ICRC Head in Sanaa, To Assess Catastrophic Cost of Saudi Aggression

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The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross began a three day visit to Yemen on Saturday to assess the dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn country.

Peter Mauer flew into the capital Sanaa where he was welcomed by Ansurallah official.

Mauer is to hold talks with the Houthi revolutionaries and their allies from the General People's Congress party of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

The ICRC said in a statement ahead of the visit that his trip would focus on the "dire humanitarian situation" in Yemen and that he would hold talks with unidentified "leading officials".

The United Nations says that nearly 4,000 people have been killed, half of them civilians, while 80 percent of the 21 million people are in need of aid and protection.

The ICRC says that 1.3 million Yemenis have been displaced by the conflict.

"The human cost of this conflict is such that no family in Yemen today has been left unaffected," Mauer said in a statement ahead of his visit.

"We are particularly concerned about attacks on medical facilities and personnel. Moreover, deliveries of food, water and medicine must be facilitated not hampered," he added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team