Red Cross, UN fly aid into Yemen
12 April 2015 4:53 AM IST
The Red Cross and UN flew medical aid into Yemen’s capital on Friday after southern city Aden was battered by the heaviest night yet of Saudi-led air strikes targeting Shiite rebels.
The United Nations also called for an immediate “humanitarian pause” of at least a few hours each day, saying aid was desperately needed in the conflict-ravaged country.The International Committee of the Red Cross said it dispatched an aircraft to Sanaa, its first aid shipment since the international campaign against Shiite rebels began last month. ”This is the first ICRC plane to have landed in Sanaa. It is loaded with 16 tonnes of medical aid,” said Marie Claire Feghali, the organisation’s spokeswoman in Yemen.
Residents and officials in Aden said the southern city was pounded overnight after Huthi Shiite rebels and renegade army soldiers loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived at the city’s northern entrance.
The United Nations also called for an immediate “humanitarian pause” of at least a few hours each day, saying aid was desperately needed in the conflict-ravaged country.The International Committee of the Red Cross said it dispatched an aircraft to Sanaa, its first aid shipment since the international campaign against Shiite rebels began last month. ”This is the first ICRC plane to have landed in Sanaa. It is loaded with 16 tonnes of medical aid,” said Marie Claire Feghali, the organisation’s spokeswoman in Yemen.
Residents and officials in Aden said the southern city was pounded overnight after Huthi Shiite rebels and renegade army soldiers loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived at the city’s northern entrance.
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