Yemeni President Discusses the Humanitarian Situation with the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen

His Excellency Field Marshal Mahdi Al-Mashat, Chairman of the Supreme Political Council, received today, Tuesday, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, William David Grisley.

During the meeting, they discussed the humanitarian situation in Yemen as a result of the continued aggression and siege.

During the meeting, President Al-Mashat touched on the suffering and human tragedy suffered by all the Yemeni people as a result of the siege, especially patients, many of whom died because they were unable to travel abroad for treatment due to the closure of Sana’a International Airport.

He stressed that the US blockade of Yemen is a war crime that affects the lives of more than 25 million Yemenis, and that the countries of aggression, led by US, have worked during the last period to thwart the former UN envoy and are working to thwart the new envoy by preventing them from achieving any progress in humanitarian entitlements and in introduction Lifting the siege and restrictions on ports and the ban on Sana’a International Airport.

The head of the Supreme Political Council called on the United Nations to pressure the countries of aggression, led by US, to lift the blockade and allow oil derivatives to enter the port of Hodeidah.

With regard to “Safer” reservoir, President Al-Mashat expressed his regret at the United Nations’ retraction from implementing the urgent maintenance agreement and the comprehensive evaluation of “Safer” floating reservoir..
He noted that this retraction increases the possibility of the Red Sea environment being exposed to the risk of pollution, stressing that “the The United Nations must abide by what has been agreed upon to find a final solution to this file.”