FM Prince @FaisalbinFarhan at the Yemen Conference 2020: The Kingdom was keen to host this virtual conference despite the exceptional circumstances that the whole world is going through due to the outbreak of the Corona Virus pandemic (#COVID19)
We meet today while Yemenis are looking forward to the pledges that this conference will result in, which they aspire to make sooner to help them face the humanitarian, political, military, security, economic & development challenges due to the inhuman practices of the Houthis
FM Prince @FaisalbinFarhan: Houthi militias loot and impose fees on humanitarian aid and obstruct its access to all Yemeni lands.
#FundforYemen
#FundforYemen
FM: I appeal to the int'l community to mount pressure on the Houthi militias to allow @UNOPS staff to access the FSO (Safer), which has a risk of exploding since Houthis took over the port of Hudaydah in 2015, in order to avoid the largest catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea
FM Prince @FaisalbinFarhan: The Kingdom has provided aid to Yemen since the beginning of the crisis in September 2014, with a total amount that exceeds $16.9 billion
FM Prince @FaisalbinFarhan: The Kingdom is keen to support all efforts made by the @UN to reach a sustainable political solution to the Yemeni crisis, and to end the suffering of the Yemeni people
FM Prince @FaisalbinFarhan: #KSA calls upon all countries, Int'l organizations and NGOs to fulfill their pledges to #Yemen announced last year in the amount of $2.14 billion in order to finance relief operations. $180 million of which will be allocated to combat #COVID19
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