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    The civil war in Yemen has been ongoing for nearly 8 years, resulting in immense loss of life and property. There are an estimated 60 million firearms in Yemen, more than double the country's population of around 30 million. Disarmament efforts led by the UN have been insufficient due to the need for a gradual approach and detailed plans. With the UN focused more on political negotiations, questions remain about how best to achieve disarmament without international peacekeeping aid. Ceasefires are often needed before peace talks and disarmament can begin, but an indefinite ceasefire may be required to remove guns from the battlefield in Yemen.

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    The civil war in Yemen has been ongoing for nearly 8 years, resulting in immense loss of life and property. There are an estimated 60 million firearms in Yemen, more than double the country's population of around 30 million. Disarmament efforts led by the UN have been insufficient due to the need for a gradual approach and detailed plans. With the UN focused more on political negotiations, questions remain about how best to achieve disarmament without international peacekeeping aid. Ceasefires are often needed before peace talks and disarmament can begin, but an indefinite ceasefire may be required to remove guns from the battlefield in Yemen.

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    Yemen's Disarmament Puzzle-News Update

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    World Bulletin News | 4th February 2023

    MORE GUNS THAN PEOPLE:


    The Struggle for Disarmament in the War in Yemen

    The Civil War in Yemen has been going on for nearly 8 years, costing countless losses in
    lives and materials. Even though the UN-brokered cease-fire agreements between the Houthis
    and IRG (Internationally Recognized Government) were extended several times during 2022,
    the end of hostility seems to be still far from sight. The UN approach to resolving the
    long-running conflict has always been deemed as insufficient, with disarmament and arms
    control requiring a gradual approach and detailed plans.1 Going as far as 2014, it is estimated
    that there exists more than 60 million firearms in Yemen, outnumbering the country’s
    population by 2.3 to 1, and this number doesn’t even count the number of heavy weaponry
    and equipment that has been reported to be utilized by the Houthis and other Armed Groups
    within the country.2 With the UN presence in the country focusing more on political
    settlement and negotiation, questions are still left unanswered on how best to approach the
    question of disarmament without the direct aid of international aid via Peacekeeping
    Operations. In addition, ceasefires are often a required prerequisite for negotiated peace talks
    to begin, and peace talks are usually a prerequisite for disarmament to begin. Is this
    something that needs to be reviewed? Or an indefinite cease-fire is necessary to remove the
    guns from the battlefield of Yemen?

    1
    AA News Agency “'Un's Disarmament Agenda for Yemen Falls Short'.” Anadolu Ajansı, n.d.
    https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/-un-s-disarmament-agenda-for-yemen-falls-short-/2406370.
    2
    World Bulletin. “Two Guns for Every One Person in Yemen.” World Bulletin / News From Turkey and Islamic
    World. World Bulletin, November 16, 2014.
    https://worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net/middle-east/two-guns-for-every-one-person-in-yemen-h148475.html.

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