The United Nations special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths on Thursday called on warring parties to cease hostilities while signs of hope are appearing.
“With signs of hope appearing on the horizon in Yemen, warring parties must cease hostilities, facilitate food and fuel distribution and relaunch talks aimed at ending the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis,” Griffiths told a Security Council meeting on the situation in Yemen via video teleconference from Riyadh.
“Today we have some positive indications,” said Griffiths, referring to military and political shifts on the part of both the government and the various factions challenging it since 2015.
The UN envoy Welcomed a visible reduction the release of 290 detainees by Ansar Allah, and invited the parties to meet with UN officials to accelerate all elements of the December 2018 Stockholm Agreement.
