Yemen’s warring parties agree to extend ceasefire by a further two months

A Yemeni boy sits next to his family’s allocation of emergency food aid. Almost 80% 0f the population need humanitarian aid. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

The UN has announced that the warring sides in Yemen have agreed to extend the current ceasefire for a further two months.

Late on Tuesday the government and the Houthi rebels committed to intensify efforts on negotiations, said Hans Grundberg, special envoy for the country.