YEMEN Press Agency

UN Agencies Call on Macron to pressure MBS to halt war on Yemen

SANAA, April. 5 (YPA) – International rights groups called on French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to lift the blockade and stop his country’s deadly bombing campaign in Yemen.

Ten Rights groups including Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch urged Macron, to pressure on Saudi crown prince to ease and facilities the relief work and stopping the war crimes committed by Saudi-led coalition against Yemenis .

The Saudi crown prince is due to arrive in France next Sunday for a three-day tour.

The 10 human rights organizations blamed Saudi prince for the deteriorating of humanitarian situation in Yemen as his country leads the bombing campaign on Yemen since 2015, which the United Nations has described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with 22.5 million Yemenis in desperate need of aid.

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