In November, there were hopeful signs in the war in Yemen, which has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The withdrawal of the UAE from the war had led to clashes between groups within the anti-Houthi alliance, which threatened to become a civil war within the civil war.
On 5 November, Saudi Arabia, which has led the anti-Houthi coalition, brokered a peace deal between its Yemeni partners.
Saudi forces then dramatically reduced the number of airstrikes and missile and drone attacks.
On 22 November, the UN’s special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the security council: ‘In the last two weeks, there were almost 80 percent fewer airstrikes nation-wide than in the two weeks prior. In recent weeks, there have been entire 48-hour periods without airstrikes for the first time since the conflict began.’
Saudi officials are reported to have begun indirect talks with Houthi representatives via Oman.
The confirmed death toll for the war reached 100,000 in October.