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Country/entity
Yemen
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Statement
Date
16 Nov 2016
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Yemeni Civil Wars (1994) (2011 - ) )
Stage
Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature
Government
Peace process
Yemen peace process
Parties
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Salam [Spokesman for Ansar Allah]
[Signed]
‘Arif al-Zuka [General Secretary of General People’s Congress]
[Signed]
Third parties
-
Description
A short statement issued by Ansar Allah and the General People's Congress agreeing to the Muscat Principles and to send representatives to the Calm and Coordination Committee in November 2016. The meetings did not take place.

Agreement document
YE_161116_Statement (Ansar Allah and GPC agreeing to Muscat Principles)_EN.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
YE_161116_Statement (Ansar Allah and GPC agreeing to Muscat Principles)_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
Religious groups
No specific mention.
Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
No specific mention.
LGBTI
No specific mention.
Family
No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
State configuration
No specific mention.
Self determination
No specific mention.
Referendum
No specific mention.
State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
No specific mention.
Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→Temporary new institutions
Page 1, We affirm our commitment to work towards the formation of a new Government of National Unity in the safe city of Sana’a before the end of 2016.
Elections
No specific mention.
Electoral commission
No specific mention.
Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
No specific mention.
Constitution
No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing
No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
Military power sharing
No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
No specific mention.
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
No specific mention.
Business
No specific mention.
Taxation
No specific mention.
Banks
No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
Page 1, We also agree to send representatives to the meetings of the Calm and Coordination Committee.
Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, We agree to abide by the points of the Agreement of 10 April 2016 on the Cessation of Hostilities effective from 17 November 2016 provided that the other parties comply with the same obligations.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
No specific mention.
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
‘‘Picture of Official Document’ Sana'a delegation signs the principles of a comprehensive solution in Yemen The official text of the Muscat agreement’, Sahafa 24, 16 November 2016, http://www.sahafah24.net/show713446.html

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Statement

We agree to abide by the points of the Agreement of 10 April 2016 on the Cessation of Hostilities effective from 17 November 2016 provided that the other parties comply with the same obligations.

We also agree to send representatives to the meetings of the Calm and Coordination Committee.

We accept the road map, including the settlement, provided by the Special Envoy to the Secretary-General on Yemen.

Considering these talks will begin at the end of November 2016.

We affirm our commitment to work towards the formation of a new Government of National Unity in the safe city of Sana’a before the end of 2016.

Muhammad ‘Abd al-Salam [Spokesman for Ansar Allah]

[Signed]

‘Arif al-Zuka [General Secretary of General People’s Congress]

[Signed]