... 2020 Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed played a key role in the attainment of the Abraham accords between Israel and several Arab states. The UAE is also seeking diplomatic solutions to tensions around countries such as Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Small countries do possess important advantages in conflict mediation compared to large economies – as noted by D. Lanz and S. Mason, “small states have unique comparative advantages in the field of mediation, as they are generally more nimble than larger ...
... only the IRP and the SA since GPC members were now part of the Sanaa delegation. The fate of the Stockholm agreements was lamentable primarily because the war that had created all those dangers was still raging. As of November 2020, the situation around Yemen’s port of Al Hudaydah, the largest on the Red Sea, continues to balance on the verge of a disaster, with all the military and humanitarian risks subsisting and augmented by a new
environmental danger
threatening the entire Red Sea basin: over ...
... that followed have also complicated the peace process. And Ansar Allah’s June 23
attack
on Riyadh underscores the risk of further escalation of fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. But none of these stumbling blocks is insurmountable.
Yemen’s looming humanitarian disaster and its people’s pleas for peace require action on three levels.
First, the warring parties should accept and immediately implement the UN-brokered ceasefire proposal, building on the Saudi-led coalition’s unilateral ...
... implementation of the Stockholm Agreement and their soft approach towards the Houthi Militia, have encouraged them to maintain their violations and undermine the Stockholm Agreement. This is a dangerous approach that harms the reputation and role of the UN in Yemen and detonates the whole situation in the future.
The Yemeni Government has reiterated its commitment towards peace and the full implementation of the Stockholm Agreement. However, no achievement has been made so far, though it is more the six months ...
