Saudi aid to Yemen will continue despite reports of Houthi interference
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor after the Yemen Donor Conference, Abdullah Al Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, said he expects pledges to continue.
Saudi Arabia is disturbed by reports of Houthi aid interference in Yemen, but is nonetheless going ahead with assistance to the war-torn country, including to Houthi-controlled regions, a top adviser to the Saudi royal court told Al-Monitor today.
“We want to see that the Houthi militias will actually respect the international humanitarian law,” said Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief).
“We will continue to work with our key partners, donors and UN agencies and others to do the necessary monitoring to minimize any divergence, he added. “We believe that the Yemenis living in those regions deserve our attention.”
KSRelief, established in 2015, has provided over $4 billion in humanitarian assistance to 51 countries on four continents. Most of that, over $3 billion, has been provided to Yemen.
