According to the UN, in the conflict in Yemen that has lasted more than nine years, the parties to the conflict have committed to a renewed ceasefire and accepted the opening of a new peace process. He welcomes the commitment of the parties to the conflict to these measures, said the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, today, after a series of talks with negotiators in Saudi Arabia and Oman. The peace negotiations, as part of a “comprehensive political process”, will take place under the auspices of the UN.
According to the UN, the agreement now reached includes the obligation to pay the salaries of public servants, the opening of several roads, including to the large city of Tais, which is blockaded by Houthi rebels fighting the Yemeni government, and a resumption of oil exports.
Yemen's citizens expect “tangible progress toward lasting peace” with the new agreement, Grundberg said.
The conflict in the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula and its consequences are among the worst humanitarian disasters in the world. The Shiite Houthi rebels have been in civil war with Yemen's internationally recognized government for years and have controlled the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, since 2014.