Yemen calls on UN to end blockade of Hodeidah‏

Yemen's government on Tuesday called on the United Nations to immediately intervene to end the blockade of food aid to the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.

Yemen's Minister of Local Administration Abdul-Raqeeb Fatih demanded UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Lise Grande instantly put direct pressure on the Houthi fighters to allow the flow of relief and food aid into the Durayhmi district of Hodeida, Xinhua said.

According to the agency,  Fatih, who also chairs Yemen's High Relief Committee, strongly condemned the Houthi acts that prevented the World Food Program from delivering food to the residents in Durayhmi.

The minister urged international organizations, particularly the UN, to rescue people who are in an urgent urgent for aid, a statement released by the state-run Saba news agency said.

The Iran-allied Houthi rebels control much of Hodeidah while the Saudi-backed government troops have advanced to the southeastern districts.

Saudi Arabia is leading an Arab military coalition that has intervened in Yemen's conflict since 2015 to support the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

The prolonged military conflict has aggravated the suffering of Yemenis and deepened the world's worst humanitarian crisis.