Timeline

 On 19 April 2011, the Security Council met on Yemen for the first time in consultations to hear a report of MM. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs, and Jamal Benomar, Special Councellor to the Under-Secretary-General.

 On 21 April 2011, at the quarterly public debate on the situation in the Middle East, the Permanent Representative of France, following the report submitted by Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe, underscored in his statement France’s concern about the situation in Yemen. He reiterated France’s support to the mediation led by the Cooperation Council of Arab Gulf and called on all Yemeni parties to start a constructive dialogue towards a peaceful political transition.

 On 24 June 2011, in a press statement, the Security Council expressed "grave concern" at the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Yemen, calling on parties to the utmost restraint and to implement an inclusive political dialogue. The members of the Security Council also reiterated their support to the mediation carried by the Gulf Cooperation Council.

 On 9 August 2011, following a report by Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Advisor for Yemen to the Department of Political Affairs, the members of the Security Council adopted, a press statement in which they expressed grave concern at the worsening tensions in the country and at the deteriorating humanitarian situation. They called for the urgent implementation of an orderly political transition and expressed their support to the initiative of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

 On 24 September 2011, the members of the Security Council expressed their concern, in a press statement, over the continuing violence, as well as the economic, humanitarian and security situation in the country and urged all sides to move immediately towards a Yemeni-led orderly political transition which would meet the legitimate aspirations of the Yemeni people. The Council also called on all parties to refrain from violent actions.

 On 11 October 2011, the Security Council met in private consultations to hear a report from Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Advisor for Yemen to the Department of Political Affairs. With the support of France, the United Kingdom announced that a draft resolution on the situation in Yemen would soon be circulated to the Security Council members.

 On 21 October 2011, the Security Council adopted unanimously resolution 2014, calling for an inclusive, orderly and Yemeni-led process of political transition and for and end to the human rights violations in the country.

 On 24 October 2011, during a general debate of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, the Permanent Representative of France re-emphasized the need for a pacific process of political transition in Yemen as called for in Resolution 2014.

 On 28 November 2011, the Security Council met in closed consultations to hear a report by the United Nations Special Advisor, Jamal Benomar, on the situation in Yemen. In a statement to the press, the Council commended the agreement adopted by President Saleh, paving the way for a political transition process. However, progress had yet to be done concerning the security situation in the country.

 On 21 December 2011, the Security Council heard in private consultations the report of the UN Special Advisor, Jamal Benomar, on the situation in Yemen.
France noted the positive developments in the application of the transitional agreement and called for the consolidation of the process in a context of political, security and humanitarian challenges facing Yemen.

 On 25 January 2012, the Security Council met in closed consultations to hear a report by Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Advisor of the Secretary General on Yemen, on the situation in the country. Mr. Benomar reported political progress, after President Saleh left office in accordance to the transition plan crafted by the CCASG, the Parliament endorsing a candidate of consensus for the presidential elections of 21 February. The commitments undertaken to create a Committee of investigation on the alleged violations of Human rights had yet to be implemented. However, the security situation had deteriorated, as many areas of the country remained outside the government’s control.

The French representative commended the cooperation between the United Nations and the relevant regional Organization (Gulf Cooperation Council) aimed at initiating a process of political transition in accordance to the expectations of the Yemeni people. Supporting the electoral process to come had to be a priority.

 On 7 March 2012, the Security Council heard in private consultations Jamal Benomar, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, on the situation in the country after the holding of presidential elections that saw the population overwhelmingly go to the polls, demonstrating its ownership of the democratic process. The representative of France stressed the need for a continued commitment of the international community alongside Yemenis now that the epitome of the political crisis seemed past.

 On 29 March 2012, the Security Council adopted a presidential statement on the situation in Yemen, calling on all the stakeholders in the country to play a constructive role in the political transition process and to reject violence.

 On 29 May 2012, Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser of the Secretary General for Yemen, briefed the Security Council on the developments of the political transition process despite the deterioration of the security as well as humanitarian context. In this perspective, the importance of a more proactive participation of all civil society actors in the process has been emphasized.

In private consultations, the representative of France stressed that the transition was a success both for Yemen and the Security Council, and that this latter should be consolidated against any destabilization attempt. A clear message should be sent through the adoption of a resolution aimed at supporting the efforts undertaken by the Yemeni authorities.

 On 12 June 2012, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2051 in which it expressed its readiness to impose sanctions on those disrupting the political transition process in Yemen.

 On 17 July 2012, the Security Council Members have been briefed by Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser of the Secretary General for Yemen, on the situation in the country. He stressed the importance of the launch of the national dialogue as President Hadi convened on 16 July the preparatory committees of a national conference.

 On 18 September 2012, the Security Council heard in private consultations, Mr. Benomar, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Yemen, and Mr. Lazzarini, Deputy Director of the Division of Coordination and Response Office for the Coordination of of Humanitarian Affairs, on the situation in that country.

The representative of France welcomed the progress in the transition process, especially concerning the preparation of the conference of the national dialogue which will bring together the key stakeholders of the Yemeni society on November 15, 2012. However, the Yemeni transition remained fragile and highly constrained by the security and humanitarian challenges facing the country. Resolving the humanitarian crisis was essential to the country’s stabilization and economic recovery. Regarding the presence of disturbing elements in Yemen, the Security Council should be prepared to consider new measures against all actions aimed at undermining the government of national unity and disrupt the political transition, in accordance with resolution 2051.

 On 4 December 2012, Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Advisor to the Secretary General for Yemen, briefed the Council on the situation in the country. He welcomed the courageous steps towards democracy taken by the Yemeni Government of National Unity who had come to power in February. Nevertheless, Yemen faced a number of challenges. Its armed forces remained divided between two sides, the Republican Guards led by the son of the former president and the First Armoured Division led by a general who had broken away from the regime during the 2011 uprising.

In his statement, the French Representative reiterated the support of France to President Hadi and his government in their efforts to implement a transition in accordance with the aspirations of the Yemeni people.

To consolidate the second step of this historical transition, the launch of a national reconciliation dialog was necessary, along with the settlement of the humanitarian crisis and the restructuring of the armed and police forces.

 On 7 February 2013, the Security Council met to discuss the situation in Yemen after its visit in Sanaa on January 27, mid-term of the transition schedule.
Mr Jamal Benomar, SG Special Adviser, welcomed the announcement by President Hadi of the beginning of the National Dialogue on 18 March: it was a key feature of the second phase of the transition which was supposed to lead up to a new Constitution and elections in 2014.
The representative of France called upon the Council to keep paying close attention to anyone trying to undermine the political transition, inside and outside the territory.

 On 15 February 2013, the Security Council adopted a presidential statement on the situation in Yemen. He welcomed the convening of a national dialogue on 18 March and once again he threatened to impose sanctions on those who would disrupt the political transition, especially former President Ali Abdallah Saleh.

 On 4 April 2013, Mr. Jamal Benhomar, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, presented to the Security Council the situation in Yemen, after the launch of the National Dialog Conference on 18 March. The French Representative welcomed this milestone in the yemeni transition, while calling for a better inclusion of Southern leaders in the process.

 On 12 April 2013, the Security Council welcomed, in a press statement, the decrees issued by President Hadi on the reorganization of the Yemeni security sector, in compliance with the Transition Agreement and Security Council Resolutions.