Red Cross given permission to deliver aid to Yemen
Red Cross given permission to deliver aid to Yemen
Al Jazeera and agencies, 06 Apr 2015
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The International Committee of the Red Cross has said it hopes to bring vital medical supplies and aid workers into Yemen after receiving approval from the Saudi-led military coalition.
The aid agency has been negotiating for nearly a week to deliver life-saving supplies and equipment to Yemen, where the coalition has conducted 11 days of air strikes against Shia rebels, known as the Houthis. The coalition now controls the country's ports and airspace.
"We have received permission from the coalition for two planes now, one carrying supplies and one with staff," ICRC spokeswoman Sitara Jabeen told the Reuters news agency on Sunday.
The aid agency has been negotiating for nearly a week to deliver life-saving supplies and equipment to Yemen, where the coalition has conducted 11 days of air strikes against Shia rebels, known as the Houthis. The coalition now controls the country's ports and airspace.
"We have received permission from the coalition for two planes now, one carrying supplies and one with staff," ICRC spokeswoman Sitara Jabeen told the Reuters news agency on Sunday.