We face the consequences of a humanitarian catastrophe caused by Saudi blockade and aggression, says Yemeni Foreign Minister

SAN’AA, (ST) – Yemeni Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf Abdullah has warned of the growing dangers of the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, and some have sought to thwart efforts to end Saudi aggression against Yemen and its people.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President and Members of the UN Security Council, the President and Members of the UN Human Rights Council, the UN Envoy to Yemen and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Abdullah said, “The countries of the coalition of aggression and their mercenaries continue to practice a policy of collective punishment against the Yemeni people, and the latest is the detention of food and oil derivatives vessels”.

 The Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Human Rights in Yemen Talaat Al-Shargabi said today that the practices of the countries of the aggression coalition and the detention of oil ships are a “war crime”, pointing out that the UN team of experts confirmed that the aggression coalition is using starvation and siege as a means of war.

The coalition led by the Saudi regime has continued its aggression against Yemen since March 26, 2015, leaving thousands of civilian victims and massive destruction of service and economic infrastructure,not to mention the siege and famine which led to a humanitarian disaster.

Raghda Sawas