U.N. announces Yemen talks, Iran to allow ship inspection

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U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced talks between warring Yemeni parties in Geneva on May 28 to end over seven weeks of war, as Iran agreed for international inspections of an aid ship sailing to Yemen.

The moves are aimed at defusing the deepening crisis in the southern Arabian Peninsula, where Saudi-led forces killed at least 15 Houthis in the latest air strikes in a campaign to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and regional Shi'ite powerhouse Iran are in a tussle over influence in the Middle East, where sectarian tensions are fuelling civil strife in Syria and Iraq that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

"The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the launch of inclusive consultations starting on 28 May in Geneva to restore momentum towards a Yemeni-led political transition process," the U.N. statement issued in New York said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/20/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0O50EF20150520

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2. UN is dragging its feet...

It was a great hope for World Peace after WWII (to negotiate disputes before war broke out in member nations) for many of us who were taught that in our schools "back in the day."

Sadly....it seems to address Looming Issues in International Disputes much too late and tends avoid nipping brewing conflicts in the bud before they get out of hand.. causing the death, destruction, dislocation, loss of family connections, homes, businesses to Millions in the places where conflicts brew.

Something needs to change there.