ADEN, Oct 2 (NNN-SABA) – The Yemeni government called on the United Nations to immediately intervene, to end the blockade of food aid to the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.
Minister of Local Administration, Abdul-Raqeeb Fatih, demanded the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, instantly put direct pressure on the Houthi fighters, to allow the flow of relief and food aid into the Durayhmi district of Hodeidah.
Fatih, who also chairs Yemen’s High Relief Committee, strongly condemned the Houthi acts that prevented the World Food Programme from delivering food to the residents in Durayhmi.
In a statement, the Yemeni minister urged international organisations, particularly the UN, to rescue people, who are in an urgent need for aid.
The Iran-allied Houthi rebels control much of Hodeidah, while the Saudi-backed government troops have advanced to the southeastern districts.
The prolonged military conflict has aggravated the suffering of Yemenis and deepened the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.– NNN-SABA