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The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday urged the warring parties in Yemen to resume a "meaningful, sustainable" ceasefire after a Saudi-led coalition ended a more than two-week-old truce amid accusations it had been repeatedly violated by both sides.
The ceasefire began on Dec. 15 in tandem with U.N.-brokered peace talks. Nearly 6,000 people have been killed since the coalition entered the conflict in March, almost half of them civilians.
The Security Council urged the warring parties in Yemen to participate in another round of peace talks this month and "expressed deep concern on the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen which continues to worsen."
The United Nations has designated Yemen as one of its highest-level humanitarian crises, alongside emergencies in South Sudan, Syria and Iraq. It says more than 21 million people in Yemen need help, or about 80 percent of the population.
"We urge all the parties to fulfill their commitments to facilitate the delivery of commercial goods, humanitarian assistance, fuel for civilian purposes to all parts of Yemen," Rosselli said as council president.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
