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The two warring sides in Yemen’s civil war have agreed to a renewed nationwide truce for another two months, the United Nations announced on Thursday.
The internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels reached a peace agreement on April 2, and the new deal extended the previous one under the same terms. The original deal was set to expire on Thursday.
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“The truce represents a significant shift in the trajectory of the war and has been achieved through responsible and courageous decision-making by the parties,” U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said in a statement. “In order for the truce to fully deliver on its potential, additional steps will need to be taken, particularly on the matters of road openings and commercial flight operations. Such steps will require leadership and a vision for all of Yemen.”
The special envoy will continue to negotiate with both sides as they attempt to “move towards a sustainable political settlement to the conflict that meets the legitimate aspirations and demands of Yemeni women and men,” he added.
President Joe Biden welcomed the announcement, noting in a statement that the April truce agreement ushered in one of “the most peaceful periods since this terrible war began seven years ago,” adding that “thousands of lives have been saved as fighting receded.”
The president went on to urge all parties to move “expeditiously toward a comprehensive and inclusive peace process.”
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The fighting began in Yemen in 2014 when Houthis took over the capital of Sanaa and forced the government to flee into exile in Saudi Arabia. The civil war is essentially a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with Yemenis stuck in the middle. More than 150,000 people have been killed in the war, and it has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian crises globally.
