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Geneva talks fail thanks to rebels' intransigence
(MENAFN- Arab News) GENEVA: Yemen's warring parties have failed to reach a deal at UN-hosted peace negotiations in Geneva Yemen's foreign minister said on Friday.
'We really came here with a big hope ... but unfortunately the Houthi delegation did not allow us really to reach real progress as we expected' Riad Yassin said.
He stressed though that 'not getting a success as we hoped didn't mean that we have failed' adding efforts would continue to find a peaceful solution to Yemen's brutal conflict. He said the government delegation remained optimistic of a peaceful solution for Yemen 'under the umbrella of the UN' but also said there was no agreement on whether to hold a second round of negotiations in the Swiss city.
'There is a certain willingness from all the parties to discuss issues around a cease-fire accompanied by withdrawal ... I personally come out from these few days with a certain degree of optimism that we can achieve this (in further consultations) in the coming days' UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told a news conference in Geneva.
Meanwhile the UN appealed for $1.6 billion to help the millions of people in need of aid in war-torn Yemen warning of a 'looming catastrophe.'
The money is needed to address the 'constantly increasing humanitarian needs in Yemen' until the end of 2015 Jens Laerke spokesman for the UN's humanitarian agency told reporters in Geneva.
He said more than '21 million people or 80 percent of the population is now estimated to be in need of some form of humanitarian aid.' Friday's funding appeal will meanwhile only cover aid including food water and shelter to 11.7 million of the most vulnerable people in need the UN said in a statement.
UN Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O'Brian launched the aid appeal in Geneva revising the figure up from a combined $1.02 billion requested in December and April.
At the launch O'Brian warned that 'a looming humanitarian catastrophe is facing Yemen' according to a statement.
'People across the country are struggling to feed themselves and their families and basic services are collapsing in all regions of the country' he warned.
'Millions of families no longer have access to clean water proper sanitation or basic health care. Deadly diseases such as dengue and malaria have broken out and supplies for acute trauma care are running dangerously low' he added.
Only about $200 million of the needed cash has so far been received the UN said.
'We really came here with a big hope ... but unfortunately the Houthi delegation did not allow us really to reach real progress as we expected' Riad Yassin said.
He stressed though that 'not getting a success as we hoped didn't mean that we have failed' adding efforts would continue to find a peaceful solution to Yemen's brutal conflict. He said the government delegation remained optimistic of a peaceful solution for Yemen 'under the umbrella of the UN' but also said there was no agreement on whether to hold a second round of negotiations in the Swiss city.
'There is a certain willingness from all the parties to discuss issues around a cease-fire accompanied by withdrawal ... I personally come out from these few days with a certain degree of optimism that we can achieve this (in further consultations) in the coming days' UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told a news conference in Geneva.
Meanwhile the UN appealed for $1.6 billion to help the millions of people in need of aid in war-torn Yemen warning of a 'looming catastrophe.'
The money is needed to address the 'constantly increasing humanitarian needs in Yemen' until the end of 2015 Jens Laerke spokesman for the UN's humanitarian agency told reporters in Geneva.
He said more than '21 million people or 80 percent of the population is now estimated to be in need of some form of humanitarian aid.' Friday's funding appeal will meanwhile only cover aid including food water and shelter to 11.7 million of the most vulnerable people in need the UN said in a statement.
UN Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O'Brian launched the aid appeal in Geneva revising the figure up from a combined $1.02 billion requested in December and April.
At the launch O'Brian warned that 'a looming humanitarian catastrophe is facing Yemen' according to a statement.
'People across the country are struggling to feed themselves and their families and basic services are collapsing in all regions of the country' he warned.
'Millions of families no longer have access to clean water proper sanitation or basic health care. Deadly diseases such as dengue and malaria have broken out and supplies for acute trauma care are running dangerously low' he added.
Only about $200 million of the needed cash has so far been received the UN said.
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