More than 150,000 people have died in Yemen’s civil war. According to the UN, the conflict threatens to drive up to five million people to famine and raise the number of war victims to more than one million.
There are signs of hope in Yemen’s eight-year civil war.
President of the country Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi announced today that it will hand over power to the country’s incoming council.
A two-month ceasefire began in Yemen on Saturday, during which more of the much-needed humanitarian aid will be delivered to the country.
The Yemeni government and the front supporting it have long been fragmented. Had’s relinquishment of power is expected to unify its ranks and facilitate negotiations with the Huthi.
Saudi Arabia, in support of Hadi, expressed its full support for the new Council and called on it to enter into constructive talks with the Huthi “to find a final and comprehensive political solution”.
The International Crisis Group, which specializes in conflict investigation and resolution, considers the relinquishment of Had’s power to be significant.
An organization specializing in Yemen Daniel Schneidermanin in his view, this is “the movement of the continental plates that will determine the country’s future”.
Yemen has been considered the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.