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Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with Ms. Tawakkul Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate
Readouts | Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General
Readouts | Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with Ms. Tawakkul Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate from Yemen. The Secretary-General congratulated Ms. Karman on her award of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and paid tribute to her efforts to promote, peace, justice and human rights for all in Yemen.
The Secretary-General appreciated hearing her views about the current situation in Yemen and shared her concern that the protracted political stalemate had led to a deterioration of the economic and humanitarian situation as well as an escalation of violence causing great suffering for the Yemeni people. The Secretary-General reassured Ms. Karman that the United Nations was doing everything possible to help the Yemeni people resolve the current political standoff and to promote an orderly, inclusive and Yemeni-led transition process. He emphasized that the United Nations had a clear stance against impunity for gross human rights violations.