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ABC News photo editors chose the best news images of the week for this collection. Yemeni children play on a trampoline at a market in the old quarter of Sana'a, Yemen, Feb. 18, 2018.
According to reports, the UN Security Council has approved the appointment of Martin Griffiths of Britain as the new envoy for Yemen, succeeding Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania, who failed to make progress in diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Yemen's government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi militias who seized control of parts of the country in 2014.
According to reports, the UN Security Council has approved the appointment of Martin Griffiths of Britain as the new envoy for Yemen, succeeding Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania, who failed to make progress in diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Yemen's government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi militias who seized control of parts of the country in 2014.