US, Red Cross discuss increasing aid to Yemen
SANAA, Yemen – The United States and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held talks on increasing humanitarian aid to war-torn Yemen during a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations.
A statement by the US Department of State has said that the US envoy to Yemen- Tim Lenderking, and ICRC head Peter Maurer discussed opportunities to increase the flow of vital humanitarian aid in Yemen during the two-month truce.
The two sides also discussed “bridging the funding gaps that have reduced the reach of life-saving aid to millions,” noting the urgent need “to intensify humanitarian aid to Yemen.”
On April 1, the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced a “long overdue” two-month truce between Yemen’s warring rivals under which all offensive air, ground and maritime operations were halted.
Yemen has been engulfed by violence and instability since 2014, when Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels captured much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
The conflict has created one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises.
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