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UN announces week-long humanitarian truce in Yemen
http://www.dw.com/en/un-announces-week-long-humanitarian-truce-in-yemen/a-18574366The United Nations has announced an unconditional ceasefire in Yemen starting at midnight on Friday. The UN has urged all parties to commit to the week-long humanitarian pause and allow the delivery of aid into Yemen.
UN announces week-long humanitarian truce in Yemen
09.07.2015
Stephane Dujarric, a UN spokesman, said Thursday that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had received assurances from Yemen's exiled president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, and Shiite Houthi rebels for the ceasefire until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
"We feel we have the expressions necessary by all parties to announce the start of this pause on Friday," Dujarric said.
The UN spokesman said it was "imperative and urgent that humanitarian aid can reach all vulnerable people of Yemen unimpeded and through an unconditional humanitarian pause."
"The Secretary-General looks forward to the commitments of all parties to the conflict in Yemen to an unconditional humanitarian pause to start on Friday, July 10, at 23:59 (2059 UTC) until the end of Ramadan (July 17)," Dujarric said.
