The United Nations is committed to doing all that it can to support the parties to reach an agreement that puts Yemen on the path toward a peaceful and prosperous future, he said.

Griffiths called on all UN member states and countries that have an interest in the stability and future of the region to lend their full support to persuade all involved to move forward with speed to a successful conclusion of the peace negotiations.

But ultimately, the responsibility lies with the parties to bring these negotiations to a successful close. The coming period will test the parties' political will to bring forward a breakthrough, he said.

Griffiths voiced deep concern about the overall situation in Yemen.

The military situation has not improved over the past month, and the indicators on the economy are all pointing in the wrong direction, he said.

Food prices are rising. The currency is depreciating. Most Yemenis do not have enough money in their pockets to meet their basic needs, he said.

There are no quick fixes to Yemen's economic problems. But the parties need to agree on steps to keep the economy out of the conflict. It is the people of Yemen who suffer where the economy is weaponized and politicized, he said.

It is essential that all obstacles to imports and the domestic distribution of fuel and other goods vital for the civilian population be removed, he said.

There has been no progress with regard to the Safer, the decaying oil tanker that threatens to spill over a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, he said.

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