Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

(asked on 9th November 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid is provided for the 300,000 civilians trapped in Hodeidah, Yemen.


Answered by
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
This question was answered on 15th November 2018

The UK continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is monitoring the resumption of hostilities in and around Hodeidah closely.

We have consistently made clear, the Coalition must ensure that any further military operations in and around Hodeidah are conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law, including on the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across the country. For their part, the Houthis must not compromise civilian facilities (such as Hodeidah port as well as schools, hospitals and food storage facilities) and allow unhindered access to humanitarian agencies throughout areas they control.

UK aid partners continue to deliver life-saving support on the ground as part of our £170 million response in Yemen this year, including cash transfers to 21,000 people displaced from Hodeidah, as well as access to 75,000 litres of clean water a day.

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