Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism – “The population is exhausted,” said Fatima Sator, ICRC spokesperson. “The economy is on the brink of collapse. Water and electricity are almost not available. Half of the healthcare facilities have been either destroyed, or don’t have supplies, or the staff needed to function.”
With the escalation of the conflict in Yemen, a spokesperson of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on the international community to step up humanitarian aid for the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.
“People are concerned that if airstrikes intensify, it might lead to more civilian casualties, but also civilian facilities may get hit,” Fatima Sator, ICRC spokesperson, told Xinhua in an interview.
“It’s important to remember that Yemen is now in its ninth year of conflict and that people cannot afford more stress, more uncertainty, more anxiety,” said Sator.
According to ICRC data, more than 2,500 schools have been damaged or destroyed and 2 million children are out of school. About 70 percent of the population does not have access to drinking water, while more than 50 percent of the population does not have access to health care.
