Posted on 05 April 2022
Yemen's warring parties laid down their weapons for the first nationwide truce since 2016 on Saturday, with all eyes on whether the UN-brokered ceasefire will hold.
In a statement, the UN special envoy Hans Grundberg stressed the importance of building on the agreement to restore trust between the warring parties and resume a political process aimed at ending the conflict.
A staggering 23.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. The conflict has taken the lives of over 13,635 civilians, and more than 4 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Questions remain as to Yemen remains one of the world’s worst, yet ignored, humanitarian crisis.