Cairo, 26 August 2025 – Dr. Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher, Chairman of the Shura Council and President of the National Bloc of Parties and Political Components, received a delegation from the branches of the National Peace Movement in Egypt and the United States of America.
During the meeting, Bin Dagher welcomed the efforts made by the National Peace Current to promote pathways for a just and comprehensive peace, describing it as the optimal means to end the war and internal conflicts, and to restore the state and its republican system based on equal citizenship in rights and duties and the rule of law.
The Chairman of the Shura Council also praised the efforts of members of the Yemeni diaspora in the United States, and their cooperation with the Yemeni Embassy in Washington to bring the Yemeni issue to the attention of U.S. decision-making circles. He further noted the important role of the Yemeni community in Egypt, which hosts a large number of Yemenis as well as political and professional elites, commending Egypt’s significant role in supporting efforts toward a political settlement in Yemen.
For their part, members of the delegation briefed the Chairman of the Shura Council on the latest developments of the Current and its efforts, through its various components, to advance the peace process in war-torn Yemen. They reaffirmed the leadership’s and members’ commitment to joint work with all national parties to address the challenges hindering the achievement of a just and sustainable peace in Yemen.
Cairo, 14 August 2025 – His Excellency former President Ali Nasser Mohammed, at his residence in Cairo, received a delegation from the National Peace Movement (NPM) branch in Egypt, led by Dr. Ahmed Al-Subari, with the participation of NPM leaders and members in Egypt. The meeting was also attended by a delegation from the NPM branch in the United States and Canada, headed by Mr. Sam Alasri.
Discussions during the meeting focused on the latest developments in the Yemeni crisis, with all parties reaffirming the NPM’s vision for launching an inclusive national dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict and achieve lasting peace.
The meeting was attended by a number of NPM members and prominent Yemeni figures from both Egypt and the United States. Participants expressed their full support for the Movement—through its various components at home and abroad—in backing all efforts aimed at ending the war and reaching a comprehensive and just peace that meets the aspirations of the Yemeni people for a state founded on the rule of law, justice, and equal citizenship.
27 June 2025 – The National Peace Movement has recently launched a broad international political campaign aimed at mobilising regional and global support for a comprehensive and independent Yemeni initiative to end the war and establish a just and sustainable peace under Yemeni leadership.
The campaign has included a series of in-person and virtual meetings conducted by members of the Board of Trustees with active Yemeni, regional, and international stakeholders — both within Yemen and in key Arab capitals such as Amman, Cairo, and Riyadh, as well as in several European countries.
In parallel, the movement’s branches in the United States and Canada are leading intensive efforts to spotlight the Yemeni cause within policymaking circles in Washington and Ottawa, with the aim of placing peace in Yemen on the USA and international policy agenda and linking it to issues of social recovery and human rights.
This campaign is among the first major activities of the movement since entering its permanent phase in February, reflecting its commitment to strengthening the role of the public in the peace process and to building strategic partnerships for implementing community-based peace projects. The campaign also affirms the movement’s vision of peace as a bottom-up process — one that ensures Yemeni ownership of decisions without external guardianship or imposed solutions.
The National Peace Movement (formerly known as National Reconciliation Movement), while closely follows current developments at both the regional and international levels, reaffirms its commitment to independent collective action and national responsibility. It extends an open invitation to all Yemenis at home and abroad to join its inclusive national project aimed at ending the war, achieving comprehensive reconciliation, and building a modern civil state founded on development, justice, the rule of law, peaceful coexistence, and equal citizenship.
February 20, 2025 – In a significant step toward strengthening civil and political efforts for peace in Yemen, the official launch of the National Peace Movement (NPM) was announced today. This milestone follows four years of continuous work under the former name National Reconciliation Movement (NRM).
The NPM enters this new phase with a renewed vision, striving to end the war and revitalize the political process to achieve comprehensive and sustainable peace in Yemen. The movement is committed to building a democratic state founded on justice, equal citizenship, and sustainable development, ensuring the restoration of security, stability, and prosperity for all Yemenis.
The announcement coincides with the World Day of Social Justice and was initiated by a group of founders, leaders, and members of the former NRM. This transition comes in response to national, regional, and international developments, requiring a modernized and progressive approach to peace efforts in Yemen. It also aligns with the requirements of the transitional phase announced on June 2, 2024, shifting the movement from its foundational stage to a permanent structure with a new name, identity, and strategic direction. Additionally, this transformation addresses members’ calls for a thorough review of the movement’s organizational structure, regulations, and guiding principles to enhance its role in peacebuilding.
A Renewed Organizational Structure for Effective Leadership
The new organizational structure of the NPM integrates political, intellectual, and administrative dimensions to maximize its effectiveness. The Executive Council will lead the movement, overseeing key operational components, including executive teams and an administrative body. A Board of Trustees will also be established to supervise the development of the movement’s internal structures following its launch.
The structure further includes a Council of Elders, composed of prominent Yemeni figures, alongside specialized tracks that will serve as expert hubs in various fields such as politics, state-building, economy, reconstruction, security, education, health, media, human rights, and civil liberties.
To ensure inclusive representation, two dedicated tracks will focus on women and youth, reflecting the NPM’s commitment to empowering younger generations and promoting women’s leadership in political and peace efforts. Additionally, geographical branches will be established to maintain on-the-ground engagement in countries where its members reside outside Yemen.
This restructured framework underscores the movement’s dedication to adopting a more efficient, sustainable, and impactful approach, enabling it to play a key role in shaping the national, regional, and international landscape for peace in Yemen.
A Call for Collective Action
As the National Peace Movement embarks on this new chapter, it reaffirms its commitment to serious and responsible efforts in achieving its objectives. It calls upon all Yemenis—both inside and outside the country—to unite around its vision for peace and actively contribute to efforts aimed at promoting coexistence, justice, and equal citizenship in rights and responsibilities.
Mukalla: Under the theme “Towards Wider Popular Participation in Peacebuilding in Yemen,” several members of the National Reconciliation Movement, alongside more than 60 influential figures from various political and social sectors, participated in preliminary consultations organized by Tamadon Foundation in Hadramout. These meetings, which are part of a broader peace project in Yemen, lasted for over two months and aimed to explore ways to enhance popular participation in peace efforts and support peace initiatives and figures both within and outside Yemen to voice their demands to the conflict parties and the international community.
Participants in the preliminary consultative sessions praised this approach to expanding popular participation in peacebuilding. They provided several recommendations for upcoming meetings, which will be sponsored by Tamadon Foundation in collaboration with its peace initiative partners, particularly the National Reconciliation Movement. The objective is to shape ideas around establishing a broad national coalition that includes Yemen’s peace forces and addresses issues related to ending the war and achieving the desired peace based on national references and with the participation of various political components and professional unions.
It is noteworthy that these preliminary consultations in Hadramout followed the completion of the first phase of similar activities and initiatives in the governorates of Aden and Sana’a in 2023. They also coincide with a number of preliminary consultations in other governorates, such as Taiz, Marib, Ibb, and Hodeidah. These meetings complement several accompanying activities inside and outside Yemen, including workshops for peace influencers outside the country and continued efforts to build a media coalition for peace, set to launch this year in Cairo. Additionally, these activities include organizing visits and delegations to regional countries and holding the Second consultation Meeting for peace initiatives in Yemen, to take place in Amman in October, which will be attended by prominent Yemeni political and social figures and international peace organizations.
TAIZ, 22 June 2024: NRM’s members in Taiz have contributed to the first round of preliminary peace consultations held in Taiz under the title “Towards Broader Participation in Peacebuilding in Yemen.” These meetings, organised by our partner Tamadon Foundation, are part of a broader effort to foster a representative framework that incorporates influential figures inside and outside Yemen, aiming to support collective aspirations of conflict parties and the international community.
Over the past two months, Taiz has hosted a series of preliminary consultation sessions with more than 65 influential figures from diverse political and social backgrounds. Participants commended the initiative for its role in enhancing public engagement in the peace process. The consultations yielded a set of recommendations for future meetings, which will focus on forming a national coalition of peace forces in Yemen, addressing the challenges of ending the conflict, and achieving sustainable peace within nationally agreed frameworks.
These sessions follow the completion of the project’s first phase, which included activities in Aden and Sanaa throughout 2023. This current phase coincides with numerous related activities both within Yemen and internationally. These include workshops for global peace influencers, efforts to support the establishment of a media consortium dedicated to peace, scheduled for launch in Cairo next year, and the organisation of visits and delegations to regional countries.
Furthermore, NRM is looking forward to participate in the second consultative meeting for peace initiatives in Yemen, which will take place in Amman this coming October. The conference will feature representatives from various Yemeni governorates and international figures and organisations involved in peace efforts in Yemen and the broader region.
2 June 2024: The National Reconciliation Movement is pleased to announce the launch of the transitional period to prepare for the permanent phase, aiming to restructure the movement after four years of successes and challenges. This launch follows the meeting of the movement’s leadership (the Supervisory Council and track leaders) held today, Sunday, June 2, 2024. It responds to the demands of the current phase and the calls from many members of the movement to reconsider the current structure, regulations, and various literatures of the movement. The goal is to professionally and thoughtfully transition from the second founding phase, formed at the second preparatory conference (held on April 10, 2021), to the permanent phase, God willing. This launch also results from a careful evaluation of the overall successful and impactful activities of the movement, the performance of its various components, internal and external obstacles, lessons learned, and challenges faced at all levels, while also relying on the founding documents of the movement, its internal regulations, and the statement of the movement’s leadership on May 26, 2024. During this transitional phase, which will last for six months, the appropriate legal framework for such a transition will be established through the involvement of specialized professional committees from within and outside the movement, as well as national and international experts. This phase will culminate in a general assembly conference, lasting two days, during which a comprehensive vision for the permanent phase will be presented and approved by the conference members with full transparency, adhering to all approved national and international standards.
The main tasks during the transitional phase will include:
Formation of Specialized Committees with a Legal and Organizational Nature: To complete the documents of the movement, various founding charters, and internal regulations for the permanent phase.
Formation of a Preparatory Committee for the Founding Conference of the Movement: To be held immediately after the end of the transitional period, during which the founding documents for the transition to the permanent phase will be approved.
Establishment of an Effective and Sustainable Communication Mechanism: With members of the general assembly in a safe manner that does not expose them to any risks, to keep them informed of the movement’s developments and involve them in the evolution of documents and preparation for the permanent phase.
Activation of the Internal Reconciliation Committee: To resolve disputes according to the applicable regulations and support conciliatory efforts among all members at all levels within the movement, based on principles of brotherhood, goodwill, and mutual respect.
Review of Member Lists: And the regulations regarding violations of work and conduct rules during the second founding phase and the transitional phase, communication with inactive members, updating databases, and ensuring the confidentiality of information held by the movement about its members according to approved protection protocols.
Providing Youth of the Movement with Greater Participation Space: During the transitional phase, ensuring appropriate representation for them in various committees, believing that they are the future leaders of the movement.
Expansion of Internal and Public Seminars: Encouraging members of the movement to share their expertise in various specialties through participation in a series of internal or external lectures and seminars.
To enable the movement to carry out its tasks during the transitional phase, the components of the movement during this period will be formed from the executive body, which consists of seven tracks led by a group of founders and Yemeni experts, both men and women, to manage the work of these tracks. Additionally, the transitional body, composed of a group of the movement’s founders, whose main task is to coordinate with the rest of the components to accomplish the transitional phase and fulfill its commitments, and the Council of Elders, which includes a distinguished cadre of Yemeni leaders and experts, and finally, the Administrative Council, which serves as the backbone of the movement’s organizational and administrative operations.
With the launch of the transitional phase, the movement has opened a new chapter in its journey, continuing its successes. We take this opportunity to invite all its members and supporters in Yemen and abroad to work in the spirit of brotherhood and prioritize the interest of the nation above all to achieve the peace we so desperately need today more than ever.
The National Reconciliation Movement (NRM) recently convened a panel discussion titled “Political Tolerance in Yemen and Jarallah Omar’s Legacy in Peaceful Struggle,” underscoring the enduring relevance of Omar’s principles in achieving peace and reconciliation in Yemen. The event, organized by NRM’s political and culture and media tracks, featured esteemed speakers, including Iraqi political figure Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaaban and prominent Yemeni national figure Yahya Hussein Al-Arashi.
Dr. Mahmood Al-Azani, head of NRM’s state-building track, opened the discussion by highlighting Jarallah Omar’s pivotal role in promoting political tolerance and peaceful activism. Dr. Shaaban praised Omar’s unique qualities, describing him as a beacon of national struggle who skillfully balanced radical aspirations with pragmatic political action. He emphasized Omar’s humility and pride as exemplary traits for aspiring national leaders.
Al-Arashi elaborated on Omar’s advocacy for non-violence within the Yemeni Socialist Party, advocating for peaceful civil engagement over confrontational methods. He hailed Omar as a unifying figure who bridged political divides and laid the foundation for collaborative efforts among Yemen’s political factions.
Both speakers emphasized the importance of drawing inspiration from Omar’s revolutionary spirit and commitment to peaceful resolution. They urged the NRM to emulate Omar’s unwavering dedication to transformative change and to prioritize peaceful dialogue over armed conflict. They echoed Omar’s belief that the pursuit of peace requires diligent and purposeful civil work, rather than resorting to violence and coercion.
As the NRM continues to navigate challenging circumstances, the speakers emphasized the need to uphold Omar’s legacy and pursue inclusive, consensus-based approaches to peacebuilding. They reaffirmed that achieving lasting peace in Yemen necessitates a commitment to peaceful means and a collective effort to address the diverse interests and visions of all Yemenis. The panel discussion served as a poignant tribute to Jarallah Omar’s enduring influence on Yemen’s quest for peace and reconciliation, inspiring renewed determination among participants to advance his vision of a peaceful and unified Yemen.
In a recent symposium on culture, literature, art, and the republican system in Yemen, hosted by the Culture and Media Track, esteemed Yemeni researcher and writer, Dr. Ali Muhammad Zaid, delivered a thought-provoking address. Dr. Zaid emphasized the pivotal role of intellectuals in shaping Yemen’s cultural landscape and promoting social and political change. He lamented the lack of a strong cultural elite in Yemen and underscored the importance of intellectuals as guardians of the Yemeni dream.
Reflecting on Yemen’s tumultuous history, Dr. Zaid highlighted the transformative impact of the republican system, heralding it as a radical departure from the Imami rule that stifled progress and development. He cautioned against succumbing to despair, urging intellectuals to uphold the dream of a modern, unified Yemen. Dr. Zaid emphasized the need for a clear vision and leadership to guide Yemen towards a brighter future, amidst ongoing conflict and turmoil.
In his closing remarks, Dr. Zaid reiterated the resilience of the Yemeni spirit, asserting that despite challenges, there remains hope for Yemen’s resurgence. He called upon intellectuals to harness their collective will and determination to pave the way for a new era of prosperity and national unity.
The symposium provided a platform for meaningful dialogue and reflection, highlighting the vital role of intellectuals in preserving Yemen’s cultural heritage and steering the nation towards a path of peace and progress.
16 December 2023: In a series of discussion sessions titled “The Form of the Yemeni State and its Impact on War and Peace,” hosted by the state-building track within the National Reconciliation Movement (NRM), leaders of political parties, civil society representatives from the National Dialogue Conference (NDC), experts, and public opinion are to be hosted to explore a systematic vision for sustainable peace in Yemen.
The first session featured Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Saqqaf, Secretary-General of the Yemeni Socialist Party, who emphasized the role of disagreements over the Yemeni state’s form in triggering the crisis that led to war. Al-Saqqaf shared insights into the Yemeni Socialist Party’s stance on the ongoing situation and highlighted the crucial role of civil forces in shaping Yemen’s future, even amid challenges.
Moderated by Dr. Nadia Al-Sakkaf, a member of NRM’s supervisory council, the discussion highlighted the historical context, with Al-Saqqaf explaining how the 1994 war coalition’s resurgence at the NDC, refusing to relinquish control of the center, exacerbated historical grievances for political gain.
Al-Saqqaf underlined the significance of the Joint Meeting Parties’ transition to the government in 2011, leaving a vacuum in the opposition that ultimately contributed to a coup by the forces that filled this vacuum. He stressed the need for civil forces in Yemen to persist in their efforts to restore political stability, citing the National Reconciliation Movement as a positive example.
Encouraging civil forces not to disregard their strengths and to adopt an optimistic approach rooted in national will, Al-Saqqaf expressed confidence that, with continued efforts, the political landscape could transform within a few years.
