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| Yemen crisis: UN says humanitarian pause to start on Friday | Yemen crisis: UN says humanitarian pause to start on Friday |
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| The United Nations says a humanitarian ceasefire will be introduced in Yemen on Friday and will last until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. | The United Nations says a humanitarian ceasefire will be introduced in Yemen on Friday and will last until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. |
| More than 3,000 people have been killed since a Saudi-led coalition began an air campaign in March to drive back Houthi rebels and restore the government. | More than 3,000 people have been killed since a Saudi-led coalition began an air campaign in March to drive back Houthi rebels and restore the government. |
| Aid agencies say a blockade on Yemen means it is facing a humanitarian disaster. | Aid agencies say a blockade on Yemen means it is facing a humanitarian disaster. |
| Ramadan is expected to end on 17 July. | Ramadan is expected to end on 17 July. |
| Displaced by conflict | |
| UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said: "It is imperative and urgent that humanitarian aid can reach all vulnerable people of Yemen unimpeded and through an unconditional humanitarian pause." | UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said: "It is imperative and urgent that humanitarian aid can reach all vulnerable people of Yemen unimpeded and through an unconditional humanitarian pause." |
| The pause will come into effect at 23:59 local time (20:59 GMT) on Friday. | The pause will come into effect at 23:59 local time (20:59 GMT) on Friday. |
| In recent months Yemen has descended into conflicts between several different groups, although the main fight is between forces loyal to beleaguered President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and Zaidi Shia rebels - or Houthis - who forced Mr Hadi to flee the capital Sanaa in February. | |
| After rebel forces closed in on the president's southern stronghold of Aden in late March, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia responded to a request by Mr Hadi to intervene and launched air strikes on Houthi targets. | |
| Gulf Arab states have accused Iran of backing the Houthis financially and militarily, though Iran has denied this. | |
| On Tuesday, the UN announced that at least 1,528 civilians were among the 3,000 dead. | On Tuesday, the UN announced that at least 1,528 civilians were among the 3,000 dead. |
| Another one million civilians have been displaced by the conflict and more than 80% of Yemen's 25 million people now need some form of humanitarian aid. | Another one million civilians have been displaced by the conflict and more than 80% of Yemen's 25 million people now need some form of humanitarian aid. |
| Charities say a lack of fuel in Yemen is making it difficult to reach those in need and to provide adequate care in hospitals. | Charities say a lack of fuel in Yemen is making it difficult to reach those in need and to provide adequate care in hospitals. |
| The coalition allowed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in May, but much of the aid promised to those in need has failed to materialise. | The coalition allowed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in May, but much of the aid promised to those in need has failed to materialise. |
| Yemen is strategically important because it sits on the Bab al-Mandab strait, a narrow waterway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, through which much of the world's oil shipments pass. | |