In Yemen, a ceasefire has started after warring parties agreed to hold a 72-hour truce. UN special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had announced on Monday that the cessation of hostilities would take effect from 19 October 2016, for an initial period of 72 hours, subject to renewal. <br/><br/>In a statement,the Saudi led coalition said, it will abide by the ceasefire, which aims for distribution of the greatest possible humanitarian and medical assistance" to Yemen's people, especially the besieged city of Taez. <br/><br/>The rebels' military spokesman, General Sharaf Lokman, said his forces will respect the ceasefire as long as "the enemy" also abides by it on land, sea and air. Almost 6,900 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians while another three million are displaced and millions more need food aid.