Deputy PM meets UN officials
SANAA, July 18 (YPA) – Deputy Prime, Finance Minister, Hussein Abdullah MaKabouli, on Wednesday met with the United Nations Resident Representative, Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Lisa Grande and Deputy Director of the United Nations Development Program, Ali Gomaa.
During the meeting, which was attended by Minister of Transport, Zakaria Al Shami, and Minister of Water, Nabil Abdullah Al Wazir, the officials discussed the activities of the program and its humanitarian efforts in assisting and sheltering the displaced people of Hodeidah province.
MaKabouli expressed thanks and appreciation for the humanitarian efforts of the United Nations program to assist displaced persons and provide them with basic needs.
He stressed the importance of the United Nations in turn to stop the massacres committed by the coalition of aggression in Yemen in general and in the province of Hodeidah in particular, resulting new of displacement if the international community does not have a serious and firm position to stop it.
MaKabouli added that, if the coalition continues to close the port of Hodeidah and prevent the entry of commercial vessels, that will contribute to the lifting of the citizens suffering and the high cost of food and medicine to record levels.
Al Shami briefed the UN official on the general situation of the ports of Hodeidah and Ras Issa and what is being exposed to the coming ships from the arbitrary measures by the coalition forces, as well as the exposure of the port of Hodeidah from direct targeting .
For her part, Grande expressed her thanks for the cooperation of National Salvation Government and facilitate the work of the program, pointing out that the humanitarian response plan for the organizations in Hodeidah is in accordance with the priorities and plan agreed upon with the government side and that thousands of displaced families received their assistance according to the prepared statements.
Grande stressed that the United Nations views the situation in Yemen as an exceptional situation and that the humanitarian crisis in it does not resemble any crisis in any other country.
Grande pointed out that the port of Hodeidah is a priority for the work of the United Nations, stressing that the port of Hodeidah should remain open to various commodities and needs as the only outlet and not be targeted under any pretext, indicating that the United Nations is working hard in this regard.
Sameera Hassn