Saudi aid reaches all Yemenis

Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Center for Humanitarian Relief and Aid, said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has paid great attention to the humanitarian situation in Yemen through the Centre, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Dr. Al-Rabiah was speaking during a press conference held here yesterday at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the European Union in Geneva with presence of the Saudi ambassador to the European Headquarters and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the United Nations and other international organizations Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Wasel.
He pointed out that the Centre's programmes reach all governorates of Yemen, even in the areas controlled by the Houthis such as Saada, Hajja, Amran and Sana'a. 
Saudi Arabia, he said, also took care of the humanitarian situation in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and all the affected countries as the Kingdom with the centre providing aid to the 37 countries worth more than $719 million.
In his reply to reporters, Dr. Al-Rabiah stressed that the Kingdom hosts a total of 895,175 refugees who are treated as visitors, including 603,833 Yemenis and 291,342 Syrians representing 4.5% of the Kingdom's population, stressing that it is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid through the port of Hodeidah which is controlled by the Houthi armed militias seeking to prevent and seize humanitarian aid and impose financial fees in order to receive financial gain for military purposes.

Source: BNA