UNSC to hold meeting on Yemen‏

The UN Security Council will hold its monthly meeting to address the ongoing civil war in Yemen.

Ceasefire talks for the five-year conflict between Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government, backed by the Saudi led Arab Coalition, have stalled. International aid to the 24 million displaced Yemenis has withered away during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising fears of increased food and health insecurity.

Although the Southern Transitional Council has withdrawn its claim of self-rule—uniting the Saudi-Gulf state coalition—the current stalemate with the Houthis is unlikely to change. The lack of trust stymies negotiation efforts.