Ban Ki-Moon calls for Ramadan truce in Yemen

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon, on Monday in Geneva, urged all warring sides in the Yemen conflict to silence their weapons during the Ramadan fasting.
He said that pausing the conflicts during Ramadan, which would start on Thursday, would allow humanitarian aid to reach the population.
Ban said that the silence moment had become necessary because there was no single moment to lose with the negotiations.
The UN Chief presented a three-point proposal in Geneva before he left.
Ban urged the conflict parties to agree to local ceasefires and the withdrawal of armed groups from cities, paving the way to …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper