Discussions by the UN envoy in Aden.. The Yemeni government warns of the collapse of the truce with the Houthis

The Yemeni government warned of the collapse of the truce in the country, calling on the United Nations to "deal firmly with the Houthi violations of it," while the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, arrived in Aden, in the south of the country, to discuss with the government about fixing the armistice and ways to reach a political solution to the Yemeni crisis.

The Yemeni cabinet said during a meeting on Monday evening that the Houthi group has continued to commit repeated violations of the UN truce since its entry into force in early April.

The Council of Ministers called on the United Nations and its Special Envoy to Yemen to put pressure on the Houthis to implement their commitments to the current truce.

On the first of this month, UN envoy Grundberg announced that the parties to the conflict in Yemen had agreed to a truce for a period of two months, subject to extension, which began the next day.

However, in the past few days, the Yemeni government and the Houthi group accused each other of committing violations of the armistice.

Talks in Aden

In a related context, the UN envoy arrived yesterday, Monday, to the temporary Yemeni capital, Aden, to hold talks with the Yemeni government headed by Mueen Abdul-Malik. The discussions are likely to address ways to stabilize the armistice, and discuss how to create paths that lead to an end to the war that has been going on in Yemen for more than 7 years.

Grundberg had met the head of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, Rashad Al-Alimi, at his residence in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

A statement by the UN envoy's office said that Grundberg discussed with Al-Alimi the implementation of the armistice agreement, and the importance of building on it in order to reach a political solution to the conflict in Yemen.

The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, met in Riyadh with the President of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi, where they discussed the implementation of the armistice agreement.

They also agreed on the importance of building on the armistice in order to reach a political solution to the conflict through negotiation.

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On the other hand, the Yemeni government said on Monday that, within two weeks of the truce, it granted entry permits to 7 oil ships to the port of Hodeidah in the west of the country, which is under the control of the Houthis.

And Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak said - in a tweet on Twitter - that the Houthis are collecting fees on the cargoes of licensed oil ships, which were intended to pay the salaries of employees in accordance with the Stockholm Agreement concluded in 2018 between the government and the Houthis.

child protection

Also yesterday, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said - in a press conference in New York - that the United Nations signed an agreement with the Houthis on the protection of children and the prevention of grave violations of their rights during the ongoing armed conflict in Yemen.

The Convention includes a plan of action to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.

According to the agreement, the Houthis committed to identifying and releasing children from their forces within 6 months.

It should be noted that Yemen is suffering from the worst humanitarian crisis in the world due to the continuation of the war for more than 7 years, in light of the failure of all attempts to date to find a political solution to the conflict.