UN chief urges Yemen rivals to avoid new violence and renew ceasefire

A military parade of Houthi forces and weapons moves through a main street of Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 21, 2022. © Ansar Allah Media via AP

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. The move follows the failure to extend a nationwide cease-fire and to engage with each other to renew the truce.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general is disappointed that the internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels didn’t reach an agreement before the Oct. 2 deadline. But he stressed: “We in no way see it as the end of the road.”