Yemen, ICRC discuss cooperation in humanitarian field

Deputy Prime Minister for Services and Development Affairs Hussein Maqboli and Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Abdul Mohsen Tawoos discussed on Sunday with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aspects of cooperation between Yemen and the ICRC and ways to strengthen them.

The meeting touched on the joint humanitarian activities between the Council for Humanitarian Affairs and the ICRC.

In the meeting, Maqboli explained that the aggression against Yemen caused the destruction of infrastructure, especially in the service sectors, which compounded the humanitarian crisis for the Yemeni people, pointing out that the Council was established to facilitate humanitarian work.

In turn, Tawoos pointed out the importance of the visit of the head of the ICRC to Yemen to convey the image of the suffering of the Yemeni people, because of the aggression and siege, to the world.

He stressed that the Supreme Council is working to provide the necessary facilities for the work of organizations which would enhance the organizations’ performance of their tasks.

Tawoos reiterated the Council’s readiness to provide the necessary facilities for the work of the ICRC mission and its workers to perform their tasks, in accordance with national laws.

He pointed out the need for the ICRC to take notes that would develop appropriate solutions  that contribute to facilitating the course of humanitarian action and respecting the country’s law and sovereignty.

Tawoos called on the ICRC to pay attention to directing efforts towards visiting the prisoners and the disappeared and working to provide the basic requirements and needs of the prisoners, and continuing efforts to conduct a comprehensive exchange of prisoners.

For his part, the head of the ICRC reviewed the activities of the Committee in Yemen, stressing the keenness of the ICRC delegation to provide all possible aspects of support to the Yemeni people in order to alleviate their humanitarian suffering.