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ICRC shocked by human suffering in Yemen

Nowhere is safe in Yemen, says Robert Mardini, ICRC’s Regional Director for the near and middle East who is just back from a three day visit to the city of Sana’a. Since violence escalated on 26 March, the city has suffered heavy damage, leaving people without food, water or electricity. Even if air strikes end, the challenges and needs will be enormous warns Mardini. AV298A 00.00 I am back from a three day visit to Sanaa and I was really shocked by what I’ve seen and what I’ve heard. People are being killed and wounded every day, lots of people are displaced, the wounded are desperately waiting for surgical support and treatment in hospitals and even for the survivors, it is extremely difficult . A man I met told me that his children were traumatized by hearing the airstrikes at night, and how difficult it was for him to reassure them under these terrible circumstances where you have no electricity, no means to entertain them. So it was very difficult for him to be a protective parent under these circumstances. 00:46 There has been recently an official communication from the coalition that it is the end of the decisive so called Storm Operation, yet we don’t have confirmation that the air strikes are going to stop. But this should be taken as a glimmer of hope, at best one layer of conflict or adversity will be removed, but one should not forget the other many layers of conflict and complexity for the civilian population in Yemen. There are today many players on the ground, there are existing conflicts that have certainly been exacerbated by the current situation today, and I think today nowhere is safe in Yemen. People are really facing a lot of challenges, no electricity, no water, no fuel, no public services, no garbage collection for instance in a city like Sana’a today. 01:43 Whatever happens from now on the humanitarian situation will continue to be extremely challenging. The immediate and most pressing needs for us, as ICRC is to maintain and intensify our dialogue with all, because without this dialogue we can go nowhere. The second important priority is supporting the medical facilities, the hospitals, supporting the fantastic staff, the Yemeni staff who have been working round the clock over these past days. We will do more in terms of food, in terms of water supply because this is also an absolute priority. Its important that we continue our protection activities, we need to resume our visits to detainees, we need to get families back in touch, we need to help the Yemeni Red Crescent to recover human remains and dead bodies, and last but not least we need to work hand in hand with the national society and be able to cover more needs in the country. 02:50 ENDS