According to the Yemeni delegation, the talks were focused on critical issues related to payment of salaries, lifting of the blockade, and withdrawal of foreign troops. The Saudi-led international coalition continues to maintain a devastating blockade on Houthi-controlled regions

The US has supported the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen by providing armament and technical support. It has also helped in implementing the Saudi sea blockade by seizing some Yemen-bound ships

The peace talks had been suspended in July after the two sides could not reach an agreement on a number of economic and humanitarian issues

The climate catastrophe in 2022 affected over 510,000 people directly and intensified the humanitarian crisis, which led to a 93% increase in displacement.

A fact sheet prepared by SIPRI and NUPI warns that the climate crisis in Yemen needs urgent international attention as competition over scarce water resources and fertile land may jeopardize the possibility of peace in the country

According to rights groups, an estimated 8,983 civilians have been killed in over 25,000 airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen since 2015, many of which were carried out by UK-supplied military equipment

The airstrikes carried out this week constitute a break in the larger pattern of relative peace in Yemen, months after the collapse of a formal UN-led ceasefire in October last year

The US has been supplying weapons to the Saudi-led international coalition in Yemen and helping it implement the blockade of the country, despite announcing an end to its role in the war in 2021

The ceasefire in Yemen that began in April has expired after the warring sides failed to reach an agreement. The Houthis alleged that the Saudi-led coalition had failed to address major humanitarian concerns in the last six months

The US announced the sale of over USD 5 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the same day that the UN announced the extension of the truce in Yemen for two more months

The extension of the ceasefire in Yemen by another two months is a relief to the citizens of the country who have been enduring war for over seven years

The extension raises hopes for peace in Yemen, which has been devastated by the war for almost a decade resulting in death and displacement. The situation in Yemen has been called the worst human rights disaster of the century