Yemen hit by deadly car bomb and air strikes as UN sounds warning

A car bomb exploded Saturday near a mosque in the Old City of the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa, causing an unknown number of casualties, witnesses and security sources said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to warring sides to observe a truce for at least two weeks to mark the start of Ramadan, but UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva ended on Friday without agreement.

Millions of families no longer have access to clean water, proper sanitation or basic healthcare.

Stephen O'Brien, UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator

The UN relief arm called for $1.6bn in funding on Friday in order to rescue Yemen from a crisis that has led to acute food insecurity. On the political front, delegates of Yemen’s exiled government have now returned to Saudi Arabia after peace  talks with a Houthi-led delegation in Geneva collapsed.

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