Introduction The conflict that took place in Yemen in 2012 was one of the most severe revolutions that occurred in the Middle East during the Arab Spring uprising. The conflict in Yemen began as a protest against social and economic conditions such as unemployment, corruption and the government's proposal to change the constitution. As the protests continued, the people of Yemen added further grievances and called for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. During this conflict, government and military officials resigned from President Saleh's government, rendering the government powerless in dealing with the protesters. In January 2012, a large protest took place in Yemen involving sixteen thousand citizens, which put pressure on President Saleh, causing him to announce that he would not run for re-election. However, the demonstrators could not hear anything and intensified their protests. Relevant government authorities opened fire on protesters and many people lost their lives: fifty-two protesters were shot dead in March (Amnesty International 10). The Yemen conflict and the role of IGOs ​​and NGOs in the Yemen conflictThe first IGO to get involved in the conflict in Yemen was the Gulf Cooperation Council, which tried to conclude an agreement to end the conflict with President Saleh . However, President Saleh withdrew from the agreement hours before it was signed, and did so three times. When President Saleh withdrew from the agreement for the third time, the Gulf Cooperation became frustrated and announced that it would withdraw its mediation efforts in the Yemen conflict. President Saleh not only withdrew from the broken agreement, but also refused to sign a transitional document (Clark 128). Works cited by Amnesty International. Yemen: Human rights concerns following the recent armed conflict. New York, NY: Amnesty International, 2011. Print.Caton, Steven C. Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation. New York, NY: Hill and Wang, 2012.Print.Clark, Janine A. Islam, Charity, and Activism: Middle-Class Networks and Social Security in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004. Print.Little, Tom. South Arabia: arena of conflict. London: Pall Mall P., 2011. Print.Nefissa, Sarah Ben. NGOs and governance in the Arab world. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2012. Print.Terrill, Andrew W. and Army War College (US) Strategic Studies Institute. Conflicts in Yemen and US national security. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 2011. Print.