A delegation of senior experts from the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies undertook an advocacy mission to Geneva and Bern, Switzerland, where they met with key Swiss stakeholders involved in peacebuilding and humanitarian development in Yemen. Conducted between April 30th and May 1st, the goal of the mission was to discuss developments in the Red Sea and present the international…

A Sana’a Center delegation completed a policy tour to Washington DC and New York on March 14, where they met with US policymakers and UN member state representatives to discuss political and security developments in Yemen and the region. The visits coincide with the US assessing the repercussions of designating the Houthis (Ansar Allah) a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Group.…

Last month, a team from the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies and The Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic traveled to UN headquarters in Geneva to advocate for a transitional justice process in Yemen. Transitional justice is the first step in rebuilding broken trust in the rule of law following protracted conflicts. Reconciliation must start with the design and implementation…

On March 14, 2024, the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies announced the launch of its latest report, titled "Development is Coming: Be Careful What You Wish For." This report is part of a series of publications which aim to assess the aid sector in Yemen, "Applying Economic Lenses and Local Perspectives to Improve Humanitarian Aid Delivery in Yemen," a project…

On March 5, a series of meetings concluded which gathered diplomats, representatives of the UN Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY), and members from the Strategic Thinking Groups (STGs) representing four key Yemeni governorates. The meetings were organized under the project "Exploring Alternative Methodologies for Peace in Yemen," implemented by the Sana’a Center for Strategic…

A delegation of experts from the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies recently returned from a diplomatic mission to Saudi Arabia, where they briefed representatives from 16 embassies to Yemen. The meetings focused on addressing the recent escalation in the Red Sea and its impact on the United Nation’s roadmap to peace, the distribution of humanitarian aid, and Yemen’s faltering economy.…