Geneva, Nov 8 : A blockade on basic supplies to war-ravaged Yemen is threatening millions of people and should be lifted immediately, the United Nations has said.
The call follows a reported decision on Saturday by Saudi Arabia, which is leading the coalition fighting Houthi separatists in the country, to close air and sea ports in Yemen.
The three-year conflict has claimed the lives of well over 5,000 civilians and contributed to one of the world’s biggest humanitarian disasters, according to the United Nations.
Yemen imports up to 90 per cent of its daily needs and seven million people are being kept alive by humanitarian aid.
“Humanitarian operations are being blocked as a result of the closure ordered by the Saudi-led coalition, Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told reporters at the regular press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.
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