The UN-sponsored talks come amid growing international pressure for a ceasefire as the humanitarian crisis worsens in the country after more than three years of war.
As many as 14 million Yemenis are suffering severe food shortages, aid agencies say, while an estimated
85,000 children under the age of five may have already died of starvation, according to Save the Children.
The Yemeni Houthi delegation arrived in Sweden late Tuesday for the talks, along with the UN’s special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, whose diplomacy has helped bring the warring parties together. Earlier, Swedish foreign Minister Margot Wallström confirmed that Kuwait mediators had arrived.
A delegation from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government is due to arrive in Sweden later Wednesday, according to the Minister of Information Moammar al-Eryani.
Source: Rival sides in Yemen’s war to hold first direct talks in years
