The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has confirmed its continuous support for the Yemeni people and their legitimate government, upon their request, against Houthi militias.
The volume of Saudi aid to Yemen has exceeded $11 billion since 2015, said President of Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission Dr. Bandar al-Aiban, who also heads the Kingdom’s delegation at the 31st Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland.
“The Coalition forces are doing their best to spare civilians, particularly women and children, civilian sites, and infrastructure as a side-effect of the armed conflict,” Aiban said, adding that Saudi communities near the border with Yemen continue to come under attack from the rebel Houthi movement’s militias.
He noted that Saudi Arabia also continues to defend its territory against indiscriminate bombardment by the militias against cities and villages adjacent to the southern border of the Kingdom.
Aiban stressed that the militias are firing rockets towards major Saudi cities and villages, resulting in the killing and wounding of hundreds of civilians, including children, elderly and women.
He pointed to the Kingdom’s commitment to "abide by the rules of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the military operations led by the coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen."
“Saudi Arabia has been intensifying coordination with international organizations to provide and deliver humanitarian aid to Yemenis.”
“The Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations (YCHO) has been launched in Yemen along with many other projects, Aiban stated.
