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A major uptick in fighting on the frontline between Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah forces and militants loyal to the resigned Hadi regime in Al Dahle’e governorate has forced the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to suspend and relocate critical life-saving programming including mobile health clinics, cholera treatment, education and livelihoods support.
“Due to the fighting and concerns over the safety of staff and clients using our services, we have no option but to relocate and suspend a number of activities in Al Dhale’e,” the IRC’s Yemen Country Director Frank Mc Manus said in a statement on Tuesday.
“We are relocating some services to support those displaced by this latest round of fighting, but others including our education programs cannot continue until the fighting calms,” Mc Manus added.
The IRC stated that it will resume operations once the area is safe and accessible.
“Truly what Yemen needs most is an end to this war and a nationwide ceasefire, as clearly we have seen that a ceasefire in Hodeida just means an increase in fighting elsewhere, more civilians killed and more suffering of the Yemeni people,” Mc Manus stressed
Source: Yemenwatch.net
