Over the civil war in Yemen, the Middle East, where the humanitarian crisis is deepening, the United Nations has announced that the government and rebels have agreed to extend the full ceasefire that has continued since April for two months.
The focus is on whether both sides can come closer to a permanent ceasefire.
In Yemen, a civil war has continued for more than seven years between the government and rebels, and there has been a serious humanitarian crisis due to lack of food and medicine, but in April, both sides have been in full swing for two months. We had agreed on a typical ceasefire.
On the 2nd, when the deadline was reached, the United Nations, which acts as an intermediary, announced that both sides had agreed to extend the ceasefire period by two months.
Since the ceasefire was agreed in April, there are signs of improvement, especially in areas controlled by rebels with severe humanitarian conditions, such as international airmail resuming operations and depleted fuel imports beginning to increase. Has been done.
On the other hand, grain prices have risen due to the influence of the situation in Ukraine, which has spurred food shortages, and since both sides have repeatedly criticized the other for violating the ceasefire, whether the ceasefire will be maintained as it is. It was attracting attention.
With the extension of the ceasefire period, the focus will be on whether the government and rebels can get closer to a permanent ceasefire in the future.