UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. Security Council urged the warring parties in Yemen on Tuesday to resume a ceasefire and participate in a new round of talks in mid-January.
The council welcomed “the positive progress” in the last round of U.N.-facilitated talks from Dec. 15-20 and called on the government and Shiite rebels known as Houthis to engage in new talks without preconditions, reject violence, and refrain from provocations.
The council statement, issued after a closed briefing, expresses deep concern at Yemen’s “dire humanitarian situation which continues to worsen.”
The conflict pits the government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, against Houthis allied with a former president and backed by Iran. Peace negotiations were launched in December and a ceasefire was declared, but both government forces and rebels ignored it.
