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Saudi blockade hinders delivery of desperately needed medicine to Yemenis: MSF
The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders says it has not been able to deliver vital medical and humanitarian assistance to the people in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, due to a tight blockade the Saudi-led military…
Saudi Propaganda and the Starvation of Yemen 17/11/2017
Samuel Oakford reports that a U.N. panel finds no evidence to support the Saudi-led coalition’s claims about missile transfers to the Houthis and questions the justification for tightening the blockade:
A U.N. panel of experts found…
U.N.: ‘Untold Thousands’ Will Die in Yemen Because of Blockade 17/11/2017
The huge cholera epidemic was beginning to wane in Yemen before the tightening of the Saudi-led blockade. That is likely to change now that Yemeni cities are starting to run out of clean water because of the blockade’s impact on fuel…
UN chief says Saudi war on Yemen ‘stupid,’ calls for lifting of blockade
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described Saudi Arabia’s long-running war on Yemen as “stupid,” saying the blockade on the impoverished country must come to an end.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the…
Saudi siege of Yemen leaves three cities without clean water: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the Saudi blockade has left three cities in Yemen running out of clean water due to a halt in the import of fuel needed for pumping and sanitation.
The ICRC said in a…
Hunger, disease kill 130 Yemeni children daily as Saudi-imposed blockade lingers: Charity group
A prominent international charity group says an estimated 130 children or more are losing their lives every day in Yemen due to “extreme hunger and disease,” warning the situation will deteriorate unless a crippling blockade imposed on the…
Besieged from abroad, blockaded at home, Yemenis’ suffering goes on 15/11/2017
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is deepening as the regime in Riyadh and its allies tighten the screws on all land, sea and air borders amid an international silence over the catastrophic situation in the impoverished Arab country.…
The Starvation of Yemen Hasn’t Stopped 13/11/2017
he Saudi-led coalition will keep Yemen’s main port shut for the foreseeable future:
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen said it will continue to block the main aid route into the country until it is satisfied its Houthi…
Yemen’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Is Getting Worse 13/11/2017
Iona Craig reports on the appalling conditions that prevail throughout Yemen. Here she notes that progress made in combating the cholera epidemic is being jeopardized by the tightening of the blockade:
But the advances could be…
Yemen: Impact of the closure of seaports and airports on the humanitarian situation –…
Highlights
• The Saudi-led coalition closed Yemen’s borders on 6 November.
• Humanitarian flights in and out of Yemen have been grounded for six days in a row.
• Critical humanitarian supplies cannot be transported to Yemen
•…