Yemen Blockade Partially Lifted For Vital First Aid Shipments

On 25 November 2017, a shipment of vaccines is delivered to the Sana’a International airport, bringing in15 tonnes of BCG, Penta and PCV vaccine supplies to protect Yemeni children from diseases such as diphtheria and tetanus. UNICEF/UN0147212/Madhok

The Independent: Yemen civil war: First aid shipments arrive after ease of blockade amid famine warnings

Aid workers warn that even with restrictions lifted, without unfettered access to goods the country is still on track for a large-scale famine.

The first UN aid ship has been allowed access to a port in rebel-controlled Yemen, three weeks after the Saudi-led coalition shut down all of the country’s borders.

The blockade, put in place as retaliation for a rebel Houthi missile which was intercepted near the Saudi capital of Riyadh, has pushed the war-torn country even further towards complete humanitarian catastrophe.

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WNU Editor: This is as bad as it can get, and this war is now in its 3rd year .... Nearly three years of war in Yemen (AFP).

Update: This is sadly true .... The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade (Patrick Buchanan, CNS)

More News On Yemen's Blockade Being Partially Lifted For Vital First Aid Shipments

Aid reaches Yemen as blockade eases, but shipments still few -- ABC News
UN Says Saudi-Led Coalition Has Eased Blockade in Yemen -- US News and World Report/AP
UN urges Saudi-led coalition to allow more aid ships -- AFP
Aid Begins To Filter Back Into Yemen, As Saudi-Led Blockade Eases -- NPR
UNICEF: Over 11 million children vulnerable in Yemen -- Middle East Monitor