<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Stockholm Agreement</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Several prisoners detained during the <strong>Yemen war</strong> were recently reunited with their families as diplomatic efforts are underway to put an end to the conflict.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Hundreds of prisoners captured during the war in Yemen were reunited with their families between April 14 to 16 amid diplomatic efforts to halt the conﬂict, the Associated Press reported.</li></ul><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>The warring parties in control of parts of Yemen had signed the Stockholm Agreement in December 2018</strong> whereby they had committed to freeing conflict­-related detainees.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The agreement brokered by the United Nations had three main components -&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-indent-2"><strong>the Hudayah agreement, the prisoner exchange agreement, and the Taïz agreement.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">The Hudayah agreement included a <strong>ceasefire in the city of Hodeidah and other clauses like no military reinforcements in the city and strengthened UN presence.&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>The Taïz agreement includes the formation of a joint committee with participation from civil society and the UN.</strong></li></ul><h3>About Yemen war</h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The war in Yemen started in 2011 as a part of the <strong>Arab Spring protests.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">The two key warring parties in Yemen include the Iran-backed Houthis and the pro-Yemen government which is supported by the Saudi-led coalition.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>