This ceasefire, which will last until October 2, “includes a commitment of the parties to intensify negotiations to achieve an enlarged truce agreement as soon as possible”, according to the UN.
Le Monde with AFP
The relative respite of Yeminites is elongated. The UN announced Tuesday August 2 that the truce in force since April 2 in the country would run “two additional months”.
The poorest country of the Arabian Peninsula is devastated by the conflict between government forces, supported by a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia since 2015, to the Houthi rebels supported by Iran, the rival of Ryad in the region. The parties agreed to extend the ceasefire “under the same conditions” until October 2, said the UN emissary for Yemen, Hans Grundberg.
This truce “includes a commitment from the parties to intensify negotiations to achieve an extended truce agreement as soon as possible,” he said. According to him, negotiations are underway through the UN “in order to consolidate the opportunity offered by the truce to move towards a lasting peace”.
one of the worst crises humanitarian aid
On April 2, a two-month truce was observed in Yemen, then extended for an identical period on June 2.
“The main objective of the current truce remains to relieve civilians in a tangible way and to create an environment conducive to a peaceful settlement of conflict by a global political process,” said Hans Grundberg.
After almost eight years of war, Yemen is faced with one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. According to the UN, the conflict has left hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of displaced. Two -thirds of the population need humanitarian aid, in particular facing a risk of large -scale famine.