The special envoy will try to “pave the way for a permanent ceasefire and resolution of the conflict by the Yemenis” that will be “inclusive and lasting,” according to a State Department press release.
The US State Department announced Thursday that its special envoy, Tim Lederking, is embarking on a tour of the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia to try to secure the consolidation of a fragile truce in Yemen, a country ravaged by eight years of war.
The special envoy will try to “pave the way for a lasting ceasefire and resolution of the conflict by the Yemenis” that will be “inclusive and lasting,” according to a State Department press release.
The UN announced on August 2 the extension in extremis for “two additional months” of the ceasefire in force in Yemen, expressing the hope that negotiations will be “intensified” in order to achieve a more “lasting” peace.
US President Joe Biden hailed the extension of the ceasefire and an “unprecedented period of calm” in Yemen.
On April 2, a two-month ceasefire was declared in Yemen, then extended for an equal period on June 2, offering civilians a —rare— respite. As in June, the announcement of the renewal of the ceasefire was made at the last minute, on the day it was supposed to expire.
During his tour, the US special envoy will also seek to increase international aid to Yemen.
“We call on donor countries to be generous and fulfill their previous commitments, for the good of the Yemeni people,” according to the announcement by the US Department of State, which highlights that Washington has provided aid worth more than $1 billion in the current year. year.
Facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country has been torn apart by war between government forces, backed by a post-2015 Saudi-led military alliance, and Shiite Houthi rebels, backed by from Iran, Riyadh’s great rival in the region.
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