News - Yemen: Governor of Hodeidah Mohammed Qahim discussed with the Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Program, Valerie Guarnieri, aspects related to the expansion of the program's relief and humanitarian interventions in the governorate.

Qahim reviewed the humanitarian situation experienced by thousands of poor, affected and displaced families as a result of the US-Saudi aggression, siege and escalation in the province and the resulting repercussions.

He stressed the need to immediately lift the siege on the port of Hodeidah and develop its infrastructure, as it is the main artery for Yemenis.

He stressed the keenness of the local administration and the Humanitarian Affairs Council to provide all facilities for the program to reach the largest number of poor and displaced families.

For his part, Guarnieri explained that the WFP is keen to strengthen cooperation and partnership with the local administration in Hodeidah and the Supreme Council to continue providing humanitarian aid and work to expand it.

The US-Saudi aggression imposes a suffocating blockade on Yemen and closes ports and airports to increase the suffering of the Yemeni People and create deteriorating living and economic conditions. It is trying to barter the humanitarian aspect to obtain political and military gains at the expense of the Yemeni People.

The blockade has caused tremendous suffering for millions of Yemenis who are largely dependent on imports of food, fuel and medicines. It is one of the main reasons for the large-scale humanitarian crisis in the country that has pushed millions of Yemenis toward starvation and death due to lack of medical supplies, prompting the UN to call it the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

In January, a statement issued by 172 international human rights networks and organizations called for stopping the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen and lifting the siege.

The international organizations' statement expressed concern about the continued exacerbation of human suffering in light of the catastrophic escalating threat to more than 20 million Yemeni citizens of starvation.

The statement stressed that the exacerbation of human suffering in Yemen was accompanied by the interruption of salaries and the continuation of restrictions imposed on ports and airports.

"The human conscience must not ignore the suffering of the Yemeni People as a result of war, siege, hunger, disease and death," the statement stated, noting that it is necessary to respond to the repeated humanitarian calls issued by the vital sectors in Yemen, especially the health sector.

The statement of the international organizations called on the countries involved in aggression to quickly pay the salaries of employees in all governorates, and to lift the blockade, especially on Sana'a airport and the port of Hodeidah.
 

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