A displaced Yemeni child from Hodeida sits next to food aid in the district of Aslam in the northwestern Hajjah province on 20 October, 2018. (Photo by Essa AHMED / AFP) (Photo credit should read ESSA AHMED/AFP/Getty Images)

No obstruction of humanitarian work in Yemen, organization should abide by humanitarian aid

On Jun 20, 2019

YemenExtra

SH.A.

Head of the Yemeni Negotiating Delegation, Mohamed Abdulsalam, said that “there is no objection to the work of the organizations in Yemen, provided that its work is humanitarian, free from political exploitation, security recruitment and collecting information and data for the benefit of the countries of coalition.” He reiterated his call to organizations and organizations working in Yemen to abide by humanitarian action alone.

Abdulsalam said in his post that organizations in Yemen are working with international intelligence agencies. These organizations sell their information, data and coordinates to the countries of coalition under the title of humanitarian action.

He pointed out that “the suspicious organizations do not know that our Yemeni people are fully aware of their tricks and no longer deceived by crocodile tears and the demonstration of humanity.”

“Your aid, which you describe as humanity, deprives it of the true meaning of humanity by employing it as intelligence, espionage and political exploitation, in reference to the fact that these organizations play a role in Yemen that did not cover the need of 30 million people for food, medicine and basic necessities” he addressed suspicious organizations.

He added that “if you are keen to address the humanitarian situation, pointing fingers to those who impose the siege and caused this tragedy, asserting in the same breath that those who provide arms to the countries of aggression and cover crimes is not eligible to provide humanitarian assistance and did so for inhuman purposes.”

A humanitarian crisis came to light again when the Saudi-led coalition expanded its blockade to all ports in the country, including the port city of Hodeidah, putting millions of Yemenis at risk of “the worst famine in decades”.

The blockade deprived two-thirds of the population, which is suffering its third major outbreak of cholera since the war began, from aid and vital supplies.