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The Supreme Council of the Union of civil society organizations on Tuesday held the United Nations, the Security Council, and international organizations responsible for the collapse of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
The worsening humanitarian situation comes as a result of the excessive use of internationally prohibited weapons and the deliberate targeting of populated neighborhoods by the US-backed Saudi-led coalition forces.
In a statement, the Council denounced the silence of the international community and all those who are concerned with the humanitarian situation in Yemen regionally and internationally. It also condemned the crimes and violations carried out by the Saudi aggression in the country, which indicate that a humanitarian catastrophe is looming on the horizon.
The statement also pointed out that the siege imposed on Yemen and the targeting of infrastructure and foundations of the country’s economy caused the shut down of domestic production and the inability of the sick and wounded to access food and medicine.
The statement called on the United Nations and the Security Council to take a serious attitude during the next meeting regarding Yemen and work to lift the siege and stop the aggression that caused the fueling of internal conflict and the worsening of the Yemeni crisis as well as fueling strife that affected the social fabric.
The statement also stressed on the need to hold the Saudi-led coalition accountable and try it before international courts on all the crimes it has committed against the Yemeni people.
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 8,300 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
