The world's worst humanitarian crisis: Is there an end to the brutal war?

Houthi rebels announce they will end attacks on Saudi Arabia after four years of devastating war

The world's worst humanitarian crisis: Is there an end to the brutal war?

Houthi rebels announce they will end attacks on Saudi Arabia after four years of devastating war

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The war had turned Yemen into the battlefield of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. UN welcomes those announcements, while the Saudis expect actions, not words, Deutsche Welle reports.

Implementation of the initiative by the Houthi rebels to halt all attacks on Saudi Arabia “in good faith could send a powerful message of the will to end the war,” UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said.

This rebel paramilitary stated that "pursuing war is not in anyone's interest".

The Iran-backed Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and other parts of Yemen, have been fighting against a Saudi-led coalition that supports the country’s internationally recognized government in a devastating four-year war. Tens of thousands of people have died in the conflict and the United Nations has called it the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

Griffiths hailed “the desire for a political solution to end the conflict” in a statement issued from UN headquarters in New York. Griffiths stressed “the importance of taking advantage of this opportunity and moving forward with all necessary steps to reduce violence, military escalation and unhelpful rhetoric”.