UN special envoy on Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived in the rebel capital of Sanaa to discuss preparations for a new round of inter-Yemeni negotiations on Saturday. Earlier the parties tried to start a peace process in December in Geneva.
Why's the @WhiteHouse selling MORE bombs to #SaudiArabia when they kill civilians in #Yemen? https://t.co/y1ijRLfmT8 pic.twitter.com/QBjjaM7Hbn
— AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) March 19, 2016
The Special Envoy said earlier that the date of a new round should be set before the end of March. Last time the parties tried to initiate a peace process in December in Geneva.
#Yemen: Kuwait to host #Yemeni peace talks https://t.co/rWyb7EwSUR
— Yemen Tribune (@TribuneYemen) March 20, 2016
Yemen has been engulfed in a military conflict between the government headed by Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and Shiite Houthi rebels, who have been supported by army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Since late March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Houthi positions at Hadi's request.
Deploring airstrikes in #Yemen, @UN urges conflict parties to cease all military activities: https://t.co/DeqNhVyA3U pic.twitter.com/E2GnVqfzDw
— UN GA President (@UN_PGA) March 20, 2016
