The United Nations describes Yemen as the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of its people in need. Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blacklisted the Houthis on Jan 19 - a day before Biden took office. The Trump administration exempted aid groups, the United Nations, the Red Cross and the export of agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices from its designation. The State Department official stressed that the action did not reflect the US view of the Houthis and their "reprehensible conduct." "The designation ... stopped food and other critical aid from being delivered inside Yemen and would have prevented effective political negotiation," he said in a statement.

Source: bd News24 February 06, 2021 01:30 UTC