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Statement delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Yemen
Dominic Raab urges the Government of Yemen and the Houthis to immediately cease all hostilities and engage constructively with political talks.
This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Statement on Yemen from the Foreign Secretary and the International Development Secretary.
Summary of the UK Government Legal Position: The legality of UK military action to target Houthi facilities in Yemen on 12 January 2024.
The Royal Air Force has carried out targeted strikes against military facilities used by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Foreign Secretary calls for international action and announces new UK aid as report shows thousands of Yemenis are facing starvation, death, and destitution.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt will be in Yemen today and tomorrow on his first trip to the region.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The meeting will be on 24 September in New York and will assess progress in Yemen towards reform and stability since their meeting in London in January.
Ministers of the Friends of Yemen met in New York on the 24th of September to build on international coordination since January 2010.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has described this morning's attack on British Embassy staff as "shameful".
Following yesterday's attack on a British Embassy vehicle in Sana'a, British Ambassador to Yemen Tim Torlot discusses the UK Government's work with Yemen.
Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Yemen on 9 February as part of his regional tour of the Middle East and North Africa.
"All Yemenis have a right to express their views in a peaceful and open manner," said Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.
The Foreign Office summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen to express its deep concern about increasing reports of deaths and casualties in the ongoing protests.
"Violence only undermines the opportunities for dialogue between the parties in Yemen."
Given the situation on the ground, it will be very difficult for the British Government to provide consular assistance in the event of a further breakdown of law and order and increased violent civil disorder.
Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the Yemeni security forces' violence against demonstrators in Taiz, Hodeida and Sana'a in Yemen.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt discussed rising violence when he met UN Special Envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar today in London.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has expressed the UK's regret at the continued refusal by President Saleh to sign the peace agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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