Yemen peace conference postpones

May 27, 2015

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has officially asked his Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed to postpone the Geneva talks aimed at stopping the conflict in the country, scheduled for May 28. “The Secretary-General is disappointed that it has not been possible to commence such an important initiative at the soonest possible date and reiterates his call for all parties to engage in UN-facilitated consultations in good faith and without pre-conditions” said a statement from Ban’s New York office. “He also reiterates that the only durable resolution to the crisis in Yemen is an inclusive, negotiated political settlement”.  The UN says that more than 1,000 people have died since the conflict escalated in March.

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