IÉMEN
Lados em conflito no Iémen acordam cessar-fogo na cidade portuária
December 14, 2018 -
Os lados em conflito no Iémen acordaram um cessar-fogo na região
de Hodeida, o que constitui um grande avanço num conflito em impasse que já custou a vida a milhares de pessoas e deixou milhões na miséria.
The agreement includes a withdrawal of combatants to outside the city limits within two weeks and was praised by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as “real progress” to alleviate Yemen’s suffering and show commitment to a political solution.
The truce, along with a mass prisoner exchange agreement reached earlier, were seen as important first steps toward further talks in January aimed at drawing down Yemen’s four-year-old civil war.
The cease-fire and pullback of forces eases fears that the battle for Hodeidah could force an outright closure of its port, which is the main entry point for food and other humanitarian aid for millions of Yemenis.