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Yemen risks return to 'full-scale conflict', warns UN rights chief

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17-08-2026 | 07:36

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Yemen risks return to 'full-scale conflict', warns UN rights chief

The U.N. rights chief voiced alarm Monday at the rising civilian toll of escalating hostilities in Yemen, urging restraint and an immediate de-escalation to avoid plunging the country back into a full-scale war.

"I urge all parties to halt immediately any actions that risk returning Yemen to full-scale conflict," Volker Turk said in a statement, as renewed fighting between the Houthi rebels and the government undermined a 2022 truce.

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