Sanaa , Yemen ( CNN ) -- Yemen 's top opposition movement welcomed the U.N. Security Council 's call for a transfer of power , an initiative that could end the political instability in the poverty-ridden Arab nation . Mohammed Qahtan , the spokesman for the Joint Meeting Parties , said on Wednesday that the international stance must not be different from the will of the people who are seeking democracy and reforms . `` The U.N. and our international friends must make positive and quick steps towards the Yemeni revolution and ensure change in the manner Yemenis see necessary , '' said Qahtan . The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday urged Yemeni parties `` to move forward urgently ( in ) an inclusive , orderly and Yemeni-led process of political transition that meets the needs and aspirations of the Yemeni people for change . '' It voiced concerns over the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Yemen . They were `` deeply concerned at the worsening security situation , including the threat from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . '' Yemen has endured months of protests and militant violence . Protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh began in January after the successful uprising in Tunisia that triggered region-wide reform movements . The protests led to open street battles after Saleh balked at a deal with the opposition that would have eased him out of office within a month . The government has also faced off with Islamic militants , including the al Qaeda wing in Yemen , regarded by analysts as a potent and dangerous group . Saleh was badly injured last June in an assassination attempt on the presidential palace amid a tribal revolt against his 32-year-old rule and was taken to Saudi Arabia for treatment . He had been discharged from a military hospital , but it was not clear when he would return to Yemen . Saleh 's vice president , Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi , has been running the government since then . The opposition has vowed to prevent Saleh from returning . The JMP has announced the formation of a national council on August 17 to represent all the factions in the Yemeni political arena . That 's a step experts see as a beginning to the formation of an independent transitional government . `` The JMP has been patient with the slow international reaction towards the Yemeni revolution and is not willing to stay quiet any longer , '' said Ali Abdul Jabbar , director of the Sana ' a based Dar Ashraf Research Center . He said that the JMP is currently under immense pressure from the pro-democracy youth to cut all channels of dialogue with the regime . `` The youth have been patient and ignored for six months . The JMP saw the international community had enough time to demand change but failed . '' But Mohammed Nagi Shaef , head of Bakeel confederation , Yemen 's biggest tribe , and senior member of the ruling General People Congress party , said that Yemeni tribes will not allow the international community to force Saleh into early elections or withdraw from power . He said that tribal leaders have called on all Saleh 's supporters nationwide to come to the capital and protest in front of the presidential palace , demanding that the international community allow Saleh back in Yemen . `` President Saleh 's term ends in 2013 , and we will not allow him to leave before that period at any cost . This is what the Yemeni constitution says and this is what will happen , '' said Shaef . However , Hameed al-Ahmar , the president of the opposition dialogue committee , said world powers should listen to the voice of the people to ensure safety and stability in the region . The United Nations , the United States and the European Union `` are clearly standing with the will of the Yemeni people for change . This is what Yemenis were waiting for all along , '' said al-Ahmar . `` This is what we expected from the U.S. and the international community and we hope it continues , '' al-Ahmar said .
The Security Council calls for an ` ` orderly '' transition . The president was badly hurt in a June coup attempt . Saleh 's supporters want their president to serve out his term .