Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 20:03:55 +0200
(Transcript from World News Radio)
Yemen's exiled government has called for more help to defeat Houthi rebels.
A three-day conference in Riyadh involving Yemeni political and tribal figures has reiterated support for the exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
It comes amid the heaviest Saudi-led airstrikes near the capital Saana, since the five-day truce with Houthi rebels expired on the weekend.
Julia Calixto reports.
Yemen crisis talks in Saudi Arabia have ended but the prospects for peace in the country remain unclear.
Saudi-led coalition strikes have quickly resumed after a five-day humanitarian ceasefire.
Yemeni factional and tribal leaders are warning Houthi rebels to surrender, or face war.
The summit, led by exiled Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has agreed to a joint statement calling for a joint Arab force to secure the country.
(translated) "We are for the dialogue. This will pave the way and lay a solid foundation for resolving all the issues. The Houthi militias and the forces loyal to the ousted President Saleh have misread the concept of the truce and this was reflected in the continued violations of the truce. They continued to destroy and kill."
But Houthi protesters in Yemen say their government is not serious about peace talks in Saudi Arabia.
(translated) "We came out today against the conference that is taking place in Riyadh in the name of Yemenis. There were no Yemenis invited to this conference or present at this conference in Riyadh, and Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has fled from Yemen, from his country and gone to Riyadh to restore the strikes against Yemen once again."
Many at the summit, including feuding factions, are united against the Houthis but have differing views about the future for Yemen.
Former Yemeni Prime Minister Haidar Al Attas says secessionists in Yemen's south are determined to break away from the north.
He's calling for a broader discussion about the country's future.
(translated) "People of the south are looking for a genuine partnership with the north. They were two states that united in 1990, one in the south and one in the north. Any future agreement must acknowledge that Yemen is in fact two separate states."
Despite almost two months of Saudi led airstrikes, the Houthis maintain control over much of the country.
The conflict has left more than half a million people displaced.
More than 1,800 people have been killed and more than 7,000 injured since the fighting began.
Aid agencies say the five-day ceasefire was not long enough to deliver critical supplies to people in need.
Elisabeth Byrs from the World Food Program says they need several breaks in the fighting to help Yemeni residents running out of food and water.
"The humanitarian pause in Yemen was not long enough to reach all those in need of food. WFP is appealing for a series of predictable breaks in the conflict to deliver desperately needed aid."
In the last 24 hours, Yemen has been hit by the heaviest airstrikes since the truce ended.
Rebel-held military depots and bases for Houthi fighters have been the target around the capital Sanaa, as well as the northern provinces of Saada and Hajjah, and the southern city of Aden.
Yemeni residents caught in the conflict have nowhere to hide.
Some have fled into the tiny African nation of Djibouti across the Gulf of Aden.
The United Nations says at least 4,000 Yemenis are now there.
And many more continue to leave - unwilling to wait for peace in the war torn country.