UN envoy warns Yemen has returned to 'full-scale war', urges dialogue
A UN envoy has warned that Yemen is again in full-scale war and has urged dialogue. Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognised government are calling for Security Council action amid a Houthi escalation.
A United Nations envoy for Yemen has warned that the country has returned to full-scale war and has urged the parties to resume dialogue, Al Jazeera reported on 9 October 2026.
Yemen, in the Middle East, is a conflict zone. The warning comes as the Houthi movement escalates its actions.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognised government have urged the UN Security Council, the organisation's main body for security matters, to take action in response to the Houthi escalation.
The source presents dialogue as the way out that the envoy favours, while Riyadh and the Yemeni government are looking to the Security Council for decisions. It gives no further details on the nature or location of the escalation, or on any casualties.
