The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthi movement in neighboring Yemen said on Monday it had closed all air, land and sea ports to the Arabian Peninsula country to stem the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran. Yemen may be facing "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades" after a Saudi-backed military coalition closed all access routes into the country, according to United Nations Aid Chief Mark Lowcock. The UN humanitarian chief said on Tuesday that more than half of Yemen's population is in need of emergency food aid, and warned that millions could die if aid does not reach them soon. “What we need is a winding down of the blockade, so that we can save the lives of those people”, said Lowcock.
Yemen may be facing "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades" after a Saudi-backed military coalition closed all access routes into the country, according to United Nations Aid Chief Mark Lowcock. The UN humanitarian chief said on Tuesday that more than half of Yemen's population is in need of emergency food aid, and warned that millions could die if aid does not reach them soon. “What we need is a winding down of the blockade, so that we can save the lives of those people”, said Lowcock.