UN to KSA: Stop Bombing Yemen’s Intl Airport
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The UN calls on the Saudi-led aggression to secure "safe and reliable" access to Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport
Promoting the aid operation in Yemen, the United Nations urged the Saudi Kingdom, which is bombing civilian areas in Yemen, to stop bombing the capital’s airport, said the UN relief coordinator for the country on Monday.
"Without access to the airports, aid agencies are unable to bring in staff, vital supplies of medicines and other critical life-saving assistance, or undertake medical evacuations of their personnel," Johannes van der Klaauw said.
The UN official added: "I strongly urge the coalition to stop targeting Sanaa International Airport and to preserve this important lifeline - and all other airports and seaports - so that humanitarians can reach all those affected by the armed conflict in Yemen."
Earlier on Monday, the Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir claimed the War coalition was considering calling truces in some areas of the country to let humanitarian supplies reach the country, Reuters reported.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is holding consultations with members of the alliance in defense of legitimacy in Yemen and all countries that support it, to create specific areas inside Yemen to deliver humanitarian supplies, where all aerial operations will stop at specific times to allow these supplies in, as stipulated by UN Security Council resolution 2216," Jubeir said in a statement.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the last week’s strikes by the aggression rendered it impossible for airplanes to take off or land on the runways of the airport. The conflict has martyred lives of more than 1,200 people, and over 300,000 have fled their homes since it broke out in March.
The humanitarian operations from abroad, including aid agencies, have been struggling to provide assistance to the Yemeni communities, due to fuel shortages caused by the Saudi bombing.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
