JEDDAH: A seminar on the humanitarian situation in Yemen was organized by the Geneva-based Haqi Center for Support of Rights and Freedoms in Paris, in cooperation with the Yemeni-European House in Paris.
The humanitarian situation in the cities of Hodeidah and Taiz in light of violations by Houthi-backed militias has brought the issue to the fore.
Speaking at the seminar moderated by the former Yemeni ambassador to the UN, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Adofi, Yemen’s Ambassador to France, Dr. Riyad Yassin, talked in an opening speech about the current situation of the humanitarian situation suffered by the people of the governorates of Hodeidah and Taiz and the role of coalition efforts in providing aid and humanitarian assistance for the people of Hodeidah.
Yemeni Minister of Human Rights Mohammad Askar spoke about the humanitarian situation in Taiz, which has been undergoing a suffocating siege for more than two years. This has caused a serious deterioration in living and health conditions and resulted in the death of many citizens, in addition to terrorist attacks against civilians and the destruction of roads, sewage and water systems.
