Yemen welcomes UN call for humanitarian access to Saada displaced

SANA'A, Sep. 19
(Saba) – Yemen has welcomed a call of the United Nations Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon for
the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the war-affected displaced people due to
terrorist acts of al-Houthi rebels in the northern province of Saada.

An official source of Yemen's Foreign Minister has said that the Yemeni government
has given top priority to the issue of displaced people and their conditions in
addressing
the humanitarian situation in Saada.
Ban Ki-moon has said that the UN had launched a flash appeal to cover the immediate
needs of those afflicted by the conflict in Yemen and stands ready to provide any
additional
assistance needed.
"Four days after the beginning of the war, the government announced that it would
stop military operations in response to the appeals of humanitarian bodies and
organizations
to access to the displaced people, but the elements of sabotage and terrorism did
not respond, attacking army and security forces in the region few hours after the
cease-fire"
the source said.
"They also blocked roads and planted mines and explosive devices on the roadsides
to prevent humanitarian supplies from reaching citizens in addition to preventing
them
from fleeing to safe areas and forming human shields of the citizens".
The source confirmed the Yemeni government would continue its cooperation with all
UN organizations and humanitarian agencies in order to delivering relief convoys to
the
displaced people in the war-affected areas of Saada and Amran.
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