Yemen: current peace talks must also prioritise health

Yemen may at last have some cause for optimism after eight years of armed conflict.1 Current peace talks are building on a fragile truce declared in April 20222 and more recent thawing in Saudi-Irani relations.1 Conflict driven by political, economic, and religious factors between local factions and regional and international actors has left Yemen administratively divided among the Houthi de facto authorities in the northwest and the internationally recognised government and the South Transitional Council, with patches of religious and militia groups, in the south.3 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are reported to have backed the internationally recognised government, and Iran the Houthi authorities.1 In April this year a Saudi delegation visited Sanaa, Yemen’s constitutional capital, currently under the control of the Houthi authorities, to “explore ways to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region,” according to a Houthi official.4Once the violence is resolved, health security…
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