The @UN has successfully transferred 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off the coast of Yemen, preventing an environmental & humanitarian catastrophe.
I urge donors to help bring this project to completion and remove any remaining threat to the Red Sea.
Many congratulations to all involved in this amazing operation! @DavidGressly@fathi_fahem@pd_hof and many others. This proves good things can be done in Yemen if those involved have the will and determination and the interests of the country in mind.
Thank you @fathi_fahem and the Fahem group for working nonstop over two years to help unlock the way forward on the Safer issue and for proposing the initiative that formed the basis of the successful UN-coordinated plan. #StopRedSeaSpill
MORE THAN HALF THE OIL aboard the decaying #FSOSafer has been transferred to the replacement vessel Yemen in the past 7 days. The #UN thanks financial contributors, technical experts, advocates from across the globe + Yemeni partners for bringing us to this point #StopRedSeaSpill
Fantastic news: the pumping of the oil from FSO Safer has just started! An enormous environmental and humanitarian disaster has been prevented! Congratulations to @DavidGressly@fathi_fahem@beleefboskalis and @UNDPYemen for an incredible job. Today is a great day for #Yemen!
Wonderful to see the oil finally being transferred. Thank you to @DavidGressly and his team, the many countries who funded and supported and @fathi_fahem and the Fahem Group for their vital efforts and support without which it would not have been possible.
لايفوتني أن أشكر جهود الأخوين العزيزين فتحي فاهم وحسن السياني كممثلين لمجموعةفاهم التي لعبت دور الوسيط الرائع والمهم في تقريب وجهات النظر وتحملوا معنا كفريق وطني وأممي الكثير من العناءطوال فترةالمفاوضات المضنية
(لقد بدأت الخطوةالأولى لإنقاذالبيئةالبحرية ويجري استكمال بقيةالخطوات)
Thank you 🇬🇧 & 🇳🇱 for organizing the pledging event on 4 May that raised an additional $8 mln for the #FSOSafer operation.
I cited partners like Fahem Group, which has played a critical role to bring us so close to starting the work on the water. Read: https://t.co/ifB2BYCLZC