UN brokered peace moves on Yemen erupted into a slanging match between warring factions as the talks look doomed to end in failure.
Supporters of the exiled Yemeni government threw a shoe at Houthi officials and shouted insults as the animosity between both camps erupted into violence.
A fight ensued and bottles were thrown before order was restored.
Yemen peace talks descend into fistfight in Geneva http://t.co/27onVwVBwa via IrishTimesWorld pic.twitter.com/8j2Ix7j5y0— The Irish Times (IrishTimes) June 19, 2015
The UN wants a much needed humanitarian truce between the Saudi-backed government and the Iran allied Houthi rebels.
A Saudi led bombing campaign on Houthi held territory is exacerbating the chaos.
The UN offered some stark figures saying some 21 million people, 80 percent of the population, are in need of some form of humanitarian aid or protection.
#Yemen facing ‘serious food insecurity,’ warns new joint #UNFAO & WFP study http://t.co/mZ0ggsjZhZ pic.twitter.co
