Al-Thawra Net
A UN-brokered ceasefire was taking hold in Yemen on Monday despite sporadic clashes, raising hopes that peace talks due next week may finally resolve the country’s devastating conflict.
The UN special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, called the ceasefire “a first step in Yemen’s return to peace.”
“This is critical, urgent and much needed. Yemen cannot afford the loss of more lives,” he said.
Previous efforts to stop the fighting in Yemen — which has killed thousands and forced more than two million people from their homes.
But pressure had been building for the ceasefire and there are hopes it can be the cornerstone of a long-lasting peace deal that can be hammered out at talks taking place from April 18 in Kuwait, AFP reported.
