Yemen: Military Intervention

(asked on 25th September 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian effect of the recent escalation of military activity in Al-Daleh province, Yemen.


Answered by
Andrew Murrison Portrait
Andrew Murrison
This question was answered on 3rd October 2019

The UN estimates that 10,000 households have been displaced in Al Dhale this year, with the emergency response reportedly remaining limited and slow across the governorate due to severe access constraints.

The UK is actively raising humanitarian concerns with all parties, calling on them to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2451 by facilitating safe, rapid, and unhindered humanitarian and commercial access.

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