Yemen discusses urgent humanitarian aid with World Food Program
Relief supplies from the World Food Programme are staged to be loaded onto an MV-22 Osprey at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, in order to be delivered to remote locations during Operation Sahayogi Haat. Joint Task Force 505 along with other multinational forces and humanitarian relief organizations are currently in Nepal providing aid after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, April 25 and a 7.3 earthquake on May 12. At Nepal’s request the U.S. government ordered JTF 505 to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)
Yemeni Prime Minister Moin Abdul-Malik held talkswith Deputy Regional Director of the World Food Program (WFP) AliQureshi on ways to ease the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
According to the official Yemeni News Agency, Abdul Malikconfirmed his government was keen to strengthen the partnership with the WorldFood Program to alleviate the humanitarian tragedy caused by the war sparked bythe Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia.
He added that theYemeni government is ready to provide the necessary assistant to the World Foodprogram to play its role in delivering urgent humanitarian assistance to theaffected people in different areas of the country.
