UN chief appoints new Yemen special envoy
The UN chief has appointed a new special envoy to Yemen as pressure grows to return to talks in search of a political solution to the country's crisis. A statement Saturday says Ban Ki-moon has appointed Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania, who until now has led the UN's Ebola mission.
Ahmed replaces Jamal Benomar, who had said he was stepping down. Benomar had faced sharp criticism from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries as his efforts to broker peace showed little recent success.
