UN urges Saudi coalition not to bomb Yemen port

The United Nations called Thursday on the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen not to bomb the rebel-held port of Hudaida, a key entry point for aid to the war-torn country.


Jamie McGoldrick, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, said Hudaida on the Red Sea, which is under the control of Iran-backed Huthi rebels, is a vital lifeline for Yemeni civilians threatened with starvation.

He said the coalition, which intervened in Yemen two years ago against the Shiite rebels, needed to take humanitarian concerns into account while pursuing its campaign.

"We continue to advocate to the Saudi-led coalition that the attack on the port of Hudaida and the city itself is not necessary," McGoldrick told reporters in Jordan's capital Amman.
  [dailystar.com.lb/AFP]
20/4/17
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