UN demands investigation into targeting of int’l orgs in Dhalea

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (YPA) – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Wednesday expressed his concern about the armed attacks on international organizations in the occupied city of Dhalea, southern Yemen.

Lowcock considered these attacks a dangerous escalation targeting humanitarian workers in Yemen, calling on the concerned authorities to investigate the attacks.

The UN official indicated that 12 international relief organizations have suspended their activities due to the armed attacks that targeted their headquarters during the past few days in Dhalea city.

Headquarters of three international humanitarian organizations in Dhalea were targeted by rocket-propelled grenades, which led to the injuring of workers and the destruction of buildings and their contents, according to the UN official.

He noted that the number of beneficiaries of those organizations operating in Dhalea is about 217 thousand citizens.

YPA