Saudi Arabia still blocking aid to Yemen leaving tens of thousands starving

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[Sort of surprised there wasn't a thread about this (if there is then I'm clearly blind). A huge humanitarian crisis. ]

Aid agencies said Saudi Arabia had not fulfilled its promise to reopen humanitarian aid corridors into northern Yemen on Thursday, leaving the main aid lifeline closed for tens of thousands of starving people.

Following intense pressure from western governments, Saudi Arabia agreed on Wednesday to lift a fortnight-long blockade of the port of Hodeida from noon (9am GMT) on Thursday, but more than eight hours after the deadline, aid agencies said no permissions for humanitarian shipments had been given.

A UN source in Yemen said: “We have submitted the request to bring in aid, as we have every day, but there has been nothing. At this stage, we do not know the reason for the delay.”

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/24/saudi-arabia-continues-to-block-humanitarian-aid-to-yemen

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-24/yemen-still-under-blockade-despite-saudi-pledge-to-open-port/9187244

Source: https://www.npr.org/2017/11/23/566213205/yemen-on-the-brink-of-famine-after-saudi-blockade

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What's worse is that people here are still trying to justify this BS. There's a goddamn famine going on yet they're bitching about how removing the blockade will lead to Iran doing something  There needs to be more pressure this is too much.