The United Nations calling for a ceasefire in Yemen

The Secretary-General of the United Nations called for a ceasefire to all parties to the conflict in Yemen to encourage the creation of humanitarian corridors; In fact, in the country of Yemen the health situation has become an emergency, especially for the civilian population and there is a real fear that we can repeat the present humanitarian crisis in Syria. On the other hand, there are similarities with the Syrian conflict, which escalated into civil war in the terrorist conflict and which depended the deep regional destabilization. Just to avoid a possible alteration of a strategic country as that which stretches on the peninsula of Yemen, has sprung the direct commitment of Saudi Arabia. The United Nations has undertaken a diplomatic action, with the declared intention to avoid a war in a strategically well for the passage of commercial ships direct to the Suez Canal and the regional balance, but the diplomatic process led by the mediator of ' UN, Benomar, has not had the desired results, so that the envoy has announced his resignation. Failure is not, however, recently, since the start of the political transition dates back to 2011; the focus of this program there was the intention to do to reach an agreement the parties concerned to strengthen the institutions of the country and determine the end of the political turmoil. However, the UN envoy tactic was judged too conciliatory with the Shiite rebels, because he would leave too much space to the initiative of the religious minority; this fact is identified as one of the main causes that led to the intervention of the Saudis. For replacing Benomar is done the name of Mauritanian Ould Cheikh Ahmed Ismail, who in his resume boasts the position of coordinator of the United Nations Development in Syria and Yemen in the same. The task that awaits the successor Benomar seems very difficult and the only weapon of diplomacy does not seem sufficient, if not aided by the nations politically very strong and allied countries Sunnis. The identikit correspond to the United States, but it will be necessary to see whether Washington will want to commit themselves to resolve an issue where the main opponents are Saudi Arabia and Iran. Certainly this could be a chance to lead to a negotiated two great enemies in the name of religious division and begin to search for the solution of a conflict that threatens to become increasingly acute. This view, however, appears only a remote possibility, for the deep aversion that the Saudis have matured both against Tehran, than against Washington, after the agreement was signed in Lausanne. In fact just the drafting of this is another reason why Saudi Arabia has decided to use its military against the rebels Huthi. To achieve a ceasefire will have hope in the collaboration of all in readiness to face an institutional process that allows a certain degree of autonomy to the Shiite minority, while in the control of Sunni and Arabia that it will not stand up to the country Yemeni. Iran, for its part, will have to take a more detached attitude, because on one hand has just earned the signing of Lausanne and is awaiting the easing of sanctions and because, on the other, the Shiite minority in Yemen has always been rather detached from Tehran and Iran should not provide the pretext of wanting to defend the Shia population based on religion, when in fact wants to extend its influence on the country of Yemen. The UN, therefore, will have to convince everyone to take a step back, a company which is not easy.