UAE to host global climate summit for faith leaders ahead of COP28

UAE to host global climate summit for faith leaders ahead of COP28

AL-MUKALLA: The UN’s special envoy for Yemen remains optimistic that the nation’s government and the Houthis can reach a peaceful resolution that will end more than eight years of civil war in the country, despite the ongoing lack of trust between the two sides.

Speaking on Tuesday during an interview with Cairo-based Yemen Today, Hans Grundberg said his office is working to persuade both sides to resume talks designed to resolve points of contention and reach a comprehensive peace agreement.

He said he has a “firm belief that Yemenis can resolve the conflict peacefully, and I also believe that peace can be just.”

He added: “My Office and I have been working with Yemenis in order to push for one aim, and that is a resumption of a political process that can lead to a sustainable settlement of the conflict.”

The Houthis seized power in Yemen by force nine years ago, placed the internationally recognized president of the country under house arrest, and began expanding their control across the country. Their actions sparked a civil war that has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people, according to UN figures.

In early 2015, Saudi forces were part of a military coalition that intervened in the