April, 18, 2016
We, the undersigned, call on the Yemeni parties joining the negotiations scheduled for the 18th of April in Kuwait to reach a peace settlement including a roadmap for the implementation of UNSCR 2216/2015 and other related internationally-brokered resolutions. We call upon them to fully commit to the upcoming negotiations and not to leave the negotiating table without returning the country to a viable tack to peace that could succeed in putting an end to the suffering of millions of Yemenis who are trapped in displacement, hunger, insecurity, and lack of minimum standards of life.
The upcoming negotiations have been preceded by positive developments including the ceasefire that began on the 10th of April, and before that the cessation of hostilities on the Yemeni-Saudi borders, and finally the two local ceasefire agreements in Mareb and Taiz. The negotiations will be held in the State of Kuwait, the country that hosted Yemenis in the historic 1979 unity talks and hosts them again this time providing a rare venue for Yemenis to redefine their relationships with each other. All these indicators make the upcoming Kuwait talks a historic opportunity to end the bloody wars in Yemen and restore the shattered confidence of Yemenis in their political leader’s ability to secure their right to live in peace.
In order to spare the lives of Yemenis, we call upon the parties of the Kuwait talks to not allow this opportunity to escape. Since the last round of negotiations in December 2015, thousands of Yemenis have been killed and hundreds of thousands have lost their homes and jobs, with children and women continuing to be the ones who suffer most in this cycle of violence. Since this conflict started more than a year ago, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated greatly: millions of Yemenis sunk into poverty, more than two million Yemenis lost their houses, and the number of those who are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance has increased to more than 21 million Yemenis. In addition, the ongoing conflict has provided a fertile environment for the activity of extremist groups, making international terrorist groups the biggest winners in this war.
Therefore,
We repeat our calls to all local, regional, and international parties to own up to their historic and humanitarian responsibility towards the catastrophic situation in Yemen, and to work towards reaching a binding agreement that achieves the aspirations of Yemenis for a just peace, puts an end to the wars and violence, and achieves justice to Yemenis. We also call on the United Nations and the international community to intensify their efforts in facilitating and implementing a peace agreement that takes into consideration universal human rights and national partnership among Yemenis.
Signatories
Wameeth Shaker – Writer and Researcher
Amatalalim Al-Soswa – Ex-Minister of Human Rights and Ex-Assistant UN Secretary General
Abdulghani Al-Eryani – Independent Analyst
Abdulbari Taher – Ex-head of Yemeni Journalists Syndicate
Jamila Ali Raja – Political Analyst, Director of Consult-Yemen
Ammar Al-Aulaqi – Political Activist
Farea Al-Muslimi – Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Middle East Center
Bushra Al-Maktari – Writer
Rafat Al-Akhali – Ex-Minister of Youth & Sports
Mohammed Azzan – Islamic Thinker
Shatha Al-Harazi – Political Activist, Member of National Dialogue Conference
Mostapha Noman – Diplomat, Ex-Ambassador to Canada, India, and Spain
Faizah Al-Sulaimani – Social Activist
Maged Al-Madhagi – Executive Director of Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies
Hussein al-Wadeai – Writer and Researcher
Khaldoon Bakhaill – Youth Activist
Maysaa Shuaj Aldeen – writer and researcher
Hashem Al-Abarah – Youth political activist
Arwa Abdo Othman – Ex-Minister of Culture
Balqees Al-Lahabi – Political activist
Tawfeeq Mohamed Saif Thabet – Businessman
Arhab Al Sarhi – Buisness man
Mursy Said Baghozah – Youth Independent activist
Nabil Al-Madani – Businessman
Lina Ahmed Abdullah naji – Studying English
Essam Alsulaihi – Admin assistance Eu delegation Yemen
Lubna Abdul-Wally Al-Amrani – Yemeni citizen
Amani Charlotte ALHashemi – ph.D. Finance,CPA &CFA
Ahmed badwilan – Adviser
Nader Al-Saidi – Oil and Gas Engineer
Rheiyad AL-Thour – Business Man
Suhail Najib Abuosba – Yemeni student in Australia/Social Activist
Raghda Gamal – Journalist
Dhekra Annuzaili – Programme Manager
Ahmed Ahmed ghaleb – Chairman of the board
Eman M. Abubakr – Writer, and ITBIS student
Asem Abdulqawi AlOshari – Researcher public policies
Mohammed ALGHUZZY – Engineer
Arafat Alroufaid – Researcher -Activist
Bassam H. Alwarafi – Marketing & Planning Manager
Thuraya Dammaj – Journalist
Robert Kormoczi
Fadhl Almaghafi – Dr
Hani Alaswadi – Researcher in human rights – Geneva
Bushra Alamri – Jurnalist
Thiyazen – Linguist
Daniel Masterson – Researcher, AUB and Yale University
Abduljabbar Alsuhili – Minister of Culture in the shadow government – cultural manager
Mohammed Al-Shargabi – INGO/Aid Worker
Maher Mohamed Ali Atta – Yemeni citizin
Nadwa Al-Dawsari – Senior Nonresident Fellow, Project on Middle East Democracy
Rasha alEryani – Dentist
Basheer Zendal – Writer and translator
Waheeba Faree – Former minister of Human Rights
Frank Hemmert– Student
Yaseen mohmed saeed al akhali – Business man
Baraa Shaiban – Member of the National Dialogue Conference
Sheila Carapico – Professor
Joshua Stacey – Independent Researcher
Nada Al-Thawr – Student
Ibrahem Ahmed Alhaisami – Engineer
Salwa Alssarhi – Yemeni citezen
Ibrahem Ahmed Alhaisami – Engineer
Gudrun Orth – First Chair of German- Yemeni Society
Khalil Bawtag – Businessman
Khadija Alsalami – Film m’alerte
Thomas Sheehan – Healthcare Chaplain
Ohood Ali Mohammed Saif Al-Nakeeb – PhD Scholar
Yaser Alarami – Managing editor of the Yemeni American news
Abu Fras – IT engineer
Lamis Shejni – Writer and international development professional
Eiad m almosemi – Journalist
Nuha Baharoun – Doctor
Waleed Ahmed almatari – Engineer
ABDULRAHMAN MOHAMMED OTHMAN – MARKETING
Ashwaq AlHashedi – Postdoctoral Fellow
Maha Assabalani – Journalist & researcher
Radhya Almutawakel –
Tariq A. Alzyady – Student
Amal Nasser – Writer
Abdulrahman ALERYANI – Former Minister of water and environment
Jadwa Hussin Al shHari – instructor
Abdulkafi Abdullah Al-Eryani – National Coordinator of SPS Unit, YEMEN/ WTO
Khadijeh Musaed Albaram – Teacher/ NY
Maged abdullah alkhawlani – STUDENT in INDIA
Arwa Ahmed al-Khatabi – Academy
Yousef khaled alnehmi – Entrepreneur
Faten alzubide – Dermatologist / photographer
Faisal Ali Aldawli – Teacher
Murad A.W Zafir – Scholar
Dr. Mohamed M Al-Mottahar – former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Yassin Shaibany – Professor, Sana’a University
Hesham Babaqi – Engineer
Hanan mohammed – Medicin
Amal Basha – SAF Chairwoman
Safa Hamood Al-Serri – Unemployed
Azd Ali Al-Kadasi – Program Coordinator at National Dialogue Support Programme
Redha Qarhash – Program Officer – ATUC
Jamal AlJanad – Pharmacist
Nouf Saleh – Student
Hind Aleryani – radio anchor, writer
Murad Subay – Street artist
Ahmed Al-Amri – Student
maged Hussein
Anwar Al Ansi – Journalist
Casey L Coombs – Independent Journalist
Mohammed Al-Salafi – MA candidate
Omar Khaled Alhusseini – Student
Abdulrahman Alhaj – Employee
Anas Yahya Alawami
Anas Twfik Ahmed Ali Almosawa
Majid khaled amer
Mohammed Hamzah Al Anesi – Lawyer
Mohammed AlKawmani – Journalist
Ahlam Ali – Women Actives
abduljalil sadah
Fekri Noman – CTO
Jamal A. Mawri – Political activist
Mareike Transfeld – PhD Student in Berlin
Rammah Al-Ghanmi
Essam almufazzer
sami mashdali
Hussein Gaber
Abduljlil Sadah
Ali Qadri – Dental technical
Aref Abadel – Postdoctoral Fellow
Khawlah Al-Muzallam – Financial Manager
Eman Ali Al-Maktari – Business Owner
Ahmed Esam Mustafa Mohamed Sallam
Rana Noman – Freelance researcher and opinion writer
AHMED ALYOUSEFI – Asset Protection Officer
Mohammed Al-Salafi – MA candidate
Haarith Al-Houssayni – Teacher
Alaa Alshwrayhi
Ghamdan ALAshari – Computer programmer
mohamed saleh mohamed alkabodi
Ahmed Saif Alkhaderi – ICT Officer
Ismail alsaidi – Supervisor
Abdulnoor Ahmed Abduljaleel – postgraduate student
Abdullah Al-Maisari – One Young World Ambassador
Eissa qaid said – Officer Of Rehabilitation and Training and Judicial Reform in the Yemen Judges Club.
Abdulrahman Hussein – film producer, Oscar Finalist
Hakim Najm – Freelancer
maged ameen dogmah aldhbyane
Salah Hamood Khuzai
Aiman Mohammed Ahmed Al-Dheleai
Ebrahim Al-Fakih
Ahmed Alsanea
Amira Nasser Ahmed – journalist
Abbas loai ismail ahmed alwazir
Mohamed Ali alowdy
Safa Rawiah – General Manager-Youth Leadership Development Foundation
Eyab Al-Aini – Yemeni citizen
Waleed Ali Al-Saiyani – Diplomat
Yasser Massoud – programmer
Alina Ciciu
Ahmed solaiman ali alkhalisi
Mitar Djakovic – Serbian Citizen
Ibraheem Altwaiti
SHAAIB ABDULLAH ALJABERI – Engineer
Aziz Nasser Mohammad Althamthami
Abdulaziz Naif Alhelaly – Marine Officer
Akram Mohammed Mubarak – Administrative Assistent
Arif Asfoor – Engineer
Hamdi AL-Bokari – journalist
mohammed saki
Sara alhemyari
Awatef Al-Sagheer – architectural
Elham Nojaim
Marjorie Ransom – Independent Writer/Researcher
Muaath Badeeb – Telecommunications engineer
Muntaser Yaghnam – Business coordinator
HUSSEIN MOHAMMED SAEED – LAWYER
Muntaser Yaghnam – Youth teams member
Hind Mahdi Hassan
Christina Barragan
Mazen Abdo Mohammed Alqadi – Civil engineer
Ali mohammed alashwal
Nashwan ali Almaghafi – Business man
Mohammed Ali Kalfood – Freelance Journalist
Ahmed Batis – Voice Over
Sadeq Al-Wesabi – Communications specialist
Afrah Nasser – Journalist & blogger
Ahmad altaiar – journelist
Aisha Jamal AlWaraq – Food security field assistant
Khulood Alhasani – Student
Abdulla Alrowashan – Businessman
Shihab Abdo Ali – civil engineer
Safwan Al-Sori – Student in The United States
Rasha Jarhum – Researcher
Issam Alghasham – Businessman
Samah Alba’adani – Political Activist
Aref A Taher – Ex business man
Enas ALMOWAFAK – Accountant
Mohammed Sabri – Civil Engineer
Ahmed alsarori – Biomedical Engineer
Eng. Alherdi Mohammed Ahmed- Petroleum Engineer and Activist
Ibtahal Mansoor – Translator-Teaching
Yahya Abdalhakim Al-Sabahi – Telecommunication Engineer