Yemen risks return to ‘full-scale conflict’, warns UN rights chief

Above, flames and smoke rise from the port of Mokha during a strike in Yemen on Aug. 14, 2026. (AP)
  • Volker Turk urges restraint and an immediate de-escalation to avoid plunging the country back into a full-scale war

GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced alarm Monday at the rising civilian toll of escalating hostilities in Yemen, urging restraint and an immediate de-escalation to avoid plunging the country back into a full-scale war.
“I urge all parties to halt immediately any actions that risk returning Yemen to full-scale conflict,” Volker Turk said in a statement, as renewed fighting between the Houthi rebels and the government undermined a 2022 truce.