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Saudi Arabia has angrily rejected a UN report condemning its involvement in Yemen's devastating civil war.
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, the country's foreign minister Adel al Jubeir has accused the UN Human Rights Office of bias in compiling the report.
For two and a half years Saudi Arabia has led a coalition fighting Houthi revolutionaries in Yemen.
Its airstrikes have caused devastation in the country and killed thousands of people.
The UN report blames the coalition for much of the civilian death toll, in particular the more than 1,000 children who have died.
Adel al Jubeir is unrepentant saying their report's authors have refused to seek the Saudi side of the story.
He said: "We invited the United Nations to come and discuss it with us. We invited the United Nations to come and take a look at how we choose our targets and how we conduct operations. And none of them came."
The UN report says an "entirely man-made catastrophe" is unfolding in Yemen.
One thousand are dead, more than 8,000 are injured, and there is widespread hunger and an unprecedented cholera outbreak.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister insists the Kingdom’s military campaign is worth it.
Saudi Arabia backs Yemen's resigned regime against Houthi revolutionaries who have took control of the capital in Sana’s following Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s escape to Riyadh.
Despite thousands of airstrikes and a blockade of Yemen from the sea and air, the Saudi-led coalition has failed to push the Houthis out. They have though increased the misery of the Yemeni people.
The World Food program says the ongoing offensive is hampering vital efforts to feed the population.
For now the Saudis, who are supplied and advised by the British, seem determined to press on with their campaign.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
