UNITED NATIONS: In order to put the political process back on track in Yemen, the United Nations special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will travel to Saudi Arabia for meetings with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Vice President Khaled Bahah and other Yemeni officials, as well as with Saudi officials.

The plan is to travel from Riyadh to other regional capitals for further consultations.

Figures from March 26 up to May 3 from the field show that at least 646 civilians have been killed, including 50 women and 131 children, and more than 1,364 civilians have been injured, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR).

Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2015

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