Past failures

Martin Griffiths, whose efforts at kickstarting peace talks in September collapsed, is spearheading the biggest push in two years to end the war.

In September, a previous round of UN-led peace talks faltered when the Al Houthis refused to travel to Geneva, accusing the world body of failing to guarantee their delegation’s return to Sana’a or secure the evacuation of injured rebels to Oman.

Previous talks broke down in 2016, when 108 days of negotiations in Kuwait failed to yield a deal and left rebel delegates stranded in Oman for three months.