Coalition’s Siege on Yemen Increases the Suffering of Civilians

On Mar 22, 2018

YemenExtra

Shefa’a Abdullah

The siege imposed on Yemen by the coalition forces is no less a crime than the killing of civilians,the tightening of the siege also exacerbates the humanitarian, economic and health crises in the country.

*A Yemeni child dies every one hour due to siege*

97 Thousand Yemeni patients need to travel annually for treatment abroad, as the number of victims who died due to the continued closure of Sanaa airport for commercial and civilian flights is estimated at 37 people a day.

Against the background of the land, sea and air blockade of Yemen, poverty and hunger threaten Yemen by wholesale killing and destroy the lives of more than 19 million citizens.

The siege caused a severe shortage of foodstuffs and medicines in light of the shameful complicity and silence of international organizations.

More than 800 thousand patients with chronic diseases diabetes, stress, asthma, and mental illness and more than 6500 people with kidney failure,of them between 2-3 people per week die due to the unavailability of solutions and the disruption of medical devices by seige ,and about (7732) cases of dengue fever And 20900 cases of malaria and more than 1680 cases of measles,in general 22.2 million Yemeni people in need of assistance.

*The siege on Yemen increases the suffering of civilians*

While the closure of ports and airports because of the imposition of the blockade against the backdrop of the shameful military failure of the coalition forces with the possession of the latest military industries and logistical and political support by the United States and the West created humanitarian disasters and led to increasing poverty and famine.

The health sector is experiencing a very complex crisis as a result of the deterioration of its services as a result of the aggression and the Saudi siege on the country, causing shortages of medicines, medical needs and medical staff.

The siege and the economic war are another aspect of the aggression and the blockade, which kills the lives of citizens, kills the raids, and the role played by international organizations, including the United Nations, is aggressive and complicit in the killing of unarmed Yemenis.