Ceasefire Project Country Reports

Between 1989 and 2018, Yemen experienced 59 ceasefires linked to territorial and governmental conflicts. These are categorized into three peace process phases: Qatari-mediated efforts during the Saada wars (2007–2009), the GCC and UN-mediated transition (2011), and UN-led processes since 2015, including the 2018 Stockholm Agreement. Additionally, 31 ceasefires occurred outside formal peace processes, primarily for humanitarian aid or prisoner exchanges, and 18 were concluded between non-state actors.

• Between 1989 and 2018, a total of 59 ceasefires occurred in Yemen. Of these, 12 were related to territorial conflicts between the Government of Yemen (GoY) and the Democratic Republic of Yemen, while 29 were related to conflicts over government.
• Mediation was common in Yemeni ceasefires, with 42 involving mediators. The most frequent mediators were the United Nations, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the US. Additionally, 9 of the 18 non-state ceasefires were mediated by Yemeni tribal leaders.
• The first phase of peace processes (2007–2009) was mediated by Qatar during the Saada wars. This included a joint ceasefire in June 2007 and the February 2008 Doha Agreement, which offered USD 500 million in reconstruction assistance for Saada Province and political asylum for rebel leaders.
• The second phase (2011) focused on the transition of power from President Ali Abdullah Saleh to a unity government, mediated by the GCC, UN, and EU. This period saw eight ceasefires between the GoY and non-state actors, including the JMP, the Sadiq al-Ahmar tribe, and forces of General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar.
• The third phase consists of UN-led processes since March 2015. This period included five short-lived preliminary ceasefires under Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and ten ceasefires intended for humanitarian aid delivery, most of which were announced by Saudi Arabia rather than the GoY.
• In December 2018, the GoY and Ansarallah signed the Stockholm Agreement, which included a ceasefire in the port city of Hodeidah and the handover of the ports of Hodeidah, Al-Salif, and Ras Isa to the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen.
• Thirty-one ceasefires were concluded outside of formal peace processes. Eight of these were for humanitarian aid, often lasting only two to five days. Other purposes included a prisoner-exchange ceasefire between Saudi Arabia and Ansarallah in 2016 and a three-hour ceasefire in 1994.
• Between 2011 and 2015, 16 non-state ceasefires occurred between Ansarallah and various entities, including Salafists, the Sadiq al-Ahmar tribe, and smaller tribes. These ceasefires often overlapped with Ansarallah's territorial expansion.

APA

Palik, J. (2019). Ceasefire Project Country Reports. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/d8e0815a-b480-42a6-bf6c-621e65dbb5e2/CPCR_Yemen_final.pdf?inline=true

Chicago

Palik, Júlia. Ceasefire Project Country Reports. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2019. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/d8e0815a-b480-42a6-bf6c-621e65dbb5e2/CPCR_Yemen_final.pdf?inline=true.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{palik2019ceasefire, author = {Palik, Júlia}, title = {{Ceasefire Project Country Reports}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/d8e0815a-b480-42a6-bf6c-621e65dbb5e2/CPCR_Yemen_final.pdf?inline=true}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }