Hope for Yemen? Plus, three quick takes on the IMF’s outlook for Iran, Lebanon and Egypt
The UN-Saudi peace initiative may be the best hope in an otherwise gloomy regional forecast during "The Great Lockdown."
UN envoy: Saudi cease-fire a ‘clear sign of commitment’ to peaceful solution
UN Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths told the Security Council this week that “an opportunity has emerged to bring peace to Yemen.”
He’s right.
On Friday, the UN Security Council threw its weight behind a UN-Saudi cease-fire that could give Yemen a chance for a respite from war to deal with floods, cholera, malnutrition and the emerging COVID-19 pandemic.
