Yemen Monitor/ Amman/ Exclusive:
A new round of technical meetings for the “Military Coordination Committee” on Yemen kicked off in the Jordanian capital, Amman, today, Sunday, under the auspices of the United Nations, and with the participation of representatives from the Yemeni government and the Joint Forces Command, to discuss mechanisms for reducing field escalation and improving security conditions for civilians.
The Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced the start of this technical round, which comes as an extension of previous meetings held by the committee, aimed at maintaining military communication channels and mitigating field tensions across various frontline sectors.
According to the UN statement, the current meeting focuses on assessing and discussing the current military and security situation in Yemen, and directly explores effective ways to improve security for Yemenis by strengthening de-escalation measures and relying on continuous dialogue to overcome field obstacles.
The United Nations had previously sponsored similar meetings that included representatives from the Houthis in the committee last April.
Discussions in this round seek to explore practical measures that contribute to preventing a slide into wide-scale confrontations, and to work on assessing and building upon previous technical understandings to enhance trust-building measures between the parties concerned with military and security affairs, thereby ensuring a reduction in the negative impacts of the conflict on vital areas and civilians.
The Joint Military Coordination Committee was established in May 2022, coinciding with the UN-sponsored humanitarian and military truce in Yemen at the time, to include military representatives from the concerned parties with the aim of monitoring the ceasefire and coordinating efforts to reduce violations. This new round in Amman—which was preceded by a round of technical meetings last April—comes as one of the vital channels through which the United Nations is keen to keep the security track active, in order to prevent the collapse of the fragile truce amid the ongoing, grueling stalemate witnessed in the comprehensive political track.
