A four-year truce in Yemen has collapsed, and the world is watching a fragile equilibrium give way to something more dangerous. Houthi rebels have seized the port of Mocha near the Bab al-Mandeb strait — one of the arteries through which global commerce flows — prompting the UN Security Council to convene in emergency session, where Special Envoy Hans Grundberg warned that Yemen has entered a new phase of war whose consequences will not be contained within its borders. What began as a civil conflict has become a test of whether the international community can enforce its own commitments before
UN warns Yemen conflict entering 'dangerous phase' as Houthis seize strategic port
Over 44,000 people displaced across five provinces since September 3; 73 Saudi civilians wounded in Houthi strikes; 18.3 million Yemenis face acute food insecurity with 2.2 million children under five suffering malnutrition.