resulted in the signing of the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism in Riyadh on 23 November 2011. The Special Adviser remained actively engaged with all Yemeni sides in facilitating and supporting its effective implementation.

In 2012, the Secretary-General established the Office of the Special Envoy to the Secretary-General on Yemen to exercise his good offices to: facilitate Yemen’s transition and assist in the implementation of the Agreement; lead UN support to the National Dialogue Conference and coordinate international assistance to the Conference; provide support to other transition steps, including the constitutional review, and new general elections; work closely with the members of the Security Council, the GCC and other international partners; and support the Secretary-General’s ongoing reporting obligations to the Security Council in the context of resolutions 2014 (2011) and 2051 (2012).