STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies in cooperation with the Folke Bernadotte Academy launches the Yemen International Forum 2022 in Stockholm on Friday June 17, 2022, a platform for Yemenis to engage in in-depth conversations on the political situation, peace efforts and the economy. With 200 participants, the forum brings together members of government, senior leaders from…

During the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies’ latest Yemen Media Call, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen David Gressly said funding was urgently needed for a UN effort to avert a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea. In an unusual step by the UN to address the current funding shortfall, Gressly also announced the launching of a…

Amman – The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies and the Government of the Netherlands signed a four-year strategic partnership project on June 9, titled “Supporting a Localized, Inclusive and Sustainable Peace in Yemen”. The project aims to enhance localization of the peace process through advancing an inclusive, gendered and bottom-up approach that focuses on providing policy platforms to Yemenis, building…

The Eighth Yemen Exchange concluded its online program on March 15, 2022, after bringing together over 74 participants from around the world to gain unique access to information, perspectives, updates and analysis on Yemen. More than 50 speakers and facilitators presented over the course of two weeks, including Yemeni and international analysts, academics, politicians, high-level diplomats, business leaders and economic…

The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies organized a visit for an international media delegation to Aden governorate from February 20-26, 2022, with American, European and Asian correspondents representing major media outlets including Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Le Monde, The Atlantic, El Pais, Der Spiegel and others. The trip included meetings with Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed, Aden Governor Ahmed Lamlas, Southern…

The Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, the leading independent Yemeni think tank, has concluded a round of discussions with international delegates in the Saudi capital on efforts to end the conflict in Yemen. Over the past two weeks, Sana’a Center Chairman Farea al-Muslimi and Executive Director Maged al-Madhaji held meetings in Riyadh with Yemeni and Saudi officials, the ambassadors to…

A group of Yemeni tribal leaders and social figures called upon all sides in the conflict to implement a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire, open all roads and humanitarian crossings in accordance with regulations to allow for the flow of goods and facilitate the travel of Yemenis, respect the sanctity of roads and the lives of Yemenis, and release all prisoners…

Amman, Jordan – A Yemeni Tribal Conference was held in Amman on December 5-6, 2021, organized and facilitated by the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies and CMI — Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, with support from the European Union. The forum explored the current and future role of Yemeni tribes in peacemaking, de-escalation, and a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen. It discussed…

From October 29-31, representatives of Yemen’s political parties discussed their country’s way forward with the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, at an inter-party dialogue workshop, held here in the Finnish capital and via video link.

Amman, Jordan: The Yemen Peace Forum (YPF) concluded its four-day event which brought together a select group of Yemeni youth and civil society organizations with the aim to empower their voices by creating a parallel process for their views and insights to be channeled into Yemen’s peace negotiations. The two separate workshops were held in Amman October 19 through 22,…