Yemen Calls on UN to Expose Militias’ Manipulation of Aid

Yemen Calls on UN to Expose Militias’ Manipulation of Aid

The legitimate Yemeni government called on the United Nations to expose the militias' manipulation of relief aid, using it for war effort.

The Permanent Representative to the UN, Abdullah al-Saadi, stressed during his meeting with the Resident UN Representative to Yemen and Humanitarian Coordinator William David Gressley, the need for international organizations and UN agencies to reveal the Houthi hindrance of humanitarian aid arrival.

Saadi said the continuous Houthi militia's attacks on Marib expose millions of civilians and internally displaced people to more humanitarian suffering and force another displacement, following Houthi shelling of their camps.

He also reviewed the catastrophic conditions that resulted from the militia's blockade of Taiz ongoing for more than six years.

"The effects of the war waged by Houthi militia on Yemeni people, in addition, to spread of the coronavirus pandemic, have exacerbated humanitarian suffering," Saba news quoted Saadi as saying.

The official explained that more than 80 percent of Yemenis are in need of protection and assistance, warning of the dire consequences of food insecurity on the present and future generations.

He called upon the international organizations and UN agencies to report the situation to the Security Council, urging them to exert more pressure on the militia to end its military