Saudi Arabia announces new aid pledge to Yemen‏

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf announced the completion of the kingdom aid pledge to Yemen through a $500 million donation, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday.

Al-Assaf made his statement during a conference on the humanitarian response in Yemen, organized at the sidelines of the 74th General Assembly session in New York.

The donation shows the Kingdom’s commitment to humanitarian principles, Al-Assaf added.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia believes the Yemeni nation does not deserve the suffering it has endured at the hands of Houthi militias, he added.

Al-Assaf also calling on the international community to take a serious stance against the militia because of the dire humanitarian crisis they have caused in Yemen.

The Houthis failed to implement the numerous security council resolutions, continue to recruit children into their ranks and impede the delivery of humanitarian aid, Al-Assaf added.