Saudi Arabia Should Cease Military Campaign In War-Torn Yemen, Fund All Humanitarian Aid To Nation, WFP Director Says

Reuters: Interview — Saudi Arabia should fund all humanitarian aid to Yemen: WFP
“A top United Nations official said Saudi Arabia alone should fund steps to tackle widespread disease and hunger besetting Yemen, where the kingdom has been leading a military campaign for two and a half years. Comments by David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, were unusually forthright for such a U.N. official in criticizing one party in a conflict. Calling for an end to the coalition’s campaign, he accused the Saudi-led coalition of hampering provision of aid…” (Maasho, 9/4).

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