CAIRO — The head of the World Food Program in Yemen said on Monday that millions of Yemenis face the risk of more deaths as aid deliveries cannot get to those in need because of the continuing blockade of the war-ravaged country by the Saudi-led coalition. Speaking to The Associated Press by telephone from Sanaa, Stephen Anderson said it is “heartbreaking” that millions in Yemen depended on sustained access to humanitarian aid. Of a population of 26 million, some 17 million Yemenis do not know where their next meal is coming from and 7 million are totally dependent on food assistance. The coalition, which began its war against the Houthis in 2015, claims the rebels often use civilians as human shields. The civil war in Yemen, an impoverished Arab nation in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula, has killed at least 10,000 civilians since it broke out in 2014.

Source: National Post November 20, 2017 08:37 UTC