New York
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that war-torn Yemen is in “imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades.” He warned against any unilateral moves as the United States threatens to blacklist Yemen’s Houthi group. Aid workers have raised fears that if Washington designates the Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization, it could prevent life-saving aid reaching the country. “In this very fragile situation in relation to famine and in this hopeful moment in relation to conversations, we believe that any other unilateral initiative will probably not be positive. I don’t think we should rock the boat at the present moment,” Guterres told reporters when asked about US plans. A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting the Houthi group.— Reuters
