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Making Yemen’s Hodeida Deal Stick
On 17 December, the UN announced a ceasefire in the contested governorate of Hodeida.
- Peter Salisbury
- ICG
Thus far, after some initial wobbling, it has held.
In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s senior Yemen analyst Peter Salisbury unpacks the ceasefire and assesses its prospects.
- What does the ceasefire mean?
The Hodeida ceasefire is a first step toward implementing an agreement reached at UN-led talks between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Huthi rebels in Sweden on 13 December to demilitarise Hodeida city and…
Early reports of…